TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 22, 2024

The Faith of Julius

Today May 22, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

Julius’ faith was more than trusting in the word of God given through Apostle Paul. It was the faith to hope; the faith to persevere; the faith to

remain in the storm.

There will always be storms that will hit us in our life whether they be financial storms, relationship storms, health storms, etc. And the unavoidable storms that all of us experience should have us cling on to God more. Those storms should draw us to he who is above the storms; he who can walk on the water; he who who loves us so much to save us from this life full of storms.

And the more we draw closer to he who is love, the more the fears of the storms in our life will lessen.

But, some storms are for our good.

Jonah needed the 3 days in the fish.

Moses needed the time in the wilderness.

David needed his Goliath.

Some storms move us to the place where we need to be.

For Julius, his faith to trust in the word of God; to hope and persevere by remaining on the boat and in the storm, is what eventually led to the saving of all those on board and the introduction of many to the God who Apostle Paul served.

And that is the faith that resonates.

God’s blessing upon you as you think about your storms and where your faith is, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday’s worship: HERE

Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements

• VBS 2024 is Coming!

  Theme: Scuba Dates: 6/18 (Tues) - 6/21 (Fri)

  Pre/K - 5th Grade

  Registration Fee: Regular: 5/6-5/26 - $40, Late: 5/27-VBS - $45

  Register your students HERE

• Volunteers Needed! Register HERE

• May 25 (Sat) - YP Hike! Contact Hyunjean or Erin for details

• June 2 (Sun) - PV Cell Group

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

  Those interested please fill out an application found in the back and give it to Esther

• From the KM: ‘Culture Classroom’ Begins

  The summer semester cultural class opens on Tuesday, May 28 with a 13-week schedule. We hope that church members and local residents will participate in the online cultural classes.

  Lectures: Neck acupuncture yoga, Nanta & percussion, drum, acrylic (beginner/intermediate), cell phone, aerobics, flower arrangement, Sewing (beginner/intermediate), line dancing, writing, daily yoga, soap & scented candle

  • Registration period: Until today

  • Inquiries: Pastor Bang Bang (323-470-2229)

  • Registration: Parish lobby and church office

Finance Office Announcement

For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.   

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 15, 2024

The Faith of Apostle Paul

Today May 15, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

All throughout his missionary journeys Apostle Paul’s act of faith was to share the gospel message. With great humility he did not hesitate to preach the gospel to everyone. This is the act of faith that all Christians are called to do.

If we who are Christian do not do it, we compromise the message of the gospel.

I mean, is the ability to live again after we die in a place not broken by sin the most amazing and worth while message to share? Or is it really,

meh.

I mean, is the ability to live in a place without all the struggle and pain and hardship and sadness and frustration and disappointment and depression and agony and sickness and disease and death and war, the most amazing message to share? Or is it really,

whatevers.

Do we really believe in the heaven that God describes to us in the bible? Do we really believe in the life that we will live after we die, as shown to us via Jesus’ resurrection?

For Apostle Paul, he fully believed it in and that is what compelled him to act in faith and share the gospel with everyone. And that, that is the faith that resonates.

God’s blessing upon you as you mediate on heaven and the gospel message, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday’s worship: HERE

Cell Group Discussion: HERE

Mother’s Day Video: HERE

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Announcements

• VBS 2024 is Coming!

  Theme: Scuba Dates: 6/18 (Tues) - 6/21 (Fri)

  Pre/K - 5th Grade

  Registration Fee: Regular: 5/6-5/26 - $40, Late: 5/27-VBS - $45

  Register your students HERE

• Volunteers Needed! Register HERE

Finance Office Announcement

For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.   

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 8, 2024

The Faith of the Seven Sons of Sceva

Today May 8, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

The Seven Sons of Sceva were Jewish Exorcists who saw the effective work of Apostle Paul in exorcising demons. And so, in faith, they began saying his same words in exorcising demons. However, that faith ultimately led to them being spiritually attacked where they were left

humiliated and wounded.

The Seven Sons of Sceva had failed to realize that it was not Apostle Paul driving out demons with a spell, it was Jesus driving out demons through Apostle Paul.

The bible makes it clear that, as Christians, we cannot be possessed by demons. However, we can be influenced and tempted and attacked.

Now, if we put our faith in Jesus Christ - submitting to him and resisting the devil - then we have nothing to fear because, as 1 John 4:4 tells us:

1 John 4:4

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

However, if we put our faith in anyone or anything else, than we risk the same outcome as the Seven Sons of Sceva.

God’s blessing as you mediate on whether you are putting your faith in Jesus Christ or in something or someone else, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday’s worship: HERE

Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements

• VBS 2024 is Coming!

  Theme: Scuba Dates: 6/18 (Tues) - 6/21 (Fri)

  Pre/K - 5th Grade

  Registration Fee: Early: 4/21-5/5 - $35, Regular: 5/6-5/26 - $40, Late: 5/27-VBS - $45

  Register your students HERE

• Volunteers Needed! Register HERE

Finance Office Announcement

For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.   

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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - MAY 1, 2024

The Faith of the Aquila and Priscilla

Today May 1, 2024

Welcome to May and your mid-week!

The faith of Aquila and Priscilla was to help Apostle Paul in his missionary journey. They supported and empowered him by giving him a place to stay while he worked. From this act of faith Apostle Paul was able to spend a year and a half in the city of Corinth.

Now, for us to do their act of faith is not hard per say, it is only hard because many of us have already tried to show that same faith but have not had the results that they did.

If everyone we helped and supported and empowered gave us results like Apostle Paul, then it would be easy to help more people. However, many of us have been burned by our acts of faith.

Jesus does tell us to have compassion on people but, at the same time, to have discernment when dealing with people.

Apostle Paul made it clear that we are not to be taken advantage of nor empower an irresponsible lifestyle.

Clearly prayer and wisdom must be done before helping or empowering anyone.

However, our acts of faith are not supposed to come from our own ability and knowledge. They should be our response in gratitude to the great love of God for us.

The more we know of God’s love, the more we will be compelled to show that kind of love to others in the practical way that Aquila and Priscilla show us, regardless of the outcome.

And, ultimately, that is our challenge.

God’s blessing as you meditate on the help, support, and empowerment you received from others, and the convictions that come to your heart in who to show the faith of Aquila and Priscilla to, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday’s worship: HERE

Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements

• VBS 2024 is Coming!

  Theme: Scuba Dates: 6/18 (Tues) - 6/21 (Fri)

  Pre/K - 5th Grade

  Registration Fee: Early: 4/21-5/5 - $35, Regular: 5/6-5/26 - $40, Late: 5/27-VBS - $45

  Register your students HERE

  Volunteers Needed! Register HERE

Ministry Calendar

• May 5 (Sun) - Church Picnic

Finance Office Announcement

For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.   

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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - APRIL 24, 2024

The Faith of the Berean Jews

Today is April 24, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

The faith of the Berean Jews is more than just reading and studying and memorizing scripture. It is their relationship with scripture that is their act of faith. And it is a that relationship that scripture calls us to have with it.

Yes, the bible tells us to read it and study it and memorize it. But the bible also tells us

to sing scripture,

to pray scripture,

to practice scripture,

to meditate on scripture,

to treasure scripture,

to hear scripture,

to obey scripture,

to discern scripture,

to proclaim scripture,

to recount scripture,

to lament with scripture,

to exhort scripture

to teach scripture,

to comfort with scripture,

to rebuke with scripture,

to absolve with scripture,

& to encourage with scripture.

Having a relationship with scripture is more than just opening up a bible and reading it. It is about having it be active in your life; something that is a part of you; that defines your very identity.

That’s the faith that the Berean Jews show us, and that is the faith that resonates.

God’s blessing upon you as you think about your relationship with scripture, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Rev. Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday’s worship: HERE

Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements

• Church Picnic Volunteers Needed

  For the church picnic on May 5, volunteers are needed from EM to help partner with KM to set-up, bbq, serve, and clean-up. Please sign-up in the back!

• Campaign to use less than 1 paper cup!

  To protect the environment, we are campaigning to use less than one paper cup per person every week. If possible, please bring your own water bottle (tumbler) or cup.

• VBS 2024 is Coming!

  Theme: Scuba Dates: 6/18 (Tues) - 6/21 (Fri)

  Pre/K - 5th Grade

  Registration Fee: Early: 4/21-5/5 - $35, Regular: 5/6-5/26 - $40, Late: 5/27-VBS - $45

  Register your students HERE

  Volunteers Needed! Register HERE

Ministry Calendar

• May 5 (Sun) - Church Picnic

Finance Office Announcement

For Online Offering (found HERE) please make sure to select 'English Ministry' and to scroll down and type in where you would want your offering to go in the 'Note / memo' area.