TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 24, 2024

The Faith of John

Today is January 24, 2024

Jesus’ first impression of Apostle John was to give him the title a ‘son of thunder.’ Clearly, Apostle John was loud, impulsive, and quick to anger.

However, the reason Apostle John in Acts 4 is able to stand silently and bravely amidst unjust accusations and be able to wisely and tactfully answer commands thrown at him, is because Apostle John had matured immensely since meeting Jesus.

That changed did not come spontaneously. It must have been taught and exemplified before him. Meaning, Apostle John had a teachable faith. No wonder he is known as the disciple whom Jesus loved. I mean, what teacher does not love a good student?

I think as Christians we all know that we need to be reading and studying the word of God. The bible tells us that all scripture is life. It guides us, protects, and is the only weapon against the enemy.

However, with almost 1200 chapters, spread across 66 books, spanning over a millennia of history, written in three different languages - studying the bible can be daunting.

The beauty of Apostle John’s faith is that we see the fruit of having a teachable faith. We see the results of trying to know as much as Jesus as possible. And that fruit shown in Acts 4, I believe, is something we all desire.

God’s blessing as you mediate on the faith of Apostle John, 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
Application for 2023 Tax Information

If you need tax information on your 2023 offerings, please go to the finance office and fill out a form. You will need your name and church member number. If you do not know, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com

Ministry Calendar

• Jan 24 (Wed) – YP Outing

• Jan 26 (Fri) – Women’s Bible Study

• Jan 28 (Sun) – Banabas Meeting, 2pm @ Elim Cafe

• Feb 4 (Sun) – TFPC General Meeting, 1pm @ Main Chapel

• Feb 23 (Fri) – Praise and Prayer Night w/ Youth and Children Ministries

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 - JANUARY 17, 2024

The Faith of Peter

Today is January 17, 2024

Peter was able to stand up and share his faith despite the entire audience knowing his failures and mistakes because he had experienced the forgiveness of God.

Forgiveness is knowing that our actions do not effect the outcome; like running a race knowing the prize is already won. Peter knew his eternity was secure, this is why he was able to stand up and share his faith.

Forgiveness should make our faith bold and free.

The problem is that we do not fully accept the forgiveness of God; believing our failures and actions affect how God views us. When we believe that, that stifles our faith.

When we say we can’t do something for God because we are not mature enough or spiritual enough, what we are really saying is that we do not think we are forgiven enough.

The bible makes it clear that forgiveness is not earned or paid for, it is only received through the grace and mercy of God.

This is why Hebrews 12:1-2 tells us to throw off the sin that so easily entangles and fix our eyes on Jesus. Our sin has been forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ and it should not be used as an excuse not to be bold with our faith.

God’s blessing as you mediate on forgiveness in light of your mistakes and failures, 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
​Praise Team and AV Volunteers Needed!
Praise team is look for more members to help with both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. AV team is looking for one more member to help with the 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com

Ministry Calendar

• Jan 19 (Fri) - YMF Cell Group, 6:45pm

• Jan 21 (Sun) – EM Ladies Lunch & Tea

• Jan 24 (Wed) – YP Outing

• Jan 26 (Fri) – Women’s Bible Study

• Feb 23 (Fri) – Praise and Prayer Night w/ Youth and Children Ministries

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 - JANUARY 10, 202

Faith Forward: A Story of Resonating Faith Today is January 10, 2024 Before we can resonate our faith outward we must first ask ourselves whether this faith resonates with us at all. Does God’s patience resonate at all? Does God’s mercy to not punish us for the sin that we commit, resonate at all? Does God’s love to send Jesus - he who has no sin; who is innocent - to pay the penalty of our sin in our place, resonate at all? Does the broken body and blood spilt of Jesus resonate at all? And what about heaven? Does being a child of God and heirs to the kingdom of heaven, resonate at all? And when I say heaven, I mean the place that will never perish, spoil, and fade; the place of the ‘no mores’ - no more death, no more mourning, no more crying, no more pain; the place where our bodies will be resurrected in glory, in power, and in spirit, does that resonate with you at all? If not that then what about the resonance of other people’s faith? Does the faith of Christians throughout history resonate at all? Does the faith of pastors or evangelists or missionaries or teachers, resonate at all? Does the faith of authors or actors, singers or soldiers? Testimonies from countless people from all backgrounds and professions and peoples and cultures, does that resonate at all? Does the faith of Christian love ones resonate at all? For, once this faith resonates with us - once we choose this faith as our faith - then we can talk about how we can resonate this faith outward. But, before that, we have to ask whether we truly have the faith that is the first verse of our vision verse: Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see God’s blessing as you think about your faith and whether it is your faith, 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 _________________________________________________ Announcements ​Praise Team and AV Volunteers Needed! Praise team is look for more members to help with both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. AV team is looking for one more member to help with the 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com Ministry Calendar Jan 12 (Fri) – Disneyland 5K - 5am Jan 13 (Sat) – Disneyland 10K - 5am Jan 14 (Sun) – Disneyland Half Marathon - 5am Jan 21 (Sun) – EM Ladies Lunch & Tea Jan 24 (Wed) – YP Outing Jan 26 (Fri) – Women’s Bible Study Feb 23 (Fri) – Praise and Prayer Night w/ Youth and Children Ministries 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 - January 3, 2024

A New Year Resolution

Today is January 3, 2024

Welcome to 2024 and your mid-week!

Moses' only psalm in the book of Psalm - Psalm 90 - teaches us to look at the suffering and sorrow and death of this life as symptoms of the disease known as sin. And, as constant as those symptoms may be in this life, Moses' psalm reminds us that there are other constants as well. Namely

God's mercy and his faithfulness to be our refuge.

For Moses, he had witnessed first hand how God had transformed weeping to rejoicing, sorrow to joy, and weakness to something that is worthy.

Therefore, in the midst of the constant hardships we experience in this world, Moses' prayer is that we run toward God; that only a life for him will last; that the wise life stays in time with the eternal God.

And, ultimately, that is the New Year resolution that I hope all of us would have.

God's blessing as you mediate on mortality, God's mercy, and the New Year, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements
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Women’s Seasonal Bible Study is Coming…
10 Weeks. Friday’s 7pm. Starting January 26. Sign-ups in the back. More information to come.

Praise Team and AV Volunteers Needed!
Praise team is look for more members to help with both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. AV team is looking for one more member to help with the 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com

Ministry Calendar

• Jan 7 (Sun) – Running Ministry Meeting
• Jan 12 (Fri) – Disneyland 5K
• Jan 13 (Sat) – Disneyland 10K
• Jan 14 (Sun) – Disneyland Half Marathon
• Jan 21 (Sun) – EM Ladies Lunch & Tea 
• Jan 24 (Wed) – YP Outing
• Jan 26 (Fri) – Women’s Bible Study
• Feb 23 (Fri) – Praise and Prayer Night

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.   

Jesus, the Lord

Today is December 27, 2023

Welcome to your mid-week!

In the bible, Jesus declares himself to be God. If anyone else did this, we would say that they are crazy and untrustworthy; that all of their words and actions - no matter how good they are - are dangerous because they are done to manipulate, coerce, and to fool.

And so, is Jesus God? Is Jesus telling the truth or should he be dismissed as a lunatic and cast aside?

This is the question that Christmas poses to us; a question of whether or not we believe the titles that the Angels told the shepherds the night Jesus was born.

Is Jesus really the savior, the messiah, and the Lord?

For the Magi, they had that same question posed to them through the Messianic prophecy of the Old Testament. A question that would have been posed by the writings of one of the Chief Administrators in their culture's history - Daniel. A question whose answer would be found through study and research and calculations of not just Daniel's writings but of the writings of the Prophet Balaam and the Old Testament as a whole.

And what answer did the Magi come to?

They believed Jesus to be the Lord. And they showed their belief by traveling the ~2 year journey to meet Jesus, bowing down and worshipping him and presenting him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

The Magi had sought the truth with all their heart and, in doing so, found Jesus, the Lord.

God's blessing upon you this Christmas season, and I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Youtube link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion: HERE

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Announcements
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EM Serving Lunch THIS Sunday, Dec 31
Please sign-up in the back!

Women’s Seasonal Bible Study is Coming…
10 Weeks. Friday’s 7pm. Starting January 26. Sign-ups in the back. More information to come.

Praise Team and AV Volunteers Needed!
Praise team is look for more members to help with both the 9:45am and 11:30am worship service. AV team is looking for one more member to help with the 11:30am worship service. If interested, please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com

Ministry Calendar

• Jan 7 (Sun) – Running Ministry Meeting
• Jan 12 (Fri) – Disneyland 5K
• Jan 13 (Sat) – Disneyland 10K
• Jan 14 (Sun) – Disneyland Half Marathon
• Jan 21 (Sun) – EM Ladies Lunch & Tea 
• Jan 24 (Wed) – YP Outing
• Jan 26 (Fri) – Women’s Bible Study
• Feb 23 (Fri) – Praise and Prayer Night

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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