TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Thank God For You

Today is November 27, 2019

Welcome to your mid-week!

Apostle Paul wrote a letter of gratitude to the church of Philippi because they stood with him, suffered with him, prayed for him, and gave to him. In fact, they had sent one of their church members ~800 miles to give him supplies while in prison.

No wonder Apostle Paul begins his letter with:

Philippians 1:3
I thank my God every time I remember you.

And, with Thanksgiving this week, his words are a great reminder for us to think about those who stood with us, who suffered with us, who prayed for us, and who gave to us, and to thank God for them as well.

Happy Thanksgiving and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Recording of the Sermon: HERE
Powerpoint Show:  of the Sermon: HERE
Opening Praise: HERE

---

Upcoming Events

• Nov 29 (Fri) – Skid Row Mission Prep
• Nov 30 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission
• Dec 7 (Sat) – PV & YMF Cell Group Mixer, 6pm
• Dec 8 (Sun) – Ministry Council 
• Dec 15 (Sun) – Stewardship Appreciation Dinner, 4pm
• Dec 20 (Fri) – Christmas Pageant
• Dec 21 (Sat) – CPG Cell Group
• Dec 25 (Wed) – Christmas Service
• Dec 27 (Fri) – Skid Row Prep
• Dec 28 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission

---

Volunteers Needed!

• Youth Ministry Teachers Needed!
  • "Youth Ministry needs more teachers to serve and minister to our youth! If you are interested in serving in the Youth Ministry as a teacher, please contact P.Edward Kim: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com​
• Skid Row Mission Leaders Needed!
  • Caroline and Phil (our current leaders) will be having their first baby early next year and need people to take over the mission. Responsibilities are one Friday night for a couple of hours and Saturday morning for the actual mission each month. Training is available. Questions/Interested please contact Caroline: ccshin@gmail.com

---

Shoko made a request to give them a couple of times that would work for us. 

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Underestimated Thanksgiving

Today is November 20, 2019

Welcome to your mid-week!

Psalm 106:1 tells us to praise God and give thanks to him because his 'love endures forever.'  And what aspects of God's love is Psalm 106 referring to? Well, his enduring love to save and his enduring love to show mercy.

God's salvation does not depend on time or location or company. Romans 10:9 says it best:

Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

Like wise, no matter how much we sin against God, he does not bring judgement. God is constantly showing restraint to our sin.

Often we take for granted those things that are dependable, reliable, and accessible. Whether that is our health, our family, or even something simple as running water. However, Psalm 106 is a reminder to not take for granted those things God always gives us - to praise God and give thanks to him because his love endures forever.

God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Recording of the Sermon: HERE
Powerpoint Show:  of the Sermon: HERE
Opening Praise: HERE

---

Upcoming Events

• Nov 24 (Sun) - Baptism Service, end of 11am KM Service
• Nov 29 (Fri) – Skid Row Mission Prep
• Nov 30 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission
• Dec 7 (Sat) – PV & YMF Cell Group Mixer
• Dec 8 (Sun) – Ministry Council 
• Dec 15 (Sun) – Stewardship Appreciation Dinner
• Dec 20 (Fri) – Christmas Pageant
• Dec 21 (Sat) – CPG Cell Group
• Dec 25 (Wed) – Christmas Service
• Dec 27 (Fri) – Skid Row Prep
• Dec 28 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission

---

Volunteers Needed!

• Youth Ministry Teachers Needed!
  • "Youth Ministry needs more teachers to serve and minister to our youth! If you are interested in serving in the Youth Ministry as a teacher, please contact P.Edward Kim: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com​
• Skid Row Mission Leaders Needed!
  • Caroline and Phil (our current leaders) will be having their first baby early next year and need people to take over the mission. Responsibilities are one Friday night for a couple of hours and Saturday morning for the actual mission each month. Training is available. Questions/Interested please contact Caroline: ccshin@gmail.com

---

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Miracle Workers

Today is November 13, 2019

Welcome to your mid-week!

This past weekend I was away on missions, so Dr. Hak Joon Lee preached in my place. He preached from John 6:1-11, when Jesus feeds the five thousand, and, in that passage, Dr. Lee shared how Andrew and the boy with no name were miracle workers.

The miracle they did was not quick and supernatural - like you would expect from a magician. No. It was an act of faith; a response to the suffering they were witnessing and to the command of God they knew they needed to do. 

And it is their response in faith that makes them miracle workers; workers that led to Jesus' miracle.

In Dr. Lee's words: "I believe our Christian life and ministry is a miracle working in slow motion. It doesn't happen immediately. But, when the gladness of our heart responds to the suffering of the world - no matter how meager [that response] is - [even] as meager as [bringing] 5 loves and 2 fish - God still gladly accepts it and...performs a miracle [with it]. [Therefore] God is waiting for our faith response."

God doesn't want people to observe and receive miracles like audience members watching a magic show. No. God wants us to perform the miracles; to be part of miracles that changes the lives of people. And that starts with us responding in faith.

God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Recording of the Sermon: HERE
Opening Praise: HERE

---

Upcoming Events

• Nov 15 (Fri) - YMF Cell Group. 6:45pm in the Fellowship Hall. Dinner and Childcare provided
• Nov 16 (Sat) - CPG 'Friendsgiving!' 6pm @ Elim Cafe
• Nov 24 (Sun) - Baptism Service, end of 11am KM Service
• Nov 24 (Sun) - EM Hosted Thanksgiving Lunch
• Nov 26-29 (Tues-Fri) – Pastor Frank’s Vacation
• Nov 29 (Fri) – Skid Row Mission Prep
• Nov 30 (Sat) – Skid Row Mission
• Dec 15 (Sun) – Stewardship Appreciation Dinner
• Dec 20 (Fri) – Christmas Pageant
• Dec 25 (Wed) – Christmas Service

---

Volunteers Needed!

• Youth Ministry Teachers Needed!
  • "Youth Ministry needs more teachers to serve and minister to our youth! If you are interested in serving in the Youth Ministry as a teacher, please contact P.Edward Kim: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com​
• Skid Row Mission Leaders Needed!
  • Caroline and Phil (our current leaders) will be having their first baby early next year and need people to take over the mission. Responsibilities are one Friday night for a couple of hours and Saturday morning for the actual mission each month. Training is available. Questions/Interested please contact Caroline: ccshin@gmail.com

---

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A Samaritan Leper

Today is November 6, 2019

Welcome to your mid-week!

There are many ways that we can relate to the 10 lepers of Luke 17.

Maybe we do not literally have leprosy, but there are moments where we may feel isolated or left out; judged, marginalized, or labeled. Moments where we may have been called ugly or that we smelled bad. Moments where we may have felt desperate or hopeless or unwanted or cast aside or ignored or blind or handicapped.

If you have ever felt like this at all, then the story of the 10 lepers is a reminder of the love of God for you. Jesus purposely took a detour to bring healing to those lepers and that is what he does for us.

Unlike society, Jesus does not judge us or forsake us. No. He comes to where we are, in love, and brings salvation.

In fact, James tells us that every good and perfect thing is from God.

The challenge, therefore, is to recognize this goodness of God. To recognize his mercy and compassion and miracle. And, when you experience it, to respond like the Samaritan Leper who, when healed, came back to Jesus, praised God, humbled himself, and gave thanks.

God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks. 

- Frank Kim

Recording of the Sermon: HERE
Powerpoint Show of the Sermon: HERE
Opening Praise: HERE

---

Upcoming Events

• Nov 6 (Wed) – All Generations Apologetics Cell Group
  • 7pm @  The Benedicts. Topic: ‘How Then Shall We Live’
• ​Nov 8-10 (Fri-Sun) – Joint Mexico Missions
• Nov 9 &16(Sat) - Baptism Interviews
• Nov 24 (Sun) - Baptism Service, end of 11am KM Service
• Nov 24 (Sun) - EM Hosted Thanksgiving Lunch
• Dec 15 (Sun) – Stewardship Appreciation Dinner
• Dec 20 (Fri) – Christmas Pageant
• Dec 25 (Wed) – Christmas Service

---

Volunteers Needed!

• Youth Ministry Teachers Needed!
  • "Youth Ministry needs more teachers to serve and minister to our youth! If you are interested in serving in the Youth Ministry as a teacher, please contact P.Edward Kim: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com​
• Skid Row Mission Leaders Needed!
  • Caroline and Phil (our current leaders) will be having their first baby early next year and need people to take over the mission. Responsibilities are one Friday night for a couple of hours and Saturday morning for the actual mission each month. Training is available. Questions/Interested please contact Caroline: ccshin@gmail.com

---

TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 30, 2019

Wickedness Democratized

Today is October 30, 2019

Welcome to your mid-week!

When you look at the end of Judges you see what the people of God look like when God is not king over their lives. And, what do you see? You see

sexual violence, brutality, objectification, rape, murder, war, kidnapping, forced marriages, might makes right, & ends justify the means.

And this is not solely done by individuals. You see wickedness democratized. You see the leadership choose to do detestable things believing that their decisions are good.

The end of Judges is a gruesome picture of a world where God is not king for anyone, where everyone did what they thought was right. And it begs us to ask the question for ourselves:

Is Jesus king in our life? Or is He not?

Are we seeing people as the image of God? As people who should be given honor and respect and love? Are we convicted by the Holy Spirit to show the love that God showed us? To show the love described in 1 Corinthians 13 which include patience, kindness, humility, forgiveness, and trust?

For, with all the bad news we read and see in this world, more than ever do we need God's people to show who is king over their lives.

God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.

- Frank Kim

Recording of the Sermon: HERE
Powerpoint Show of the Sermon: HERE
Opening Praise: HERE

---

Upcoming Events

• Oct 31 (Thurs) – Harvest Festival
  • Parents can register HERE
• Nov 3 (Sun) – Daylight Savings - THIS SUNDAY (Don't forget to put your clocks one hour back before going to sleep on Saturday)
• Nov 3 (Sun) - Baptism Registration Ends
• Nov 3 (Sun) - Mexico Mission Training 3
• Nov 6 (Wed) – All Generations Apologetics Cell Group
  • 7pm @  The Benedicts. Topic: ‘How Then Shall We Live’
• ​Nov 8-10 (Fri-Sun) – Joint Mexico Missions
• Nov 9 &16(Sat) - Baptism Interviews
• Nov 24 (Sun) - Baptism Service, end of 11am KM Service
• Nov 24 (Sun) - EM Hosted Thanksgiving Lunch

---

Volunteers Needed!

• Youth Ministry Teachers Needed!
  • "Youth Ministry needs more teachers to serve and minister to our youth! If you are interested in serving in the Youth Ministry as a teacher, please contact P.Edward Kim: shin.e.kim88@gmail.com​
• Skid Row Mission Leaders Needed!
  • Caroline and Phil (our current leaders) will be having their first baby early next year and need people to take over the mission. Responsibilities are one Friday night for a couple of hours and Saturday morning for the actual mission each month. Training is available. Questions/Interested please contact Caroline: ccshin@gmail.com

---