TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 23, 2024

Embracing God’s Grace

Today October 23, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

In 1 Chronicles 17, David wants to build a temple for the Lord. God’s response?

No.

However, what appears to be a rejection is actually a redirection.

Right after God tells David ‘no,’ God then begins to share the amazing future David will have. David will have a future where his name will be like the names of the greatest men on earth, and where one his offspring will be the one who will establish the kingdom of God forever.

And, from that answer, David’s response is amazing.

David chooses to be thankful for God’s past mercies, to trust in God’s promises, and to hope for the future beyond his own life. David doesn’t get frustrated or angry at not doing what he wanted to do. No. Instead, David chooses to focus on the overwhelming grace of God and just rest in his future promises.

And it is that context that inspired the hymn Amazing Grace. How, just like David’s response, the hymn has us think about the past mercies of God and the beauty of his future promises.

And, in the face of God’s ‘no’ that should be our response as well.

Everyone will experience suffering, difficulties, and personal failures and pain. What sustains us in such times is not our strength, but God’s grace. And that is what the heart of the gospel is all about. How we are not saved by our own strength but by the grace of God.

King David will later write the famous Psalm 23. And the peace and comfort and strength and confidence described in that psalm, is what all of us can experience when we embrace the amazing grace of our Lord.

God’s blessing upon you as you mediate on God’s amazing grace, 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

• Oct 26 (Sat) – PV Cell Group, 12pm @ the Hongs

• Oct 26 (Sat) - YMF Pumpkin Patch Outing, 3pm @ Pumpkin Patch DeLuca

• Oct 27 (Sun) – All Church Meeting, 1pm @ Main Sanctuary

• Nov 2 (Sat) - Ministry Council, 8pm via Zoom

• Nov 3 (Sun) - All Church Doubles Ping Pong Tournament, 1:30pm @ Fellowship Hall. Sign up in the Fellowship Hall

• Nov 10 (Sun) - Card Care Ministry Launch

• Nov 23 (Sat) - Joint YP/YMF Friendsgiving @ the Juns

• Harvest Festival Volunteers/Cars Needed

  Education Department will be doing a ‘Trunk or Treat’ style Harvest Festival this year. Asking for volunteers to come with their cars decorated. The more the merrier! Candy and games will be provided. Theme: ‘Jesus’ Love is Sweet.’

  Interested? Question? Please contact Education Elder, Elder Khe at bryankhe@gmail.com

• Application for Baptism and Confirmation on Thanksgiving Sunday (until 10/27)

  On Thanksgiving Sunday, we will have baptism and confirmation. Those interested, please apply at the church office.

• 2024 Mexico Winter Overseas Short-Term Mission ‘Product Donation’ & ‘Designated Offering’

  We ask for your prayers and support for the winter short-term mission (Tijuana & Mechicali). Mission field goods donation: ‘Sunglasses’ and ‘magnifying glasses’ to be delivered to local churches, villages, and schools (When making a designated offering, please write ‘Short-term mission support’)

• All Church Meeting, Sunday, October 27, 1pm

  Main agenda: Election of Officers. From EM: Elder Nomination: John Hong. Deacon Nomination: Mike Lyu

• Grace Pak’s Funeral Service

  Esther Kimm’s Mother-in-Law, Grace Pak, will be laid to rest in

  Rose Hills Memorial Park (3888 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, California 9060) in Hua Yuan’s Chapel at 11am.

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

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

• Education Volunteers Needed!

  The Ministry of Education is recruiting teachers and volunteers who are dedicated to faith education for the next generation. For more details, please contact the department pastors or the church office. (Pre-K, Elementary, Youth)

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 - OCTOBER 16, 2024

…Makrothymia

Today October 16, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

One of the fruits of the Spirit is ‘makrothymia,’ which gets translated to the words ‘longsuffering’, ‘patience’, and ‘forbearance.’

Longsuffering is about enduring hardship without losing faith

Patience is about waiting without complaining.

Forbearance is about personal interactions.

Makrothymia encompasses all three ideas. And ‘makrothymia’ is what Jesus shows at his crucifixion.

Jesus did not give up on his mission despite what he endured (Hebrews 12:2). Jesus showed calmness throughout his trials and punishment (Isaiah 53:7). Jesus forgave those who crucified him (Luke 23:34) even though he had the power to punish them (Matthew 26:53).

And his example to show that kind of restraint and perseverance and grace to people is the fruit all of us can have when we abide in Jesus.

We all know that as Christians we should not do the opposite of makrothymia. We should not be resentful or restless or retaliate on people. However, the bible does not tell us to muster makrothymia by our own will power. One of the reasons the bible encourages us to draw near to the throne of God (Hebrews 4:16) is to be able to produce this kind of fruit.

And the beauty of makrothymia is that it equips us to navigate suffering, delays, and difficult people—not from our strength, but from the Holy Spirit's power working in us.

God’s blessing as you draw near to God and meditate on the fruit of makrothymia, 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

• Oct 12 (Sat) – Ministry Council

• Oct 19 (Sat) - Men’s Bible Study

• Oct 20 (Sun) - YP Lunch

• Oct 26 (Sat) – PV Cell Group, 12pm @ the Hongs

• Oct 26 (Sat) - YMF Pumpkin Patch Outing

• Oct 27 (Sun) – All Church Meeting, 1pm

• Nov 3 (Sun) - All Church Doubles Ping Pong Tournament

• Nov 23 (Sat) - Joint YP/YMF Friendsgiving @ the Juns

• Harvest Festival Volunteers/Cars Needed

  Education Department will be doing a ‘Trunk or Treat’ style Harvest Festival this year. Asking for volunteers to come with their cars decorated. The more the merrier! Candy and games will be provided. Theme: ‘Jesus’ Love is Sweet.’

  Interested? Question? Please contact Education Elder, Elder Khe at bryankhe@gmail.com

• Application for Baptism and Confirmation on Thanksgiving Sunday (until 10/27)

  On Thanksgiving Sunday, we will have baptism and confirmation. Those interested, please apply at the church office.

• 2024 Mexico Winter Overseas Short-Term Mission ‘Product Donation’ & ‘Designated Offering’

  We ask for your prayers and support for the winter short-term mission (Tijuana & Mechicali). Mission field goods donation: ‘Sunglasses’ and ‘magnifying glasses’ to be delivered to local churches, villages, and schools (When making a designated offering, please write ‘Short-term mission support’)

• All Church Meeting, Sunday, October 27, 1pm

  Main agenda: Election of Officers. From EM: Elder Nomination: John Hong. Deacon Nomination: Mike Lyu

• Grace Pak’s Funeral Service

  Esther Kimm’s Mother-in-Law, Grace Pak, will be laid to rest in

  Rose Hills Memorial Park (3888 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, California 9060) in Hua Yuan’s Chapel at 11am.

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

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

• Education Volunteers Needed!

  The Ministry of Education is recruiting teachers and volunteers who are dedicated to faith education for the next generation. For more details, please contact the department pastors or the church office. (Pre-K, Elementary, Youth)

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 - OCTOBER 09, 2024

Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things

Today October 9, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

God does not call the equipped. He equips the called.

Moses was insecure and afraid.

Gideon thought he was too weak.

Jeremiah thought he was too young.

All throughout scripture we see men and women of God who would have been considered ordinary be used by God to do great things.

I mean, how could Esther, a young woman living in exile, be the savior of her people?

How could Peter, the impulsive uneducated fisherman, be the rock that the church is built upon?

How could David, a young shepherd boy, be King?

But God equipped every single one of them. And he still does to those who say yes to him every day. For example…

William Carey, the founder of modern missions, didn’t have vast resources, high education, or a platform of influence. He had none of the things that society or even the church deemed essential for success. All he had was a deep, unwavering trust in God’s ability to do great things through small, obedient steps. And that daily reliance on God is what led to the transformation of nations.

William Carey once said, “I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.”

If God could use a poor cobbler with no formal education to ignite a global missionary movement, then He can use any of us. The question is, will we have the courage to expect great things from God and attempt great things for God?

God’s blessing as you mediate on missions and the call to make disciples, 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

• Short-Term Winter Mexico Missions

  KM is offering short-term missionary work in Mexico to Mexicali and Tijuana. The missions will be 3 days and 2 nights. Schedule: Tijuana (11/8-10), Mexicali (11/15-17). Please contact Elder Jeong Eun-hyeon at 213-820-5100 if interested.

• Oct 12 (Sat) – Ministry Council

• Oct 19 (Sat) - Men’s Bible Study

• Oct 20 (Sun) - YP Lunch

• Nov 23 (Sat) - Joint YP/YMF Friendsgiving @ the Juns

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

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

• Education Volunteers Needed!

  The Ministry of Education is recruiting teachers and volunteers who are dedicated to faith education for the next generation. For more details, please contact the department pastors or the church office. (Pre-K, Elementary, Youth)

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 - OCTOBER 2, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

When we think of traditional mentorship we think of a relay race where a baton is passed to someone else. But Christian mentorship is not like that.

Since Jesus is the example both mentor and mentee are called to follow, Christian mentorship is not about passing knowledge or experience from one person or another, it is about mutual growth as both strive to model Christ’s example.

Since following Jesus’ example requires a heart of humility and service, Christian mentorship is not the mentor asserting control or being a source of authority, it is about both denying themselves, setting aside their ambitions, and embracing that life of humility and service.

Biblical mentorship is therefore a partnership. It is not a perfect person leading an imperfect one—it’s about imperfect people following the perfect example of Christ, side by side.

Thus, biblical mentorship is more like running a marathon together, with both mentor and mentee encouraging each other, setting the pace, and pushing one another toward the ultimate goal—Jesus Christ.

The challenge for us is to intentionally step into this partnership of growth. To do more than just encourage one another, but to initiate, engage, and walk together toward Him.

God’s blessing as you meditate on biblical mentorship and those encouragers who could partner with, 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

• Short-Term Winter Mexico Missions

  KM is offering short-term missionary work in Mexico to Mexicali and Tijuana. The missions will be 3 days and 2 nights. Schedule: Tijuana (11/8-10), Mexicali (11/15-17). Please contact Elder Jeong Eun-hyeon at 213-820-5100 if interested.

• Sept 30-Oct 6 (Mon-Sun) – Grit Stream Retreat

• Oct 12 (Sat) – Ministry Council

• Oct 20 (Sun) - YP Lunch

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

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

• Education Volunteers Needed!

  The Ministry of Education is recruiting teachers and volunteers who are dedicated to faith education for the next generation. For more details, please contact the department pastors or the church office. (Pre-K, Elementary, Youth)

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 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Fruit of Encouragement

Today September 25, 2024

Welcome to your mid-week!

Encouragement is so important. Encouragement

boosts morale

reduces stress

builds confidence

increases motivation

promotes perseverance

reinforces positive behavior

builds trust and loyalty

cultivates a positive environment

deepens empathy

deepens compassion

helps in recover and healing

guides others toward their potential

& builds and unifies and promotes growth

No wonder the bible tells us to encourage one another daily. To encourage through

words

service

gifts

being there

listening

giving guidance and wisdom

& celebrating together

But Barnabas teaches us another way to encourage and shows us the true purpose of encouragement. For Barnabas encouraged John Mark via

forgiveness, and by giving him

a second chance

Forgiveness and second chances are some of the most profound forms of encouragement because they communicate a deep truth: that no one is beyond redemption, and that everyone has the capacity to grow and be transformed by God's grace.

And this act of encouragement paved the way for John Mark to reconcile with Apostle Paul and ultimately write the Gospel that bears his name.

In the same way, when we forgive others and offer second chances, we reflect God's heart for restoration and invite people to step into their God-given potential, fostering reconciliation and deeper relationships in Christ. Meaning, encouragement isn’t just about making people feel good in the moment—it’s about nurturing their long-term growth in Christ.

And that is the fruit of encouragement.

God’s blessing as you mediate on encouragement, 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

• Education Ministry Open Houses Are Coming

  Please come to worship and stay for the open house afterward!

  • Sunday, September 15 –- Youth

  • Sunday, September 22 – Preschool

  • Sunday September 29 - Elementary

• Christian Kindergarten Name Contest

  We are inviting a name contest for our Christian Kindergarten that is being prepared. Write down the name and meaning of the kindergarten. You can enter the contest through the submission box provided in the lobby or by email to the church. To those selected, we will give you a small prize. (Prize: Elim Cafe voucher 1st place:$300, 2nd place: $200, 3rd place: $100). Email address:tfpcpcusa@hotmail.com Contact: Elder Gonggyun (310-386-1215)

• TFPC ‘Grit Stream’ Retreat

  TFPC has created a retreat for Korean Missionary families, to give them a place to recover and recharge from missions. The retreat will be held September 30th – October 6th. Please pray for the families attending and the planning of this retreat. If you wish to give a designated offering, please put the word ‘Grit Stream’ in the notes section

• Short-Term Winter Mexico Missions

  KM is offering short-term missionary work in Mexico to Mexicali and Tijuana. The missions will be 3 days and 2 nights. Schedule: Tijuana (11/8-10), Mexicali (11/15-17). Please contact Elder Jeong Eun-hyeon at 213-820-5100 if interested.

• Sept 25 (Wed) – YP Cell Group

• Sept 29 (Sun) - PV Cell Group

• Sept 30-Oct 6 (Mon-Sun) – Grit Stream Retreat

• Audio and Praise Team Volunteers Needed!

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

• Education Volunteers Needed!

  The Ministry of Education is recruiting teachers and volunteers who are dedicated to faith education for the next generation. For more details, please contact the department pastors or the church office. (Pre-K, Elementary, Youth)

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.