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TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - March 21, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 9:28AM Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Today is March 21 2018
Welcome to your mid-week!
When Elijah was in a desperate situation he went to mount Horeb; to the mountain of God. There, the word of the Lord came to him, he responded, and then he waited for the presence of the Lord to pass by.
Elijah placed himself in a situation where he would not be distracted, focused on God's word, prayed, and then was still before the Lord so that he could recognize the Spirit and discern God's voice.
And that is what we need to do.
I think often, when we try to hear God's voice, it's challenging to discern his voice over the sea of other voices competing for our attention. Is this God's voice or my own? Is this Satan? Is this the world? Is this my culture or my country or my family's voice?
In these circumstances we need to turn to the word of God for guidance (Psalm 119:105), pray for wisdom (James 1:5), and depend on the Holy Spirit to help us in our weakness (Romans 8:26-27).
And the more familiar we are with scripture and the more comfortable we are with prayer the more we will be able to recognize the work of the spirit and hear the voice of the Lord.
Galatians 5:16 reminds us that the Holy Spirit will not convict us to do anything that will gratify the desires of our flesh.
1 Peter 1:2 reminds us that the Holy Spirit leads us to sanctification...not necessarily success or comfort or victory.
God may tell us no, like he did Paul for his 'thorn' and Jesus for his 'cup', but, what is certain, is that when we hear the voice of the Lord and listen to his instruction, we will experience the fruit of the spirit; the fruit of peace and joy.
So, let us follow Elijah's example. Let come back to God, read his word, respond in prayer, recognize the Spirit, and hear the voice of the Lord. God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
When Elijah was in a desperate situation he went to mount Horeb; to the mountain of God. There, the word of the Lord came to him, he responded, and then he waited for the presence of the Lord to pass by.
Elijah placed himself in a situation where he would not be distracted, focused on God's word, prayed, and then was still before the Lord so that he could recognize the Spirit and discern God's voice.
And that is what we need to do.
I think often, when we try to hear God's voice, it's challenging to discern his voice over the sea of other voices competing for our attention. Is this God's voice or my own? Is this Satan? Is this the world? Is this my culture or my country or my family's voice?
In these circumstances we need to turn to the word of God for guidance (Psalm 119:105), pray for wisdom (James 1:5), and depend on the Holy Spirit to help us in our weakness (Romans 8:26-27).
And the more familiar we are with scripture and the more comfortable we are with prayer the more we will be able to recognize the work of the spirit and hear the voice of the Lord.
Galatians 5:16 reminds us that the Holy Spirit will not convict us to do anything that will gratify the desires of our flesh.
1 Peter 1:2 reminds us that the Holy Spirit leads us to sanctification...not necessarily success or comfort or victory.
God may tell us no, like he did Paul for his 'thorn' and Jesus for his 'cup', but, what is certain, is that when we hear the voice of the Lord and listen to his instruction, we will experience the fruit of the spirit; the fruit of peace and joy.
So, let us follow Elijah's example. Let come back to God, read his word, respond in prayer, recognize the Spirit, and hear the voice of the Lord. God's blessing upon you and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday.
- Frank Kim
Upcoming Events
- March 29 (Thu) - YMF Small Group
- March 30 (Fri) - Skid Row Prep
- March 30 (Fri) – Good Friday Service with SBMC. EM Chapel, 7:30pm.
- March 31 (Sat) - Skid Row Mission. 6:20am.
- April 1 (Sun) – Joint Worship with KM. No 9:30am Service.
- April 4 (Weds) - Generation Small Group
- Generations is a TFPC small group open to men and women over 20 years old and is designed to bring adults of all generations together and to foster open discussions on matters of faith across many age groups within our Church. Generations has been up and running for 3 years and is hosted at Tom and Anna Benedict’s home here in Torrance. The next phase of Generations will be a year-long study on Christian Apologetics (the study of the evidence for the truth of Christianity), titled “Because It’s True.” Generations meets on the 1st Wed. of each month and our next meeting is April 4, 2018 at 7:00 PM. Please contact Tom Benedict at tjbenedict21@gmail.com for meeting details, address information and with any questions you may have. We hope to see you there!
Education Announcements
- Elementary Teachers Needed!
The Elementary Department has requested the need for teachers. Questions about responsibilities and commitment, please see Young Hong or contact Pastor Judie at yuilkimlee@yahoo.com - Elementary New Bible Sale
Pastor Judie recommends the International Children’s Bible (ICB) version of the bible for all elementary students. They will be sold for $5.00 at a booth in the Elementary Chapel.
John 10:27 - "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."