Flight Report 3.02.2012

Flight Report 3.02.2012

  Friday, March 2, 2012 at 6:31 PM    jchow

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Amor + Chinatownland

Last Day to Register for Adventure is Sunday, Mar 4! The Amor House Building Trip. Sunday is the last day to register for the Mar 24-27 (Sat-Tue) trip. Follow the link the participate: Amor (Mar 24-27)

Chinatownland, Mar 30-Apr 1. Join this mission team headed to Chinatown L.A. Use your spring break weekend for good. Be a pioneer in church's front yard! Register here: Chinatownland2012

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Church Anniversary, Mar 18. Celebrate and Praise God! Two worship services available: 9am will be in Cantonese & English, 11am will be in Mandarin & English. Worship with your families if they attend. Carpool together to relieve parking congestion. Lunch tickets have been sold out. (See this Sunday's worship program announcements for other details). 

Help the luncheon go smoothly. The church luncheons have always been put on and supported by church attendees. You can continue the tradition by contributing to the event. Collegians will be working with other adults to facilitate the 12:40pm luncheon. Sign-up to help through Passage or contact johnchow@fcbc.org.

Mission.Thailand.2012. It's on! We've been praying and God's been answering. Set your sights to join the team. Travel dates are July 5 to 21 (TBC upon ticket purchases). Two Information Meetings available: March 25 (Sun, 1pm) and Apr 7 (Sat, 10am). Attend a meeting here: ThailandInformationMtg

Passage: The Study of Romans
Week 4: Romans 2:1-16. There's no favoritism with God when it comes to sin. 
There are people who have this sense of security because of their name, their position, their family or their fame. Imagine an athlete, a movie star or an heiress getting pulled over in his or her car by the police. The reaction is: "Don't you know who I am?!" and expect to be excused from the driving violation. They have an attitude of entitlement merely because they have a prominent name or position, some fame, or they come from a well-known family. The police, however, are not moved because everyone is subject to the authority of the law. 
     This belief that privilege grants immunity from the consequences of sin is at the heart of this week's passage. The Jews had this understanding that they were safe from God's judgment because they were "God's chosen people," and the sin they conducted would receive no judgment or a lighter sentence. From this perspective, then, the Jews felt they could pass judgment upon others (Gentiles in particular) because they were in a "prominent" position to do so, all the while becoming callous toward their own sin. The apostle Paul was countering this failed thinking, saying that God is not partial when it comes to sin—everyone who sins will be judged on their actions, first the Jew, then the Gentile. Judgment from God will come upon all for the deeds they have done.
     There are two immediate applications from this passage. First, persevere in doing good so as to seek glory, honor, immortality and eternal life. Even though the people around you may have a self-centered or immoral value system, strive to live in holiness, and honor God in your life. Second, abstain from self-righteous judgment upon others because you have the awareness of God. God has given us minds to make evaluations and to distinguish what is right and wrong, but we can easily cross that line into being holier-than-thou and measure how better we are in comparison to others who have done wrong.

This Sunday (3/4): Read Romans 2:17-29 in advance. Bring a pen, personal notebook and a printed Bible.

You can find past summaries here: Passage:Romans