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“Stand Secured in the Faith”

CHAIRMAN : TIFFANY CHAN
SPEAKER : PASTOR ANDY TSE
SCRIPTURES : PSALM 1

Sermon Notes:

- Because Sin is Slippery

- ⁠By Savouring Scripture

Discussion questions:

1. How does verse 1 portray a decline?
2. Where, in our lives, are we surrendering our thinking and behaviour to the world?
3. Why is it significant that this person in verse 2 "delights" in God's law?
4. How rooted are you?

News & Events:

• English Cell will meet up today 11:15-12:30 at PCA Cafetorium. Please contact Pastor Iain for enquiry if you are interested to join.
• English Topical Q & A today 11:15-12:30 at PCA Rm307 will continue on the topic “What is Heaven really like?” Encourage congregants to join and share in discussions.
• English Retreat will take place on Feb 16-18, 2024 at Camp Shalom (1985 Beke Rd, Cambridge). All English congregants in Gr 6 and above are welcome to join.  More options are now available (1 night stay, day visit with 1 or 2 meals).  Please find more details and register here: https://forms.gle/4uzQgSeXBAtnsJ1G8.  All payments should be made in CASH to Millie no later than 1/31 (Wed) .
• Thanks Lord Jesus for His provision, children's summer camp registration for current JK to Grade 8 will open Feb/5. Bible STEM Camp for current JK to Gr 5 will be from July 15-26.  Sports camp for Gr 6-8 will be from July 29-Aug 2.  We are also hiring director, summer ministry interns, camp counselors, and recruiting youth volunteers for 2024.  Accepting applications on Feb/29.  All info and registration are now on www.pgcmarkham.org/summercamp.
• Parent Fellowship will take place at PCA Cafetorium 6:30-9pm on Feb/2 (Fri). This regular event aims to allow parents with kids 0-18yrs old to encourage one another and bear each other’s burdens.  Pastoral encouragement and resources will also be available.  Simple optional dinner for $6 or $12 can be pre-ordered for those joining the event  (please register by 1/28).  Youths who are Gr 6-12 may join CrossRoads Fellowship, while children at 2.5yrs to Gr 5 can join children program provided by PGC summer camp youth team.  Please register from the following link for our arrangement: https://forms.gle/uWL9oVtjrQVdoqzJ7

Prayer & Praise Items:

** Encourage use of PGC’s Prayer Card and be quiet, humble, turn back, seek and wait for God together (https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/files/2023prayercard.pdf) **

• Pray for the world now with many places suffering from political instability, armed conflicts and natural disasters. May God reveal His sovereignty, and
  save the sufferings with His mercy.
• Pray for PGC 2024 ministry and land development plans under His guidance. May we carry out all plans with united hearts and experience God’s presence together.
• Pray for summer camp: government funding, venue rental & youth team recruitment.

Offering:

^“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

- Malachi 3:10 (NIV)

PGC needs sufficient capital every year for development of church ministries. Encourage b/s to make financial offering based on bible's teaching  & God's provision.