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“The Greatest Unlikely Love Story“

CHAIRMAN:  TIFFANY CHAN
SPEAKER:  PASTOR TIM GRIEVES
SCRIPTURES:  Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon Notes:

• Turn from Spiritual Adultery back to God’s Relentless Love
• Don’t Live in Spiritual Adultery
• Spiritual Adultery has Consequences
• God’s Merciful Love Overcomes our Unfaithfulness

Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways do Christians struggle with spiritual adultery against God?
2. What does Hosea’s story teach us about God’s love?
3. God changed the names of Hosea’s children to reflect hope and a new future.  How can this encourage Christians suffering through hard times?

News & Events:

• We thank Pastor Tim Grieves from CGC Scarborough for sharing at Joint English & Bridge Sunday Service today. May God continue to bless his ministry and family.
• Some members of the English congregation have gone for the English Retreat at Camp Shalom Cambridge during this Family Day long weekend since last Friday. Please pray that all participating congregants will have stronger bonding in Christ.
• Due to retreat, there has been a swap of post-service programs this and next week. English Prayer Meeting, as well as Gr 6-8 Sunday School, will take place 11:15—12:30 after service today at Cafetorium and Rm 308 respectively. Topical Q&A and English Cell Gathering will be held next week instead.
• Greatly appreciate your valuable comments and suggestions provided in last year’s Worship Survey. All data and responses have been consolidated and shared with various Ministry Committees.  All leaders will review and make adaptable improvements where needed. Thank you again for your participation and comments.
• Please note that 2023 Donation Receipts is now available for pickup after service at Reception Table inside PCA Big Gym. For enquiry, please email to offering@peoplesgospelchurch.org.
• Children's family devotional movement 2024 for 5 days weekly will launch Feb 19- Jun 9. Each child (Gr 5 or under) can collect a Devotional buddy bear and a devotional chart to take home at PGCKIDS sign in table.  Parents please join us for a spiritual growth and blessing.  We look forward to celebrating God's work and children's efforts on Jun 23 Sunday together!  Video clips, charts and recommended Bible/devos can be found on https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/pgc-kids/
• PGC is now hiring an Children Pastoral intern to strengthen and family and children's ministry. Please pray and share with interested brothers and sisters. https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/job-openings/
  https://www.christiancareerscanada.com/careers/14712
• Praise God for His blessing, children's camp for first 2 weeks July 15-26 is NOW SOLD OUT. Leadership in training camp for Gr.6-7 and Sports & Bible camp for Gr.6-8 still have many spots!  Please pray for God's protection and guidance in youth recruitment and hiring which opens Feb 29th!  https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/summercamp/

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 God’s sovereignty and mercy over the world now with global political instability, and many places suffering from armed conflicts and natural disasters.
• 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.
• Pray for Viktoria’s Grandmother Olga, in Ukraine, who is in need of heart surgery urgently. May God’s healing hand on her and provide for the medical cost of surgery.

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.