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“Strengthen our friendships in Christ”

CHAIRMAN: JOHNATHAN TANG
SPEAKER: REV. MATTHEW CHIU
SCRIPTURES: 1 SAMUEL 30: 1-10

Sermon outline:

Law of Friendship:

1. Invest your time
2. Build trust
3. Listen attentively
4. Seek God with your spiritual friends
5. Resolve disputes and strengthen unity
6. Be hospitable and share with others

News & Events:

• English’s Worship Matters 6-week Sunday School will continue for 3 more weeks from today 11:15-12:30 at Cafetorium. Mandatory for those serving in music but opens for everyone interested.  Baptismal class will take place at the same time at Rm304, with Gr 6-8 Sunday School at Rm308.  Please join where appropriate.
• English will hold a Baby Shower for Pastor Andy & Jenny in upcoming Fellowship Lunch on 7/14 11:15—12:30 at PCA Cafetorium. Dessert will be arranged.  Please reserve the date, feel free to bring your own food and join together.  Worship Matters will take place at Cafetorium after the Lunch.
• 2024 Baptism t-shirts are available for purchase. Welcome non-baptism candidates to place order as well.  Order placing will close this Sunday (7/7) : https://forms.gle/Cb72exVs3BDPshbB8.  Please make your payment in cash today at the booth to be set up 10:45-11:15 at PCA Cafetorium or contact Pastor Andy if you have any enquiries.
• PGC invite you to join Serving Our Next Generation. If you’re interested to serve in children and/or youth ministries, or to receive their respective weekly email to know more about their activities to pray for them, please sign up for our follow up actions: https://forms.gle/6rnrY6ctjCoAgVJr6
• Executive Board has approved 2 applicants from IGC Zone to become PGC Members. If you disagree, please submit written disconsent to Deacon Cecil Mar of Membership Committee by today (7/7).  They are: William Au (區偉倫) and Karen Chan (陳嘉琳).
• Thank God for moving brothers and sisters with love. Through Compassion Canada, PGC supports more than 30 children in the Dominican Republic (DR). We have planned a “Compassion Experience Tour” from Oct/8-15, where participants can not only enjoy travelling but also learn about Compassion DR’s works and visit the children we sponsor. The cost, including airfare and accommodation, is approximately CAD$1,200/person. Interested participants can contact Rev. Ken Lee.

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 in political instability.
• Pray for baptism this year that brothers and sisters yet to get baptised will take the chance to witness God’s change of their life and glorify His name.
• Pray for summer camp youth team starting training next 2 weeks. Pray for their joyful hearts and spiritual growth in Christ, as well as all preparation works.
• Pray for Annie Cmo’s MCF mission trip with other 38 members to Kenya on 8/17-31. May God keep them safe, healthy, united, and the gospel be spread among local non-believers.

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.