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“Let the Children {Praise}”

CHAIRMAN: TIFFANY CHAN
SPEAKER: PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: MATTHEW 21:12-17

Sermon Notes:

• Children were restricted from entering the temple, but recognize Jesus when the spiritual leaders could not
• Children are used by God to reveal his glory, and silence his enemies
• Worship in the Kingdom of God is intergenerational

News & Events:

• Congratulations to Pastor Andy and Jenny! Their 2nd baby Zoe Eden TSE was born on 8/12 (last Mon) .  Praise God both mom and baby are going well.  May God bless baby Zoe to grow up healthily and continue to bless their family!  Pastor Andy has taken 2 weeks off and back on 8/26.  Please contact Pastor Iain or other EMC members for matters relating to the English ministry.
• Topical Q&A and Gr 6-8 Sunday School will take place today 11:15-12:30. Please join where appropriate.
• PGC Cantonese Men’s Conference will take place on 9/21 (Sat) 9am-3pm at the Meadows of Aurora (440 William Graham Dr) with Dr Clemen Yeung (楊世禮醫生) as the guest speaker. The fee will be $25 including refreshments and lunch.  Please contact Bethel Zone Supervisor Tommy Tsui (Tel: 647-285-2000) for enquiries.  Online registration: https://forms.gle/myssvR8WF38sWVYB8
• 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 enjoy travelling and also learn about Compassion DR’s works and visit the children we sponsor. The registration deadline is Sep/1. Interested participants can contact Rev. Ken Lee (416-919-0033, KenLee@rogers.com).
• TCCPA will host an online Parenting Workshop through Zoom in English about “Transformed through the Transition” on 8/22 (Tue) 8-10pm. Pastor Samuel Hong, the speaker, will share with parents how to better understand and build a stronger relationship with their teens/youths esp. those going into university/college.  Workshop in Cantonese with a different speaker is available on 8/24 (Thurs).  Please click the link for details and registration: https://tccpa.org/

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 the 16 brothers and sisters got baptized last week.         May God continue to strengthen their faith to follow Jesus Christ.
• Praise God for the successful completion of summer camp this year. May God establish godly friendships among the youth team for His glory.
• 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.