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“Spiritual Habits and Disciplines”

CHAIRMAN: RONALD LYNN
SPEAKER: PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: PROVERBS 22:5-6

Sermon outline:

What does God have to tell us about raising children?

1. There are serious dangers to steer them away from
2. There are spiritual disciplines that we are to steer them towards

News & Events:

• English Prayer Meeting will take place 11:15—12:30 after service today at Cafetorium. Please join and pray together for each other and for our church.
• CrossRoads will have a Sports Night (outdoor) on 8/30 (this Fri) 7:30-9:00pm at Angus Glen Gordon Stollery Park (3970 Major Mackenzie Dr East, Markham). New Gr 6 teens are welcome to join.   Regular gathering will resume on  9/20.
• Congratulations to Pastor Andy and Jenny! Their 2nd baby Zoe Eden TSE was born on 8/12 .  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.
• 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).
• PGC needs sufficient funds to provide for the needs of our different ministries. Let’s respond to God’s love through our faithful and generous offering.  For details: PGCmarkham.org/offering-en/

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 recently got baptized. 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 funds to provide for the needs of our different ministries.  Let’s respond to God’s love through our faithful and generous offering: PGCmarkham.org/offering-en/

Welcome your opinions and suggestions that help us improve further on Sunday Service, Sunday School and different ministries.  Drop them into our PGC Drop Box (for Offering & Opinions Collection) at PCA Big Gym.  Our pastoral staff and church leaders will review and follow up where appropriate.  Look forward to hearing from you.