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“You Become Like What You Worship”

CHAIRMAN: JOHNATHAN TANG
SPEAKER: PASTOR DUNSTAN ZHENG
SCRIPTURES: PSALM 115

Sermon outline:

1. Idols are not alive, so do not place your trust in them.
2. God is the only true and living God, so put your trust in God alone.
3. There is abundant blessing that God pours out on those who trust in Him.

Discussion Questions:

1. What idols in your life do you find hard to let go?
2. How does reflecting on the Gospel message help you to let go of those idols?
3. What steps can you implement in your life to help grow your love for Jesus more?

News & Events:

• PGC has scheduled to have a Fire Drill on 9/29 12:30-13:30. Congregants are strongly encouraged to participate in order to get familiar with the emergency operation.  To ensure the Drill will be carried out smoothly under a safe environment, no traffic in PCA school campus will be allowed after 12:15 that day until completion of the drill.  As a kind reminder of PCA Fire Exit Notice: (a) use of any closest Fire exits on emergency as a rule of thumb (b) There will be 2 EAPs (Evacuation Assembly Point), with one at the Open Area near the Playground at the back of school, and the other one in the front by the roadside (c) Upon Evacuation, NO parents should go to children area to find their children to avoid panic, delay or loss of children (d) Please follow Emergency Team’s instructions to leave the school building and offer assistance to the needy whenever possible.  Please stay tuned with more details to be announced in the coming weeks.
• Compassion Canada will have a team of 2 come and hold an open house for us on 9/22, introducing their mission and vision, as well as an overview of their global operations. They will have a Guest Speaker preaching at our English Service. A room will be set up where their staff will meet us and introduce their operation with slide presentation.   PGC congregation will also be offered experience presentations with their Virtual Reality (VR) equipment in different sessions:
  • Cantonese - 9:30am - 10:45am (No Sunday School that day)
  • Children (Gr. 4-5) - 10:45am- 11:15am
  • English - 11:15am - 12:30pm

Due to limited availability of VR equipment, prior registration is required for participation.  Please sign up by the QR code.

• All are welcome to join the English Fellowship Lunch today 11:15-12:30 after service at PCA Cafetorium. Feel free to bring your own food and join together.
• High School (HS) Boys will resume bi-weekly meeting beginning 9/11 (this Wed) 6:30-8:30pm at PCA Cafetorium. All Gr 9-12 HS boys are welcome to join.  If you’re interested, please contact Pastor Andy (crossroads@pgcmail.org).
• PGC Sports Night will resume from 9/11 every Wednesday. Location will now be PCA with badminton 6:30-8:30pm at Big Gym and basketball 8:00-10:00pm at Small Gym.  Welcome to invite relatives and friends to come play together.  Please contact Hingstone Calvin or Pastor Iain for further enquiries.
• 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
• 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.
• Pray for the recovery of Pastor Andy’s grandpa who suffered from a fall recently.
• Pray for our overseas missionaries that God will keep them safe with good health, and strengthen their ministries in sharing gospel.
• Praise God for Annie Cmo with the medical team bringing love and care to the needy through their MCF missionary trip. May God’s name be glorified.

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.