“Being Fruitful and Multiplying” ( 2024-11-10 )

講員 Speaker: Pastor Andy Tse, English Sermons 系列 series

 

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“Being Fruitful and Multiplying”

CHAIRMAN: CECIL MAR
SPEAKER: PASTOR ANDY TSE
SCRIPTURES: GENESIS 1:26-28

 

Sermon Notes:

  • Adam's Mandate
  • Israel's Mandate
  • Jesus' Mandate

 

Discussion Questions

  1. What does it mean to be created in the image of God?
  2. In what ways do you feel sin affected the image of God in you? In others? In the world?
  3. How is God calling you to respond to his word today?

 

 

News & Events:

  • Both PGC Membership Meeting and 2024 Joint Child Dedication Service will take place on 11/24.  Cantonese Sunday School, English Prayer Meeting, Nursery and PGCKIDS Ministries will be suspended for a week.  Please see more details below:

(a) PGC Membership Meeting (09:30-10:45) @PCA Small Gym
All PGC members are requested to join our membership meeting, non-members are also welcome to join to know more about various ministries’ development and serving opportunities.  The meeting agenda will be emailed to PGC members with hard copies to be available for pickup at the reception table.  Let’s pray for the meeting agenda and seek God’s guidance.

(b) PGC Joint Child Dedication Service (11:15-12:30) @ PCA Big Gym    

In this church-wide dedication service, parents reveal their thankful hearts and desire to help their kids establish a godly life.  At the same time, as spiritual
family in Christ, the entire church express our support and blessings to these families.  We sincerely invite parents to consider dedicating your children this year (up to 12yrs old).  Interested parents please contact Pastor Connie or Lucia and submit relevant details and materials as soon as possible for subsequent arrangements.

  • 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.
  • We are downsizing of our office use at GCGCNY, thus have the following items available for brothers and sisters to pick up for personal use: devotional materials, Bible study books, evangelistic CDs, and more. You are welcome to check them out at the Reception Desk.  There are also some office desks and  chairs available for self-arranged pickup.  For details, please contact our admin Mabel.
  • 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.
PAD Automatic Deposit email completed form to offering@peoplesgospelchurch.org
PGC Online Offering https://pushpay.com/g/peoplesgospelchurch
Cash/Cheque Offering physical drop-off in donation box (at PCA Big Gym)
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 with global political instability, and many places suffering from armed conflicts and natural disasters.
  • Pray for God’s mercy and protection on Vika’s close friend from Ukraine who just gave birth to a baby girl premature at 34 weeks, having serious health concerns, underdeveloped organs, infections.
  • Praise God for the Board Retreat held last week.  May God empower our leaders with wisdom and strength to plan the upcoming development direction of various ministries, reward their dedication and bless their families.
  • Pray for brothers and sisters who are weak and sick. May God heal and grant them a peaceful heart, help them to put focus on God at times of difficulty.
  • Pray for overseas missionaries supported by PGC that God will keep them safe with good health, and strengthen their ministries in sharing gospel.

 

 

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.