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“Stewardship of Our Bodies”

CHAIRMAN: ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER: PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:19-20

Sermon Notes:

• Our Bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, they have a purpose!
• Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, a Christian’s life belongs to God, we are to serve him!

   

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.

• Topical Q&A and Gr 6-8 Sunday School will take place today 11:15-12:30. Please join where appropriate.
• Youth Retreat will take place on Feb 14-16, 2025 at Camp Shalom (1985 Beke Rd, Cambridge). All youths (G6-12)  are welcome to join either 2-night stay or a day visit on Feb/15.  Earlybird registration with payment in cheque should be made by Dec/29.  For details and registration: https://forms.gle/XaKvWUW1smxYUWVz5
• English will launch a biblical foundations course containing 12 classes in 2025. It will take place 11:15-12:30 on every 1st & 3rd Sunday.  The course will be delivered in 2 parts, with Part 1 starting on Jan/5.  It is mandatory for those serving in English (Chair, AV, worship, etc.) but opens for everyone interested (G6 to adults).   Please find details and register by Dec/8 from the link below:
  https://forms.gle/T3nHdYPKuukAL8MM8
• PGC English want to thank and appreciate all our AV helpers for their hard work and diligent service. Our service would not be the same without you!  Also we are in need of additional adult helpers. You do not need to be an expert to be able to help, just have a heart willing to serve. Please contact Joanne if you can offer support!
• This Christmas English will be encouraging cell groups to participate in the Gibson Centre Christmas Hamper Program. The Gibson Centre Food bank every year helps needy families in our community, especially during Christmas time. Cell groups are invited to participate either in giving financially to Gibson Centre so they can purchase the hampers, or to put one together as a cell group.  In general, the financial commitments to sponsor a family would be approximately: a family of 4 is $180-$200,a family of 6 is $250-$275.  If you or your cell group would be interested in participating, please let Pastor Iain Know and he will share more details.  Hampers are due by Saturday Dec/14, 2024.
• We are downsizing of our office use at GCGCNY, thus have the following items available for pick up and personal use: devotional materials, Bible study books, evangelistic CDs, etc. Welcome to check them out at the Reception Desk.  There are also some office desks and chairs available.  Please contact Mabel for details.

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 our country Canada, as after the US election, our federal one will be held less than a year after in Oct 2025. May God raise a suitable leader to lead our country and grant us peace in Him.
• Pray for the Membership Meeting next week with God leading our church’s development direction in 2025.
• Praise God for many parents joined Parents Fellowship. May God bless our families to support and encourage each other in Him, esp. to reveal our Care and support to parents dedicating their children to God next Sunday.
• Pray for God’s mercy and protection on Vika’s close friend from Ukraine who has recently given birth to a baby girl premature at 34 weeks, having serious health concerns, underdeveloped organs, infections.
• 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.