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CHAIRMAN:  JOHNATHAN TANG
SPEAKER:  Pastor IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES:  1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon Notes:

• Are we perfectly united in mind and thought?
• Are there sources of division among us?
• Christ must be our firm foundation

News & Events:

• Please note the following arrangements for the month of August:
  • To prepare for production of our PGC 20th Anniversary photo album, photo shooting has been scheduled on 8/10, 8/17 & 8/31 during 09:30 -12:30 at PCA Room 308 . Invite all PGC brothers and sisters to sign up your preferred time slot (5mins each) on the chart available outside Room 308. Photo shooting for cell groups will take place later on after individual/family pictures are done.  Please stay tuned on further updates to be announced In due course.
  • Due to gym floor maintenance, PCA will not be available for our Sunday Service on 8/24. Sunday Service on that week will be arranged as below:
    

    Cantonese	10:30am	Online via Zoom
    English / Bridge	2:30pm-4pm	In-person at MGC (8 Elson St, Markham)
    Children	—-	Children will join service with their parents (Pastor Connie & Lucia will be on vacation that Sunday)

   

• All are welcome to join the English Fellowship Connection today 11:15-12:30 after service at PCA Cafetorium. We shall continue to have baptized brothers/sisters sharing with us their testimonies during the Connection time.  Encourage you to stay and witness their life changing experiences.
• PGC Mario Kart World Tournament will take place today at PCA Cafetorium, with Lunch at 12:45 – 1:30pm, followed by Tournament at 1:30 – 4pm. Welcome all children, youths, young adults and adults, esp. those already signed up, to stay and enjoy this intergenerational eSports event.
• Praise God summer camp ministry has come to a close for this year. We have seen the gospel preached, lives changed through God’s abundance provision and the love and support from many brothers and sisters. Please pray for the planning of 2026 summer camp.
• TCCPA will host an online Parenting Workshop through Zoom in English about “Letting go / Walking together ” on 8/21 (Thurs) 8-10pm. Rev Felix Chow, the speaker from Toronto Chinese Methodist Church, will share to parents who are sending their children to college/university.  Workshop in Cantonese is available on 8/19 (Tues).  Please click the link for details and registration: https://tccpa.org/
• 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 peace in the world, and political and economic disputes between states will be settled soon according to God’s plan.
• Pray for all candidates baptized this year that God will strengthen their hearts and faith.
• Pray for Vika’s grandmother who has been diagnosed with stage 3 skin Cancer and is undergoing treatment now. May God heal her, and continue to provide for her treatment.
• Praise God for the smooth completion of summer camp this year. May God bless great bonding and spiritual growth for all youths and campers.
• Pray for God’s guidance to our church pastors and leaders to overcome challenges with faithful and united heart. Pray for our continued supports financially and with prayers.
• Pray for PGC’s missionary ministry, that God will have mercy with healing on those suffering from physically weaknesses, and grant strength to the ones undergoing challenges.

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.

PGC welcomes 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.