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“Plain Talk Part 3”

CHAIRMAN : ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER : PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURE : LUKE 6 :43 - 49

Notes :

• The Good News of Jesus has an impact on who we are
• Listening, knowing, and believing are not the same thing
• The difference between a disciple, and an observer is if we put into practice what Jesus says

News & Events:

• 2021 Passport to Purity Retreat, a hybrid online retreat this year, is taking place on this weekend and the group is joining the Jr English Worship this morning. Please pray for the 18 families joining the event. May God’s words be rooted in hearts of these teens, leading them to pursue purity and win over temptations. May God also bless Pastor Connie Liu with the organizing team and reward their efforts.
• October is Appreciation Month for pastoral staff and cell leaders. Encourage brothers and sisters to initiate their zone and cell members to recognise and appreciate their zone Pastor and leaders for their dedication and commitment.
• CrossRoads is going to have an outdoor Corn Maze Night 7pm on October 29 at Uxbridge. There will be no gathering at Gibson Centre that night, but it will resume the following week on November 5 7:30-9pm with collection of Compassion Care Bags on the same day.
• CrossRoads youths & families are encouraged to put faith in action by preparing bags of goods for the ministries like Toronto Alliance Church and Youth Unlimited that are reaching out to homeless adults and youths. Bags are now available for you to fulfill this good will. If you are interested to participate in this Compassion Care Packages Campaign, please contact Andy for bags and details. Date of bag collection has been postponed to November 5.
• Crossroads Fellowship is now planning to multiply into separate Junior High (G6-8) and High School (G9-12) starting in January 2022. Adult helpers are needed to help in leading, mentoring and serving the youths. If you are interested, please contact Andy or join as observers in any of the youth meetings.
• PGC is now conducting a “Devotion / Bible Reading Survey” to understand the situation of brothers and sisters in personal devotion and Bible reading. We also want to know the habit of parents praying and reading the Bible with their children. Invite you to click the link below before deadline date of Oct 31, please fill in the online survey to share your suggestions to PGC so that we can make appropriate arrangements to help brothers and sisters grow spiritually. https://forms.gle/GjdhD91f4fEoX7jp9

Prayer Items:

• Pray for God’s healing and comfort on families who have members in sick or recently suffered from loss of them.
• Pray for families with children dedicated last week and teens joining P2P this week. May God help the parents to lead their children in living a godly life.
• May God prepare for youths a female intern and more adult counselors to serve alongside.

Praise Item:

• Thank God for many parents joining the Parent Night last Friday. May God lead their hearts to join hands with the church in supporting spiritual growth of their youth children.
• Thank God for the dedication of our pastoral staff and church leaders in leading our different ministries. May God continue to grant them wisdom to build a united and healthy church that will please Him.