“Focusing on the better thing” ( 2022-02-20 )

講員 Speaker: Pastor Iain Davis, English Sermons 系列 series

 

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“Focusing on the better thing”

CHAIRMAN : ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER : PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURE : LUKE 10:38-42

SERMON NOTES:

  1. Jesus shows us that busyness and discipleship are not the same thing
  2. Martha and Mary show us the value of attention to God, instead of worry about our present situation

 


News & Events:

  • PGC Leaders sincerely invite BS to join the church-wide prayer campaign with use of the PGC’s 2022 Prayer Guide (http://peoplesgospelchurch.org/files/2022prayercard.pdf).  Let us seek God’s guidance on reopening of ministries in 2022.  We encourage cell group members to pray together regularly and participate in PGC’s monthly prayer meeting.
  • Invitation to Serve: To prepare for resumption of in-person Sunday worship, we would like to invite BS to serve in areas like AV, livestreaming, ushering, sign-in, venue setup, etc.  Please contact Mabel (admin@pgcmail.org) if you can help in-person on Sunday.
  • Please note that 2021 Donation Receipts have been sent out by mail. Kindly email to offering@peoplesgospelchurch.org for any inquiry.
  • PGC Calendar 2022 can now be viewed and downloaded for planning cell activities: https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/files/pgc-calendar-2022.pdf
  • PGC has submitted funding application for Summer Camp 2022. We are now hiring a Camp Manager (Full time contract for Jun6-Aug19).  Please share the news and pray that God will provide a great candidate to lead young people and children.  Hiring conditions are subject to approval of government funding application and success in locating a camp site.  For application and details: https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/summercamp/
  • Crossroads Welcome Grade 6s! The current Gr 6s are welcome to join CrossRoads Friday programs at 8pm, which will remain on Zoom until otherwise be announced.  Please contact Andy for weekly email updates.
  • A Parent Worship jointly organized by AFC and TCCPA will be held 8-10pm
    on Mar/8 (Tue) in Cantonese and on Mar/10 (Thu) in Mandarin. Rev Kevin Hon from TCMC, the conference speaker, will share on “Our Journey: Nurturing and Supporting High School Students to Face the Challenges”.  For registration and details: https://www.afccanada.org/tc-parent-workshop.
  • The following 2 events will be helpful to nourish spiritual growth of youths:
    (1) Today’s Teen Conference will take place for free online 10am—5pm on Feb/26 to train all serving youth workers, volunteers, youth pastors, and church leaders.  For registration: https://todaysteens.ca/register/.
    (2) AFC Teens Conference (TC) is for youths in Gr 7-12.  It is a 2-day conference, either in-person at Toronto Christian Community Church (Mar 14-15) or online (Mar 16-17).  For registration and more details: https://www.afccanada.org/tc-registration

 


Prayer Items:

  • Pray for God’s peace to relieve the rising tension of Russia-Ukraine crisis.
  • Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing in HK and the Mainland recently. Pray that the situation will be alleviated soon in God’s mercy.
  • Pray for God’s guidance on PGC’s reopening of ministries, preparation for in-person gatherings, and congregations’ readiness to serve and participate.
  • Pray for summer camp that that God will provide funding, venue and suitable candidates to lead the youths and children.
  • Pray for the final preparation of Aaron and his family before their departure in early March to Thailand prior to Myanmar. May their family be connected to an suitable PGC cell for continuous prayers and support.

 

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