“Does God Choose who to save” ( 2023-02-26 )

講員 Speaker: Pastor Iain Davis, English Sermons 系列 series

 

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“Does God Choose who to save”

CHAIRMAN: Johnathan tang
SPEAKER:  PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES:  Romans 8:29-30

 

Sermon Notes:

Since we are dead in our sins we are incapable of saving ourselves, unconditional election means that the burden of salvation falls on God.

God cannot learn anything new, since he is all knowing, so he cannot be surprised about who is saved.

Why does God choose to save one person and not another one? Because it is God’s sovereign will to choose.

Discussion questions:

  1. How do you understand the process of election?
  2. Which side is more convincing to you?
  3. How would you explain to a new christian/non christian how someone is saved by God?
  4. If God is choosing people, then do we have any free will at all?

 

 

 

News & Events:

  • Next Sunday 3/5 will be Joint English and Jr English Communion Service. Please prepare your bread and cup in advance, if you will join online via YouTube, and check the latest livestreaming video starts at 10:00am from here: https://www.youtube.com/@peoplesgospelchurch/streams.
  • From 2/26 (today), and on the last Sunday of each month, PGC Monthly Prayer Meeting (conducted in Cantonese) will take place after Sunday Service, 11:30am — 12:30pm at PCA Small Gym. Sunday School for English teens and youths, as well as Cantonese EV workshop, remain available. Encourage adult congregants to join and pray together for the world, for our country and our church.
  • Children's ministry "Loving God Loving Friends" for 2.5 yrs to Gr 5 takes place at Cafeteria from 1130am—1230pm. Due to limited staff in this new ministry we have 15 spots available weekly for kids whose parents are staying/serving in adult/youth Sunday School only.  Parents please sign them in inside cafeteria.
  • Summer Camp is hiring a team of youth workers and accepting applications now for 1 Camp Director (18+), 2 Camp Coordinators (Gr12+) & 8 Camp Counselors (Gr10+).  Applications & details can be found at
    https://PGCmarkham.org/summercamp/.  Interviews will be arranged immediately for prospective applicants.  Camp's vision is to build up a vibrant youth team to build up children lovingly for God's Kingdom.  Please pray that God will provide a venue in Unionville, right candidates and also CSJ funding approval.  Children (current JK to Gr8) registration and youth volunteers (Gr 6+) application will be announced by end of March.
  • AFC Teens Conference (TC) will be held on Mar 13-14 (for Gr 7-9) and Mar 15-16 (for Gr 9-12) at Richmond Hill Christian Community Church this year.   Their Parents Workshop, co-organized with Toronto Chinese Christian Parenting Association (TCCPA), will be held on Mar/9 (Thurs) 8-10pm (in English) via Zoom.  Rev. Felix Chow will share on “How to Foster Spiritual Growth for Teens”.  Pre-registration needed.  For details about the Conference and Parent Workshop, please visit: https://www.afccanada.org/tc.

 

 

 

Prayer & Praise Items:

  • Pray for the Türkiye and Syria earthquake. May all rescue and relief works be carried out efficiently to save the victims, the injured and all those affected, and God’s comfort will reach the hearts of those in suffering.
  • Pray for Sunday School helping congregants to grow in God’s Word.
  • Pray for PGC’s land purchased years ago to be developed in God’s time & plan.
  • Pray for Summer Camp: funding, camp site & spiritual growth of our youth.
  • Pray for Jessica and Kevin Teh from OMF, who will set off their missionary trip with their baby in this month. May God keep them safe with good health.

 

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