“Who is suitable for the Kingdom of God?” ( 2023-03-12 )

講員 Speaker: Pastor Iain Davis, English Sermons 系列 series

 

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“Who is suitable for the Kingdom of God?”

CHAIRMAN    :  Alec cheng
SPEAKER      :  PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES :  luke 18:9-30

 

Sermon Notes:

  • Who is fit to be a part of the Kingdom of God?
  • Status, wealth and our own actions cannot earn us a place in God’s Kingdom
  • Humble people, and children are lifted up as examples to remind us of where salvation comes from: Christ!

 

Discussion Questions:

  1. Who is Jesus speaking to in each of these passages and where are they having this conversation/teaching? Why do either of these things matter as we read Scripture?
  2. Luke 18:15-30 can be compared to Matthew 19:13-30. What differences do you notice? What may Luke be trying to emphasize that Matthew is not and why?
  3. What is one application that you see from Luke 18:9-30? Why might that application be difficult for someone to do?

 

 

News & Events:

  • Praise to the Lord!  PGC’s Good Friday and Easter Sunday Services this year will take place at PCA.  Welcome to invite families and friends to join and commemorate our Lord Jesus Christ together:
    Good Friday Service - 4/7 (Fri) 4:00-5:30pm
    Cantonese, English and Children will have individual services to commemorate Jesus Christ’s death on the cross for us.  Holy Communion will be served.
    Joint Easter Sunday Service - 4/9 (Sun) 10:00-11:15pm
    Joint Cantonese and English Service will take place at the Big Gym, while Children will have Sunday service and classes at regular time.  Sunday School will follow as normal.
  • PGC is thankful for more brothers & sisters resuming in-person Sunday service, and number of congregants have been increasing since the move into PCA. Venues for Children Worship and Jr English Sunday Service are now reaching to the space max capacity.  All Ministry Committees have been discussing for a feasible plan that will allow a healthy growth in all congregations and match with PGC’s developmental vision,  A Cross-congregation Vision Sharing & Prayer Meeting will take place on 3/26 (Sun) 11:30am-12:30pm at PCA Small Gym.  Encourage brothers & sisters to join the meeting, learn about the plan and the challenges faced by PGC, and pray together for God’s wisdom and guidance.
  • English Women Cell will take place 10am-12pm on Mar/25 (Sat) at Jenny Ho's place. All women at Gr11 and up are welcome to join.  Please contact Tiffany, Jenny Ho, or Viktoriia (email: crossroads@pgcmail.org) for more details.
  • Please note that, 2022 Donation Receipts, not yet picked up, have all been mailed out. For enquiry, please email to offering@peoplesgospelchurch.org.
  • 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. For details about the Conference, please visit: https://www.afccanada.org/tc.
  • Summer Camp is hiring a team of youth workers for 1 Camp Director (18+), 2 Camp Coordinators (Gr12+), 8 Camp Counselors (Gr10+), and also recruiting 11 youths as Counsellors in Training (Gr8+). Applications are now open with details available 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 (Gr6+) application will be announced by end of March.

 

Prayer & Praise Items:

  • Pray for a suitable candidate from the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election (June)
  • Pray for good understanding and well co-ordination among all congregations on use of PCA space to fit for use of Sunday service, cell gatherings and different ministries’ activities. May God grant church leaders with wisdom and a united heart in handling challenges brought by church growth.
  • 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.

 

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