“Trust God with Your Children” ( 2023-05-14 )
講員 Speaker: Pastor Iain Davis, English Sermons 系列 series
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“Trust God with Your Children”
CHAIRMAN : ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER : PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES : EXODUS 1:22-2:10
Sermon Notes:
- Moses’ mother demonstrates how to trust God with your children
- Using your gifts to help your children
- Trusting in God ultimately regardless of your situation.
- A mother’s love is a force for the gospel!
- Do not worry, trust him! He is on his throne!
Discussion questions:
- Describe one of your favorite memories of your mother.
- How did she make you feel?
- Is it hard to trust God with your children?
- What stops you from doing it?
- How do you deal with the anxieties or worries that you may have in parenting, (or if you don't have children), or in your life generally?
- Is it reasonable for Jesus to say not to worry?
News & Events:
- Upcoming PGC Membership Meeting will take place 11:30-12:30 on 5/28 (Sunday) in person at PCA Big Gym (NO Zoom available). Meeting agenda will be sent to PGC members soon. Brothers and sisters please reserve time to attend, pray for the meeting agenda and together seek God’s guidance for PGC.
- “Launch into Teen Years” will be held in person on Sep/8-10. These new resources, like the previous “Passport to Purity”, help parents to walk with their children (Gr 6-8) and prepare them to thrive a successful adolescence. Parents can find out more by attending May/18 (coming Thurs) 8-9pm Parents' Info Zoom session. Please contact Pastor Connie or Lucia for the Zoom link.
- Praise the LORD Jesus we have experienced His amazing provision for Summer Camp in this past week: a youth team including camp manager, a venue in All Saints Catholic Elementary School (Kennedy/Castlemore), as well as government funding on youth hiring. Please continue to pray for and invite friends and family to register for camp: https://PGCmarkham.org/summercamp/
- “Rethinking Discipleship” - IDMC 2023 Conference will be held 7-9:30pm on 6/23 (Fri) & 2-9:30pm on 6/24 (Sat). Rev. Edmund and Pastor Ann Chan will speak in English with Cantonese interpretation. Conference will be held at Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church (SCBC), Zoom option available, with onsite fee at $100/per (incl. Sat dinner) and online $60/per. A $10 discount available for church group registration with 10 people and more. To encourage participation of brothers and sisters, PGC will subsidize half of the fee, i.e. applicants pay only $45 (onsite) or $25 (online) to participate. Please contact Mabel for registration (admin@pgcmail.org). Encourage you to join this important conference! Event webpage: https://cccowe.ca/idmc2023-eng/ Promotion video: https://youtu.be/IISnmf0qLrU
- Give thanks to the Lord! Every year, 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 offers 3 methods below and you can choose one that suits you best:
1. PAD Automatic Deposit: email completed form to offering@peoplesgospelchurch.org
2. PGC Online Offering: https://pushpay.com/g/peoplesgospelchurch
3. Cash/Cheque Offering: physical drop-off in donation box (at PCA Big Gym)
For details: https://PGCmarkham.org/pgc-offering
Prayer & Praise Items:
- Pray for the recruitment of Director of Education in York Region District School Board. May God lead the suitable candidate to submit all needed materials soon and grant him/her the ability and wisdom to respond to all interview questions. Pray that all 13 trustee members will choose the candidate with integrity who can bring about positive influence to our children’s educational development.
- Pray for brothers and sisters who confirmed to believe in God last Sunday and recently. May God keep their faith to follow Him.
- Praise the Lord for a youth team including camp manager, an elementary school as venue, and government approved funding on youth’s salary in summer camp. May God bless us with at least 20 campers registration weekly.
- Pray for missionaries, as well as local mission and Christian organizations, supported by PGC. May God strengthen their ministries in sharing gospel and building disciples to bear more spiritual fruits.