“The Growing Body of Christ” ( 2023-09-10 )
講員 Speaker: Milton Chan, English Sermons 系列 series
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“The Growing Body of Christ”
CHAIRMAN : ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER : MILTON CHAN
SCRIPTURES : EPHESIANS 4:11-16
Sermon Notes:
News & Events:
- PGC Baptism Sunday Service will take place on 9/17, 10:00-12:30 at PCA Big Gym, followed by baptism ceremony held outdoor, and celebrative lunch after. All including relatives & friends are welcome to attend and witness their life changes in God.
Rehearsal for candidates getting baptized and staff members serving in ceremony on 9/17 will be held today 11:30-12:30 at PCA Small Gym. This year, a total of 11 brothers & sisters applied to be baptized. Both Mr Tai NG & Mr Edwin Kee Chow LAM got baptized earlier by sprinkling led by Rev. Leung & Pastor Lee. May God bless them with good health and peace. Other 9 candidates will get baptized on 9/19 : Cantonese(5) Chui CHU, David WONG, Jacquelin LAU, Rachel LEUNG, Samuel KWOK; English(4) Yui Chi Charley YUEN, Yui Hay Haysen YUEN, Yui Yan YUEN, Ethan LIN. Pray to God in leading their spiritual journey and strengthening their faith.
- Welcome to join English Fellowship Lunch today 11:30-13:00 after service at PCA grass field. If you have pre-ordered lunch please make cash payment to Millie.
- High School (HS) Boys Gathering will resume meeting bi-weekly beginning 9/13 (coming Wed) 6:30-8:30pm at PCA Cafetorium. All Gr 9-12 HS boys are welcome to join. If you’re interested, please contact Pastor Andy (crossroads@pgcmail.org).
- A Bridge Parent Info Night will be held on 9/22 (Fri) 7:30pm (during CrossRoads)at PCA. Parents of Gr 6-8 teens are encouraged to attend to better understand Bridge worship, its vision, and its challenges.
- Compassion Canada will come share on 9/29 (Fri) 7:30pm (during CrossRoads) about their short-term missionary trips, esp. those suitable for families. Welcome all interested parents and youths to join and know more details.
- All PGC families & individual members currently without a cell or is interested in joining an English cell can now sign up: https://forms.gle/3pubxsx3GupFXxDr9. English Cell Groups will meet on the 3rd Sunday of each month, with a 3-month commitment (Oct-Dec), subject to re-evaluation after and regrouping if needed.
Prayer & Praise Items
** Encourage use of PGC’s Prayer Card and be quiet, humble, turn back, seek and wait
for God together (https://peoplesgospelchurch.org/files/2023prayercard.pdf) **
- Pray for 3hr staggered Sunday Services launching on 9/24 with good coordination and congregants can adapt well to the new schedule.
- Pray for parent & youth Launch into Teen Years retreat. May God empower and inspire attending youth to follow and live for Christ.
- Pray for baptism on 9/17. May God strengthen all candidates’ hearts.
- Pray for Missionary Misa, as her father had recently passed away. May God grant comfort and strength to her and her family.