“The Gentle Tongue and the Path of Life”

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CHAIRMAN: ALEC CHENG
SPEAKER: REV. ANDY TSE
SCRIPTURES: PROVERBS 15:1-4

Sermon Notes:

• Words of Life

• Words of Destruction

News & Events:

• • English Prayer Meeting will take place today 11:15—12:30 after service at Rm306. High School (HS) girls gathering will be held at the same time at Room 308, and welcome university and up to adult ladies to join together.   High School (HS) boys gathering will be at Room 307.
  • English baptismal class will start from TODAY 11:15-12:30 and on every 2nd Sunday of the month at Room 306. Potential candidates considering to get baptized this year must complete the baptismal class, submit application and testimony before baptismal interview.   Welcome other candidates to join for getting baptized in near future.  Please contact your cell leaders, Rev. Iain Davis or Rev. Andy Tse for enquiries.
  • Peoples Gospel Church is embarking on the mission to plant our church site in the near future at 5172 Major Mackenzie Dr. E., Markham in God’s timing. As a member of our church family, please prayerfully consider supporting this mission by pledging an amount out of faith towards the Building Fund.  Thank you for your prayer and sacrificial pledge, we aim to collect this offering by end of 2026!
  • Launch into Teen Years is a memorable retreat for parents and young teens (11-14 years old) to learn and bond together, which will be held on 9/25-27 this year. Pastors Connie will guide parents and teens to learn about topics of friendship, identity, truths, temptations and holy sexuality.  Compulsory for Parents to attend an Info Night on 4/17 (this Fri) 7:30-9pm at PCA Room 306.  Please contact Pastor Connie for enquiries or RSVP here: forms.gle/xm3u6AKbgczvbbWT6
  • Summer Camp is a journey of faith in how PGC continues to experience God’s goodness and His faithful provision each year. Our Youth Team is still hiring — please pray for more female counselor applicants and for God’s provision through the government salary‑subsidy funding we expect to hear about in the coming weeks. peoplesgospelchurch.org/summercamp/
  • Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting (bilingual) takes place 08:30 — 09.15 at PCA Room 303 every week. Welcome all to join anytime during the period, form groups yourselves, and pray together.
  • PGC needs faithful response from brothers and sisters to God by making
    offerings to provide for PGC’s financial needs. Please choose any one below that suits you best:

Prayer & Praise Items:

** Encourage use of PGC’s Prayer Card and be quiet, humble, turn back, seek and wait for God together (pgcmarkham.org/files/2023prayercard.pdf) **

• • • Pray for God’s sovereignty especially over the recent international tensions. May God protect our homeland from being affected by warfare and turmoil, disasters from the nature and diseases, and we could enjoy peace in Him.   Pray for God’s grace and mercy in granting hope and peace to the world.
    • Pray for the development of PGC’s land in the best time in God’s plan.
    • Pray for God’s guidance on the retreat planning and organization. May God grant us unity, closely bond in Him to build up each other to glorify His name.
    • Pray for God’s provision for summer camp 2026: serving youth, esp. for more female counsellors, as well as government funding on youth payment.
    • Pray for Vika’s family that both her brother and mother are looking for work. May God provide for them jobs to be able to support their family and their needs in Ukraine.

Offering:

^“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

– Malachi 3:10 (NIV)

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 welcomes your opinions and suggestions that help us improve further on Sunday Service, Sunday School and different ministries.  Drop them into our PGC Drop Box (for Offering & Opinions Collection) at PCA Big Gym.  Our pastoral staff and church leaders will review and follow up where appropriate.  Look forward to hearing from you.