“David vs Goliath”

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CHAIRMAN: TIFFANY CHAN
SPEAKER: PASTOR IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: 1 SAMUEL 17

Sermon Notes:

1. The conflict: an enemy gods people cannot defeat
2. The crisis: who then can resolve the conflict?
3. The solution: Faith in God delivers his people

News & Events:

• PGC cordially invite for your presence at the Ordination Service for Pastor Iain Davis and Pastor Andy Tse 10:30am on 2/15 (Sunday). Praise to the Lord!  Light refreshments will be served at 09:45-10:25, and there will be PGCKIDS and Nursery Service (11:30-12:30) that Sunday.
• English will have 2 Sunday School courses starting from today and continue to be held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from Feb to Jun.  Strongly encourage all congregants (Gr 6 to adults) to sign up and enrol in the course you are interested in:
  1. New Testament Overview at Rm 308 (by: Pastor Andy & Jon Lee)
  2.  Intro to Spiritual Disciplines at Cafetoirum (by: Pastor Iain & Alec Cheng)
• High School (HS) boys will restart gathering on a monthly basis from next week and on every 2nd Sunday during post-service time.
• English Caring Team would like to cordially invite all adult and youth helpers serving 2025 in music, AV, welcome team, chair, scripture readers, youth group/fellowship helpers, together with their families, for a lunch as a token of appreciation to their dedication and hard work. The lunch will take place 12:30-14:30 on 2/22 at PCA Cafetorium.  Please reply by 2/13 for preparation: forms.gle/zSwtmNqodcrHxauy9, and contact Sabrena for enquiries.
• Praise the Lord for the encouraging registration response—children’s summer camp is nearly full, while grade 5-8 youth camp is halfway there! We stand in awe of God’s faithful provision and His mighty work among the next generation. Please continue to pray for the recruitment of our youth ministry team May the Holy Spirit bring spiritual breakthrough and growth in PGC.
  peoplesgospelchurch.org/summercamp/
• There will be a Special PGC Membership Meeting to be held on Feb/8, 12:45-1:30pm at PCA Big Gym with the agenda item “Church Conflicts and Unity: Updates and Decisions from the Board”. The meeting will be for PGC Members to attend only.  Would PGC Members please reserve your time to attend.
• Hard copies of the PGC 20^th Anniversary Publication are now available. For those who have signed up for purchase, please make payment ($15) and collect your copy at the Reception Table.
• Registration for PGC church-wide retreat (May 16-18) has started with early bird discount available until 2/15.  Please approach Registration Table set up in PCA Big Gym on 2/1 & 2/22  for in-person registration, payment and more details.
• Church Administrative Transition: The handover of church administrative responsibilities has been successfully completed, and Bertha has officially assumed the role. May the Lord bless her with wisdom and grace as she serves and grows together with us. Mabel will leave the Church Admin position in Feb. We thank her for her years of faithful service. May the Lord continue to bless her in her life and ministry with PGC.
• 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.

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 the world as many places remain in warfare, churches are persecuted, many peoples are injured and weak physically and mentally. Pray for God’s grace and mercy in granting hope and peace to the world.
• Pray for God’s leading and guidance on the organization and serving teams of upcoming retreat, as well as summer camp. May God grant us unity, closely bond in Him to build up each other and glorify His name.
• Pray for church unity with love and accommodations in Christ among brothers and sisters in PGC that God will help us remove any barriers, conflicts and misunderstanding in our spiritual home.
• Pray for God’s wisdom to our pastors and church leaders to have biblical discernment, and our congregations be thirsty for God’s words. Let us be rooted in Christ and not be influenced by the secular world.
• 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.