“The Believer’s Hope”

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CHAIRMAN: TIFFANY CHAN
SPEAKER: REV. IAIN DAVIS
SCRIPTURES: 1 CORINTHIANS 15: 12-26

Sermon Notes:

1. 1. What is the believer’s hope? [1 Thess. 4:13-18]
      a)  To be raised to life
      b)  To be with Christ forever
   2. What is the basis for our hope? [Matthew 28: 1-10]
      a)  “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said”
      b)  The empty tomb

News & Events:

• • English Sunday School (2 courses) will take place today 11:15—12:30. Encourage all congregants (Gr 6 to adults) to attend the course you are interested in:
    1.  New Testament Overview at Rm 308 (by: Rev. Andy Tse & Jon Lee)
    2.  Intro to Spiritual Disciplines at Cafetoirum (by: Rev. Iain Davis & Alec Cheng)
  • 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 Easter 2026!
  • Launch into Teen Years is a memorable retreat for parents and young teens between 11-14 years old to learn and bond together to be held on 9/25-27. 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 Apr/17 (Fri) 7:30-9pm at PCA Room 396.  Please contact Pastor Connie for enquiries or RSVP through this link: forms.gle/xm3u6AKbgczvbbWT6
  • Invite you to apply for getting baptized this year, if you have already accepted Jesus Christ as savior. Potential candidates must complete baptismal class, submit application and testimony before baptismal interview.  English baptismal class will start from 4/12 and on every 2nd Sunday of the month at 11:15-12:30.  Please contact your cell leaders, Rev. Iain Davis or Rev. Andy Tse for enquiries.
  • PGC Retreat will take place on 5/16-18 at Trent University Peterborough. Deadline for Day Participation (forms.gle/E7FnWNnAhN8SRk5U9) has been extended to 4/5 (today), with rates at $90/day for adults (age 9+) and $50/day for child (age 2-8) .  Please approach Millie or Retreat Registration Table set up on 4/5 (today) for in-person registration, payment and more details.
  • 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/
  • 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.