一﹑本週經文：Scriptures: 約伯記33:23-24 Job

23 一千天使中，若有一個作傳話的與　神同在，指示人所當行的事， 24 神就給他開恩，說：救贖他免得下坑；我已經得了贖價。
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright, 24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;  I have found a ransom for them.

二﹑禱告事項 Prayer Items:

  1. 為布吉納法索禱告：在非洲的布吉納法索字2015 年以來，由於伊斯蘭聖戰份子叛變已經造成數以千計的人喪生以及無數的人流離失所。據估計已經有約一百五十萬人成為難民並生活在極不安定的環境下。求神挫敗那些極端份子的暴力行徑。求神使福音傳到布吉納法索人當中，結出果子，使人們的身心靈需要得著滿足。
    Pray for Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, Africa, an insurgency by jihadist groups has claimed thousands of lives and has been displacing populations since 2015. About 1.5 million refugees have been forced to flee from their homes and live in extremely precarious conditions. Pray for God to frustrate the violent plans of the extremists, and for the physical and spiritual needs of the refugees to be met as the gospel spreads and bears fruit in Burkina Faso.
  2. 為通貨膨脹禱告：全世界各地目前都受到通貨膨脹的痛苦，直接反應在生活上的就是各種物價明顯上升，在薪資沒有增加的情形下等於大家的生活負擔加重，生活質量也隨之下降。求神憐憫祂的百姓，使通膨趨緩，人們的生活壓力得以緩解。
    Pray for Inflation. Recently, inflation is rampant, which results in the rise of living costs, and the pressure of living increases. Pray that the Lord has mercy on His people, and to ease the inflation soon.
  3. 為幸福小組禱告：本期八週的幸福小組已經結束，請為接下來兩個主日的幸福講座禱告，求神讓BEST們都欣然參加教會的崇拜。請為講員梁經綸長老，林信良長老，邱文達醫師禱告。
    Pray for Happiness Group Ministries. The eight-week Happiness has ended, which is followed by two Happiness Workshops. Pray that all the BEST would join our worship. Pray also for the speakers, Elder Alan Liang, Elder Sean Lin, and Dr. Wen-Ta Chiu.
  4. 為受洗者禱告：感恩節有十餘位弟兄姊妹受洗。請為這些受洗者能加入不同的團契小組接受門訓造就禱告。求神興起團契小組的弟兄姊妹對這些新門徒進行跟進栽培禱告。
    Pray for New Believers. There are ten plus people who received their baptism over the Thanksgiving weekend. Pray that these new believers would join different groups and the Lord would raise up people from those groups to disciple them.
  5. 為肢體禱告：為你所知道身體欠安的弟兄姊妹禱告，求神醫治他們恢復身體的健康。Pray for the Sick. Pray for those who are sick. Pray that the Lord would heal them and restore their health.