11/13/2022 Bulletin

Title: Asian Beta-Male Masculinity

Passage: Romans 12:9-21

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

• Pray for the newly elected co-workers.  Please pray for all the newly appointed elders and deacons, pray that the Lord will give them sufficient wisdom, love, patience, and unity to use their gifts to be the blessing of the church. Pray that the Lord will give them a vision, and make these co-workers understand God’s will in EFCLA. Through their service, God’s kingdom will expand, more people will be willing to serve, and more lost souls are saved.
• Pray for Best who is about to be baptized.  Praised the Lord, this happiness group has entered the last week, there are already four Best who are willing to accept Jesus and have decided to be baptized, and one is willing to accept the confirmation. Pray that the Lord will continue to be moved, so that all the Best who are still seeking are willing to make a decision to accept Jesus and be baptized into the name of Jesus, and also pray for the invitation and speakers of the happiness Sunday next week, so that every Best is willing to come to the church to participate. Also pray that the Lord will lead these and baptized Best to smoothly connect to the fellowship or small group.
• Pray for the Sick.  Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.  

Pray for the world

• Pray for National Prison Ministries.  God Behind Bars Ministries recently announced that more than 450 prisoners have decided to be baptized this year, declaring their lives to the Lord. They say that the power of Jesus Christ is being demonstrated in prisons; the number of baptized prisoners has at least quadrupled since last year (2021). In a post on its official Facebook page, the ministry wrote: Compared to this year, only 90 people were baptized in prisons last year; The power of God is manifesting fast! In the last year, many prisons were unable to open to evangelism, but through the creation of the first evangelistic app “The Pando”　for prisonsers; inmates can watch the pastor from the app. sermon videos, listen to worship music and study the Bible. 550,000 prisoners are already using their app. Pray that the Lord will use the God Behind Bars ministry so that more prisoners can know Jesus Christ through their mimistries, so that their lives can be truly changed.
• Pray for US.  People’s choices are not reliable: the first ancestors sinned and made a wrong choice; the people all over the world built the Tower of Babel together, which caused the wrath of God; Pilate, who thought he had political wisdom, was surprised that the Jews chose to release bandit who was a rioter and murderer, shouting crucify Jesus. Their loud pressing prevailed. The U.S. midterm elections are over, and the two parties are once again vying for dominance in Congress. Local elections affect the public security and people’s livelihood that we care about. School district elections have more impact on our future generations. Abandoning God’s democratic electoral system is no longer sacred. We as Christians should pray with unity and actively participate. We should not be silent bystanders and allow the voice of rebellion to prevail. Please pray for election results, for education, for Christians who are not afraid of political darkness, and for those in power.