2/26/2023 Bulletin

Title: Expectations

Passage: 1 Samuel 17

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

• Pray for Our brothers and sisters. Pray that God would help them to be continually unsatisfied with His Word and to be willing to constantly long for the Holy Spirit and to experience the renewal and transformation. Pray that the Lord would give us the power to resist secularized values, and that we would be willing to rely on the Holy Spirit to live a life of sacrificing oneself for Christ. May the Lord restore our original status as a royal priest. Pray that the Lord would help us to be free from the weakness of the flesh and lust, so that your people would no longer be accused by the evil, but would live as true disciples of Christ, pleasing to God and committed to the mission of evangelism entrusted to the Church by Jesus.
• Pray for Happiness Group. Please pray for every brother and sister who are willing to preach the gospel in their hearts but are weak in body. Pray that the Lord would restore the love that was in the beginning of EFCLA, and in the name of Jesus Christ, remove the strongholds and obstacles in their lives, and restore their burden to save lost souls. Open their eyes, as you opened the eyes of the servants of the prophet Elisha in the past, so that they may not look at weaknesses and circumstances. O LORD God! Open their eyes that they may see, and see the mountains full of horses and chariots of fire all around, and they will no longer be afraid. For if God helps us, who can stand against us? May the Lord give us the co-workers who are willing to participate, as well as confidence and courage, and pray for the BEST we invite, so that our invitations will be filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit, making BEST’s heart soft and willing to accept the invitation.
• Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.

Pray for the world

• Please continue to pray for Turkey. On February 20, local time in Turkey, another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred. The epicenter was the border between Turkey and Syria. At present, 3 people have died in Turkey, 213 people have been injured, and buildings have collapsed. Neighboring Syria has reported that at least 6 people have been hospitalized. The number of people trapped is still unknown. There are still aftershocks in the area. Turkey and Syria have been hit by a series of earthquakes since February 6, and the number of victims has increased to 46,000. We invite you to continue to pray for Turkey and Syria, and may the Lord’s peace be upon them!
• Pray for the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite the world, and for the great wave of revival.  Lord! Thank you for the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit at Asbury University in Kentucky since February 8, where the fires of prayer have not yet ceased and more than 3,000 people have flocked to the campus from everywhere, sparking a desire for Jesus among more young people on US campuses! Pray that the fire of the Holy Spirit will continue to ignite from Asbury University and spread throughout the United States, leading Christians to tears, repentance, reconciliation, and healing in God-initiated invitations to be reconciled to Jesus! Lord, prepare your church for the great wave of revival of the Holy Spirit! We call upon the Lord with one accord to continue to work wonderfully and quickly in all the churches! May the fire of the Spirit of revival prayer also burn in the EFCLA, so that the church may truly experience Your love!