一、本週經文 Scriptures: 撒母耳記下 22:2-3 2 Samuel
2 說:耶和華是我的巖石,我的山寨,我的救主, 3 我的 神,我的磐石,我所投靠的。他是我的盾牌,是拯救我的角,是我的高臺,是我的避難所。我的救主啊,你是救我脫離強暴的。
2 He said: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent people you save me.
二﹑禱告事項 Prayer Items:
1. 為幸福小組禱告:為今年春季七個幸福小組的同工們禱告,求神賜他們合一的心在他們中間一起興旺福音,求神賜下喜樂在他們中間,愈服事愈喜樂。為BEST能繼續參加幸福小組禱告,求神感動他們,接受耶穌基督做他們生命的主。
Pray for Outreach Groups. Pray for the members of this spring’s seven outreach groups. Pry that the Lord would grant them unity when preaching the gospel. Ask God to grant joy among them to a degree that the more they serve, the joyful they will be. Pray for the seekers to continue to participate in the outreach groups and ask God to move them to accept Jesus Christ as the Lord of their lives.
2. 為教會的One Church Day 活動禱告:求主使用One Church Day 活動來連結不同堂會的弟兄姊妹,求主保守One Church day 當天的天氣,場地,服事同工及各樣準備工作都順利,也願教會的弟兄姊妹在那天能夠儘量參與,使得這個活動能使教會更加合一,也更加彼此相愛與認識。
Pray for the church’s One Church Day event. Ask the Lord to use the One Church Day event to connect brothers and sisters in different congregations. Ask the Lord to protect the weather, venue, service staff and various preparations for One Church day that day, and that all preparations will go smoothly. The brothers and sisters in the church can participate as much as possible on that day, so that this event can make the church more unified and love and understand each other more.
3. 為教會的華語中學生小組禱告:現在每周日下午有華語中學生幸福小組,固定有約10個中學生參加(6-8年級為主),也有一些同工願意委身服事。禱告神祝福這個新的小組,孩子們感受到被接納,被關懷,同工們可以謙卑服事,聖靈感動這些孩子在幸福小組結束時願意接受耶穌基督做他們生命的救主和主。
Pray for the Mandarin student group. There is now a Mandarin student happiness group every Sunday afternoon, with about 10 students regularly participating (mainly middle schoolers in grades 6-8), and some co-workers are willing to devote themselves to serving. Pray that God will bless this new group, that the youth will feel accepted and cared for, that the co-workers can serve humbly, and that the Holy Spirit will move these youths to be willing to accept Jesus Christ as the Savior and Lord of their lives at the end of the happiness group.
4. 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 the brothers and sisters you know who are in poor health, and ask God to heal them and restore them to good health.
5. 為寮國禱告:寮國是共產國家,雖然在憲法上明列宗教自由,卻因政府管制和佛教的影響力,基督教活動幾乎受到限制,基督徒僅占總人口的3.7%,且正受到政府強烈的監視,制止,逼迫。讓我們一起為寮國禱告,求主十字架的福音改變該國政府與人民,使寮國基督徒的信心能堅定不動搖。
Pray for Laos. Laos is a communist country. Although religious freedom is clearly stated in the constitution, Christian activities are almost restricted due to government control and the influence of Buddhism. Christians only account for 3.7% of the total population, and are being suppressed by the government. Intense surveillance, restraint, and coercion. Let us pray together for the country of Laos, asking the gospel of the Lord’s cross to change the country’s government and people, so that the faith of Lao Christians can be unwavering.