1. Thanksgiving to the Lord for the citywide gathering of the church in NYC this past Lord’s Day and prayer for the Lord to take the church on for the remainder of this year according to the three banners for the church in 2024:
• Loving the brotherhood (1 Pet. 2:17)–That the mutual shepherding in the church life would be strengthened and all the saints would experience the reality of “the brotherhood” (the family of the brothers, the brothers in the feeling of brotherliness)
• Serving in the priesthood (1 Pet. 2:5, 9)–That all the practical services in the church would be spiritual services, part of the holy and royal priesthood, for the building up of the church, the house of God
• Overcoming (John 16:33)–That by the experience of the peace of Christ all the saints may overcome the anxieties of the age in order to live a quiet and tranquil life, an enjoyable church life, in godliness and gravity (1 Tim. 2:2)
2. The semiannual training in Anaheim (July 1-6) and the local video trainings–The general subject is Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1)
3. Thanksgiving to the Lord for the salvation of our 5th grade children who are entering middle school next year–Let us pray for them by name in each hall, praying for their experience of the assurance and joy of salvation, and for the Lord’s further work in those few who have not yet been saved or baptized
4. The strengthening of the church life throughout the coming months and all the summer activities:
a. The College Training (July 12-16 at Camp Penuel)
b. The Chinese-speaking Perfecting Training (July 19-23 in Cerritos, CA and July 24-28 at Camp Penuel)
c. The Summer School of Truth (July 28-August 4 for high schoolers and August 4-8 for middle schoolers at Camp Penuel)
d. The Family Bible Camp (August 15-17 at Camp Penuel)
5. Prayer for the preservation of the United States and for the leaders of this nation at every level of government (local, state and federal) so that the gospel would continue to be preached and that the Lord’s testimony would be strengthened and advance in every locality where it is established and spread to other areas of the country (1 Tim. 2:1-4)
6. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)