1. That all the saints would enjoy daily personal fellowship with the Lord each morning (“take root downward”) and allow the Lord to be expressed and to flow out in their daily living (“bear fruit upward”)
Isaiah 37:31 – And the remnant of those who have escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired for a possession, so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
2. Thanksgiving to the Lord for blessing the Northeast College Training and prayer for the going on of all the college age saints in the churches throughout the Northeast, the Mid Atlantic and Eastern Canada
3. The Chinese-speaking Perfecting Training which begins this upcoming weekend (July 19-23 in Cerritos, CA and July 24-28 at Camp Penuel)
4. The Summer School of Truth (July 28-August 4 for high schoolers and August 4-8 for middle schoolers at Camp Penuel)
5. The strengthening of the church meetings and small group meetings and all of the practical services this week
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.)