1. That all the saints would experience Christ as their new beginning and offer to the Lord a fresh consecration for this new year, and that the Lord will take the church on in 2026
Revelation 22:13 – I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Romans 12:1 – I exhort you therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.
2. The raising up of the next generation for the church life–Thanksgiving to the Lord for blessing the church with so many children, young people, college age saints and young adults, and prayer for their preservation and for their being raised up to bear the Lord’s testimony
3. The burden for the gospel:
a. That the saints of all ages and all language groups would have the burden for the gospel and that, as a result, there will be remaining fruit for the church in 2026
b. The upcoming FTTA gospel trips beginning later this month, particularly the team of trainees who will be laboring in NYC and in New Jersey
4. The strengthening of all the believers throughout the nation, that among the Lord’s children there will be an intensified hunger for His Word, and that many seeking believers will be drawn to the church life
5. The Lord’s move in Long Island–That the Lord would prepare the way and grant us the best cooperation with Him for His raising up a lampstand in Long Island
6. The continuation of the semiannual video training this week in NYC (review sessions) and in all the local churches all over the globe, and that the word released in the training would be a blessing to all the saints in the church and in all the churches
7. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)