1. That all the saints, from the youngest to the oldest, would be strengthened in their daily reading and enjoyment of the Word of God
2 Timothy 3:16-17 — All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
2. Thanksgiving to the Lord for His blessing on all the summer events and prayer for the church’s further going on for the rest of the year:
a. That all the saints of all ages would have the burden for the gospel
b. The shepherding of all the saints and all the new ones, that not one would be overlooked
c. The strengthening of all the families and households in the church life
d. The strengthening of the church meetings and small group meetings this week
3. The upcoming new school year:
a. That all the children and the young people would be preserved and “let (their) light shine” (Matt. 5:16)
b. Prayer for the new arrangements in the children’s meeting and young people’s services in all nine halls
c. Prayer for all the college students on all the campuses throughout the NYC metropolitan area
4. The fall term of the Full-Time Training in Anaheim (FTTA), the training extension in Boston (FTTA-XB), and all the full-time trainings all over the earth (e.g. Mexico City, Mexico; Caacupe, Paraguay; London, UK; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Taipei, Taiwan; Hamilton, New Zealand)
5. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)