1. The strengthening of the prayer ministry of the church in 2023:
a. That the church would pray with the Lord’s authority and from the position of ascension, and release “binding” and “loosing” prayers that bring in and spread the Lord’s kingdom
b. The strengthening of all the prayer meetings in the church
Matthew 16:19 – I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in the heavens.
2. The strengthening of the saints who are passing through various trials, that they would be “guarded by the power of God through faith” and that “the proving of their faith…may be found unto praise and glory and honor”
1 Peter 1:5 – Who are being guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed at the last time
1 Peter 1:7 – So that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ
3. Thanksgiving to the Lord for all the children in the church and prayer for all the parents, that they would have the wisdom and the grace to raise the children, and that the children would grow to be vessels “unto honor, sanctified, useful to the master” (2 Tim. 2:21)
4. The FTTA gospel trips taking place in Europe and North America beginning later this month; a total of 233 saints will participate in these trips:
a. The gospel trips in Europe will consist of 16 teams and will reach 20 countries in Europe, and will take place between January 26-February 9
b. The gospel trips in North America will consist of 20 teams in various locations throughout Canada and the United States, and will take place for the most part between January 27-February 11
c. Pray specifically for the two teams which will come to New York; one team (6 saints) will serve in NYC and New Jersey; the other team (7 saints) will visit the churches in Upstate NY
5. The strengthening of the church meetings and small group meetings this week, as well as all the practical services in all nine halls
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.)