Vision & Prayer Topics of Kaohsiung UBF 2013, Tiwan

by WMD   04-09-2013   0 reads

Kaohsiung UBF, Tiwan

April 9, 2013

Eph 4:12-13 12-13... to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

As God has been blessing our ministry to grow, we need more grace to maintain unity.  God brings us together for a purpose to bless each other with Christ’s love and prepare God’s chosen people for works of service.  The works of service include all aspects of our lives: from work, to school, to family, among friends, on our campus, in our community, and in our country.  We are called to be God’s servants, to be the stewards of life, taking care of all God’s creations.  We are called to be “masters,” to be great and powerful workers.  There is so much for us to learn in order to be the kind of people God has chosen us to be.  What a great blessing!  What a great challenge as well!  We are all so different and full of weaknesses; how can we reach unity in the faith!  We need Jesus to teach us.  We need the Holy Spirit to guide us.  We need to have the knowledge of the Son of God and the power of His love to glue us together through repentance and forgiveness.  The more we learn to forgive each other, the more we grow in Christ.  The more we value and appreciate each other, the more we love one another in Christ.  The more we serve each other, the better we work as one in Christ.  

The cross of mission and the crosses of our own personal responsibilities are often too heavy for anyone to bear.  We need Jesus’ grace if we want to remain in the body of Christ.  Christ has a special purpose for each part of His body: Christ has a purpose for each ministry; Christ has a purpose for each fellowship; Christ has a purpose for each individual.  We don’t need to compare ourselves with others; we only need to be faithful and stay focused on attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ and serve God’s purpose.  Therefore, in the year 2013, we pray that God may change our attitude to be Christ-like, change our thinking to be Christ-centered, and change our hope to be heavenly bound.  We must learn how to pray for each other, take care of each other, listen to each other, forgive each other, and serve each other fully according to Christ's love.  May the Lord bless us to be filled with the spirit of Koinonia – having a love fellowship!     

Bible Academy & Conference Agenda

There will be a special retreat for the growing shepherdesses in late January, and Easter, and summer conferences, as well as a Christmas service. We would also like to have some programs with the Taipei ministry, if possible.

Special Prayer Topics

  1. 20 one-to-one each week
  2. 20 faithful SWS attendants 
  3. Steve’s Sunday Message & Allison’s translation
  4. Thursday GBS
  5. Candice’s baptism (perhaps during the Easter Conference)
  6. Yawen’s job situation and Ph.D. study direction
  7. Steve to get tenure through publishing
  8. Students learn to write testimonies faithfully
  9. Allison to have good health and teach the new course well in the School of Management 
  10. Tina, as well as other sisters, to have a marriage candidate
  11. More brothers to join our ministry
  12. Buying a new Bible Center


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