一﹑本週經文Scriptures: : 羅馬書8:26-30 Romans
26 況且，我們的軟弱有聖靈幫助；我們本不曉得當怎樣禱告，只是聖靈親自用說不出來的歎息替我們禱告。 27 鑒察人心的，曉得聖靈的意思，因為聖靈照著 神的旨意替聖徒祈求。 28 我們曉得萬事都互相效力，叫愛 神的人得益處，就是按他旨意被召的人。 29 因為他預先所知道的人，就預先定下效法他兒子的模樣，使他兒子在許多弟兄中作長子。 30 預先所定下的人又召他們來；所召來的人又稱他們為義；所稱為義的人又叫他們得榮耀。
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
二﹑禱告事項 Prayer Items:
- 為秘魯禱告：南美洲的秘魯人口三千兩百萬人，其中76％是羅馬天主教徒，5％是基督徒。感謝主，基督教在過去十年有顯著增長，但是面對增長，教會需要提供牧師、長老、宣教士適當的神學訓練，求主讓秘魯教會在真道上扎根在福音的認識上成長。
- Pray for Peru. Peru has a population of 32million, of which 76 percent are Roman Catholic and 18.5 percent are Protestant. Thankfully, the Evangelical church has been growing in the past decade. To accommodate this growth, there is a need for the church to provide proper theological education for its pastors, elders, and missionaries. Pray that the Peruvian church will be firmly established in the Word of truth and grow deeper in their understanding of the gospel.
- 為教會禱告：教會正在尋求整合目前華語三堂崇拜為一堂，調換台華語崇拜的時間，以及牧者按恩賜配搭服事的可能性。請為教會崇拜及事工調整禱告。
- Pray for our church. The church leadership is considering consolidating the current three Mandarin worship services into one, switch the schedule of Mandarin and Taiwanese services, and serve according to each minister’s gifts. Please pray for consensus and unity for the change.
- 為兒童事工禱告。為八月開始的兒童新學年的線上註冊能有比去年同期更多的兒童註冊禱告。請為新一季（9-11月）的兒童主日學老師們禱告。
- Pray for Children Congregation. The registration for the new school year of our children Sunday school will be open from 8/5. Pray that there will be more children than last year signing up for children Sunday school. Pray also for the children Sunday school teachers for this coming quarter (Sep – Nov).