Monday, November 25, 2013

Bible America/World Campus Mission - Prayer Topics as of Nov. 25, 2013 (compiled by Missionary Jose Ahn of Chicago)

Bible America /World Mission
For my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
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Prayer Topics for Sunday, November 24th, 2013:
I. Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving
1.     Give thanks for Jesus’ saving grace and his calling as his servant. (Romans 1:5)
2.     Previous message:  “God’s People should be Careful to do Good “ (Titus 3:8). Remember and share a repentant or thanksgiving reflection on this passage. Pray for today’s message, “IN THAT DAY YOU WILL SAY, I WILL PRAISE YOU LORD” (Isa12; Kv: 12:1). (at the conclusion of your prayer), and the following services and messengers:
·      11:00 SWS – Shpd. Jim Rarick
·      7:00 am – Adam Kramarczyk
·      9:00 am Spanish Service  - Victor Velasco
·      6:00 pm – P. Moses Lenthang
·      7:00 NCO – Henry Asega
3.     Pray for the congregation (at the conclusion of your prayer): e.g. Lord, we come and worship you in spirit and truth. Please, help us to empty our hearts of worthless things (Ps. 119:37) and listen to your words (Jn. 5:24). Please pour your Holy Spirit upon us and fill us with your word.
II. Chicago Area and USA Campus Ministry
4.     General Prayer Topics for UBF Ministry:
Let us continually pray for the prayer topics established through the ISBC conference: (Love one another deeply in Jesus and reach students on campuses through one-to-one Bible study)
                        i.         Remain in Jesus, taking the initiative to love first.
                       ii.         Teach the Bible one-to-one and raise disciples until we reach all the major cities and campuses of all the countries of the world.
                     iii.         Depend on the Holy Spirit and boldly testify to Jesus.
                     iv.         2014 European and C.I.S International Bible Conference.
5.     Prayer for Campus Pioneering, Church Planting, and Establishment of House Churches:
Pray that North America may be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation and that all campuses in USA and Canada may be evangelized.
·      Thank God for new pioneering work in Fairfax, Virginia.  May God bless Dr. Paul Jin and two other families, David/Hannah Chung and Joshua/Anna Hwang to serve the gospel ministry at the Univ. of George Mason.
·      Thank God for new campus ministry at the Univ. of Houston by Dr. Samuel Yoo and his desire to serve God daily through fishing and 1-1 Bible study.  Thank God for two faithful one-to-one sheep, Emmanuel and Brad.  May God bless his discipleship ministry by raising one Abraham of faith as well as his research professor job.
·      May God bless the Joint Christmas Worship Service between Minneapolis Chapter and Eau Claire chapter on December 8th.  Pray for 15 new students to accept invitations and attend.  May God bless Pastor Kevin to deliver the message “Glory to God, Peace to People”.
·      Thank God for a new UBF church in Austin, Texas.  May God bless their thanksgiving service today and use Isaac to deliver a wonderful thanksgiving message based on 1 Thess. 5:16-18.  May God hear their prayers that their community may grow as a community of love in which disciples of Jesus can be raised at University of Texas and in the Austin community.
·       Pray for God’s blessing upon pioneering work in Indianapolis through M. David/Joy Kim & Joshua/Sarah Lee’s families.  May God hear their prayers for7 IUPUI students to accept invitations to their Christmas worship service on Dec. 15.  Pray for David Kim who will give a Christmas message based on Luke 2:7.
·      House Churches: Pray for the wedding between Mark Berry & Monica Tran, Nov. 23.

6.     Prayer for American Missionaries
Pray that North America may grow as a missionary sending nation and for evangelization of all nations including Muslim countries, China and North Korea (Mt 28:19-20):
i) We may continue to pray for 327 chapters in 95 countries and for sending out missionaries to the 138 unreached nations.
ii) For our 40 USA/Canadian missionaries to become fruitful gospel workers in their mission fields.
·       Thank God for our 5 missionaries in Germany: Wynelle Nett, Sarah Youk, Susan Lee, Curie Lee, and Ruth Sohn.   May God bless them and use them to teach the gospel and share the love of Christ among German college students.
·       May God bless M. Heather Kumanichliev’s fishing and prayer ministry at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia.  Pray that God will open the hearts of Bulgarian students to Bible study.  May God hear their prayers to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit so that they may serve new students with 1-1 Bible studies.
7.     Prayer for Chicago Area Chapters:
For fruitful evangelism and discipleship in each of the Chicago area chapters in this fall: Thank God for his blessing our John’s gospel study and Titus study.  May God help us hold onto his grace and the gospel message and serve college students through one-to-one Bible study: DePaul, Du Page, Wright, Triton, IIT, and UC. (Pray for one chapter with specific prayer topics)

8.     Prayer for Chicago Chapter:
Thank God for His blessing upon our fall semester ministry with many growing student leaders. May God bless fellowship leaders to have God’s hope and vision and raise disciples of Jesus through deep Bible study and campus ministry: UIC, Northeastern, Northwestern, Loyola, North Park, Columbia, Moraine Valley CC, Oakton, Truman, Harper.  (Pray for one campus with specific prayer topics)
9.     Prayer for UBF Leadership:
For P. Ron Ward and Christmas WS, Dec 15; for Pastor Abraham Kim for God’s wisdom and direction for new year’s ministry. For Dr. John Jun as he serves CME ministry in the CIS.
·      May God bless UBF history museum opening ceremony in Kwangju, Korea, Nov. 25.
10.   Prayer for Healing and Comfort:
Missionaries who need prayer for comfort and health: M. Lydia Lee (Greece), M. Joseph Jin (Norway- Thank God for improvement in his condition and renewing his spirit and trust in God.), M. Susanna Chaa for her recovery from cancer surgery (England), M. Mary Kim (South Africa), M. James Lee (Zimbabwe)…  Pray also for the health of Shpds. Michelle Li (a liver transplant).

III. World Mission
12.   Moscow UBF: Thank God for MGIMO’s Bible club on October 25-27 and their study of Genesis 1-3.  May God hear their prayers to conquer MGIMO (Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and RGUNG (Russian State University of Oil and Gas) with the gospel of Christ.  May God bless their Sunday messages based on Romans by Missionary Peter Kim and Shepherd Daniel Jivayev. 
13.   India UBF: Thank God for Dr. John Angam’s dedication to God’s mission at JNU and for using him as an influential Bible teacher.  Thank God for 12 newcomers to the India Autumn Bible Conference, including 3 professors from Delhi University.  May God move their hearts to dedicate themselves to campus ministry.  May God hear the prayers of his servants for all 28 states of India to be pioneered and for 585 PHD shepherds to be raised.

14.  Germany UBF: Thank God for blessing Heidelberg UBF’s Fall Conference earlier this month based on Isaiah 6:3 with the theme “God and his Glory”.   May God hear their prayers for each of the 80 attendees to experience God’s glory personally.  Thank God  for messages by John Baik, Samuel Ju, Toni Demir, and Andreas Hassani.  Also, thank God for the 25th anniversary of Mainz UBF.  May God hear their prayers for the pioneering of 12 campuses in the Rhein Main region.

15.   Africa UBF: Thank God for blessing the conference in Wits, South Africa last weekend and for using Desmond and Donald to deliver wonderful messages.  May God hear their prayers for the growth of five spiritual leaders through this conference.  May God also bless Lagos I, II and RUTH chapters in Nigeria as they hold a conference Nov. 28-Dec. 1.  May God hear their prayers for the main speakers and provide a means for the resumption of their campus which has been closed for the past 4 months.

16.   Panama UBF: May God bless their preparations for their Winter Bible Conference with the title “Jesus came to call sinners” being held Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 with 25 participants.  Pray that God may grant passports for Shepherd Alirio Rosales and Shepherd Hernandez from Venezuela so that may attend the conference and share messages, life testimonies, and lead worship.   May God bless Juan Baek, Josue Maiker, Maria to deliver powerful messages as well. 


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