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“The operation of the might of His strength, which He caused to operate in Christ in raising Him from the dead and seating Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, far above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name that is named not only in this age but also in that which is to come; and He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church, which is His Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.” Eph. 1:19b-23
Let us apply these verses both to pray for the coming election and to pray for the gospel.
Southern California Spanish-Speaking Perfecting Training
This training continues those of prior years. The last of the three Saturdays this year is September 29. The emphasis is perfecting for the follow up to the Bibles for America recipients and Life-Study of the Bible radio program contacts.
CSU Channel Islands
We have Bible studies Thursday nights. Recent attendance has been 11-13 students and 5-6 community saints. This is from the Lord and we rejoice (last spring one student attended regularly). We also have 82 names on our contact list. Last Saturday we had a hike/BBQ/meeting with CSUCI and CSUN students; more than 40 students, young adults and serving ones attended this event.
We have been able to form an exploratory student club (CSUCI Christian Students); this has no faculty sponsor still enjoys the privileges of reserving rooms and passing out flyers.
Please pray for:
- follow-up with new student contacts;
- remaining fruits (core members) who would regularly attend the Thursday Bible study and/or the Saturday night college/young adult group;
- a faculty member willing to sponsor our club so that it can be granted official status.
Young People’s Conferences
The junior high conferences are October 19 to 21; registration deadline is September 30.
The high school conferences are October 26 to 28. Registration deadline is October 7.
European Campuses
Please pray for the contact with the students, especially the first-year students, at the universities in Europe in September, before classes begin in October.
European Lampstands
Pray for the raising up of the Lord’s testimony these key European cities:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Krakow, Poland
- Budapest, Hungary
- Vienna, Austria
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich, Germany
Announcements
- Morning revival: week 5 of Crystallization Study of the Minor Prophets (summer training).
- We are pleased to announce a perfecting conference for parents and for those who serve with the children in the churches. It will be a further development of the conference one year ago. It will be Saturday, October 13, 9 am to 3:30 pm at the Diamond Bar meeting hall. The registration donation (including lunch) is $20. Please click here to register by October 9. or go to the link at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- There will be a joint meeting of the church in Los Angeles, Lord’s Day, October 14, 10 am at Mission College (same location as May of this year).
- BfA has developed videos on Basic Elements of the Christian Life. Each video features discussion in one chapter and invites the viewer to read more. Videos are being released every Monday for the next eight weeks. You may watch them at http://www.youtube.com/bibles4america.
- This year’s International Thanksgiving Conference will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from Thursday, November 22 through Lord’s Day, November 25. The announcement is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. There will be child care for kindergarden to 6th grade; if you will take children please register them with your district by Lord’s Day, October 28.
- Videos from Christian Research Institute are posted at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL793DA547CA28A410. We encourage you to view the entire list and to “like” the ones that strike you. Continue to pray for the effectiveness of these clips, especially the positive effect on young people on the college campuses.