True VINE

1/2—Jesus is True VINE

Praise:  John 15:5: I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 

Praise God for begetting Jesus Christ from heaven as the True VINE, which provides all we—the branches need for remaining spiritual alive and growing godly. Praise God for keeping His promises to cause us to cultivate characters of righteousness by abiding in Jesus Christ of the truth and life.

Intercession from Philippians 1:9-11: And this is my[Paul’s] prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. 

May you (or beloved___) love and know God more deeply and discern the right from wrong so that you(he/she) may be purified and will be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, and give all the glory  and praise to God. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

1/2—主耶穌是真葡萄樹

讚美主:約翰福音15:5: 「我是葡萄樹,你們是枝子。常在我裡面的,我也常在他裡面,這人就多結果子;因為離了我,你們就不能做什麼。」

讚美上帝差派主耶穌從天上來,祂是真理的葡萄樹,要提供給所有的枝子,就是那些相信祂的人,靈命成長的一切需要。讚美上帝命定的應許:當我們連於真理和生命的主耶穌時,就能養成公義的品格,結出聖靈的果子。

代禱:腓立比書1:9-11: 我[保羅]所禱告的,就是要你們的愛心在知識和各樣見識上多而又多,使你們能分別是非,做誠實無過的人,直到基督的日子;並靠著耶穌基督結滿了仁義的果子,叫榮耀稱讚歸於神。」

願你(或___)對上帝的愛與認識愈來愈深,使你(或___)能夠以真理辨別虛謊,你(或___)的良心就無虧欠,能透過連於主耶穌基督結出公義的品格與聖靈的果子,叫你(他/她)能將榮耀和感謝都歸給上帝。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

ROCK

1/1—Jesus is ROCK

Praise:  2 Samuel 22:2: The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer. 

Praise God for being my Rock so that I am not shaken. Praise God for being my Fortress so that I am completely protected. Praise God for being my deliverer so that I am lifted up from my troubles of sins.

Intercession from Ephesians 6:10:Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

May you (or beloved___) choose to humbly depend on God to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

1/1—主耶穌是磐石

讚美主:撒母耳記下22:2: 「耶和華是我的磐石 ,我的山寨,我的救主。」

讚美上帝是我的磐石,使我不受世風搖動;讚美上帝是我的堡壘山寨,使我得完全的保護;讚美上帝是拯救我的神,使我脫離罪惡的苦難。

代禱:以弗所書6:10:「我還有末了的話,你們要靠著主,倚賴他的大能大力做剛強的人。」

願你(或___)立志謙卑倚靠上帝,藉著上帝的大能大力,做一個信心剛強的人。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

芝市首座公眾疫苗接種站成立

芝加哥首座新冠疫苗公眾接種站已經在市區的梅爾坎社區大學(Malcolm X College)設立,芝加哥衛生局局長亞瓦迪29日接受疫苗施打,她說,此處目前只提供給從事醫療門診的員工預約接種疫苗,但隨著聯邦分配的疫苗陸續送到,預期芝加哥接種疫苗的人數將快速增加。

根據衛福部(Health & Human Services)官網,在FDA批准莫德納(Moderna)和瑞輝(Pfizer)藥廠的新冠疫苗後,透過「快速運作」單位(Operation Warp Speed)將首批640萬劑疫苗,按照人口數目分配到全美各州,其中伊利諾州分配到的疫苗數量在全美排名前五名,目前已經有超過11萬人接種新冠疫苗。

芝加哥大學醫療系統的發言人說,該醫院已有4500人接種或預約要接種疫苗,院方並收到第二批疫苗。

據點遍佈伊州和威斯康辛州的Advocate Health Care系統,已有1萬7000員工已接種新冠疫苗;庫克郡的醫療中心預計在明年1月15日前,讓所有預約接種員工都能施打疫苗。

北岸(Northshore)醫院的五家分院中共有超過6000名成員已經接種新冠疫苗;郊區Edward-Elmhurst Health醫療系統也已收到2800劑的莫德納疫苗。

「伊利諾緊急運作計畫」(IEOP) 根據CDC的建議,制訂新冠疫苗接種的方針分為:第一階段A:優先接種對象為支薪和不支薪的醫療員工,以及長照中心的居民;再來是急難救助員,包括警察和消防隊員。第一階段B: 從事必需性行業的員工和65歲以上的高危險群。第二階段:疫苗大量生產後,優先給健康高風險群,然後是一般民眾。第三階段:疫苗供應充足,目標讓80%的民眾都接種。

LOVE

12/31—Jesus is LOVE

Praise:  Romans 5:6-8:  You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 

Praise God of love for loving His creation without any condition: beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, healthy or ill, etc. Praise God for enabling us to come to Him and then receive His great love through our faith in Jesus Christ. Praise God!

Intercession from Ephesians 3:16-19:  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

May God  enable you (or beloved____) to have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep  is the love of Christ. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

12/31—主耶穌是愛

讚美主:羅馬書5:6-8:當我們還軟弱無助的時候,基督就在所定的日期為罪人死了。 為義人死,是罕見的;為好人死,也許有敢做的; 但基督卻在我們還做罪人的時候為我們死!上帝的愛就這樣顯明了。

讚美上帝是愛的源頭,不管人看為美醜、貧窮或富有、健康或殘疾等,上帝都無條件地愛所有受造物。讚美上帝使我們能透過相信主耶穌,來到祂面前白白領受這無條件的愛。感謝主!

代禱:以弗所書3:16-19: 祈求祂按照自己豐富的榮耀,藉著祂的靈,以大能使你們內在的生命剛強起來,使基督藉著你們的信心住在你們心裡,使你們在愛中扎根、堅立,以便能夠與眾聖徒一同領悟基督的愛是多麼長闊高深,並知道基督的愛是遠超過人所能理解的愛,好叫上帝無限的豐富充滿你們。」

願慈愛的上帝吸引你(或___)來認識主耶穌基督已經在你(他/她)滿懷罪疚、心裡污穢不堪時就愛你(他/她)。願你(或___)因著相信主耶穌是唯一真神並愛你(他/她),因此能接受且明白祂對你(他/她)的愛是何等浩大,以至於主耶穌願意為你(他/她)死,來換回你的(他的/她的)生命。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

Faithful

12/30—Jesus is faithful

Praise:  Lamentations 3:22-23: Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Praise God for being faithful in all You do. Praise God for Your unfailing love on the earth for all Your creation. Praise God for Jesus Christ’s continuing cleansing our sins with His blood until to the end. Praise God for giving new mercy and forgiveness like the sun faithfully comes up every morning to shine on the righteous and the wicked.

Intercession from Ephesians 3:16-17a: I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,

May God empower you (or beloved ___) according to the riches of His glory through His Spirit in your (his/her) inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your (his/her) heart through faith. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

12/30—主耶穌是信實的

讚美主:耶利米哀歌3:22-23: 就是耶和華的慈愛永不終止,祂的憐憫永無窮盡。祂的慈愛和憐憫每天早晨都是新的,祂的信實無比偉大!」

讚美上帝在一切事上信實守約。讚美上帝永不改變的慈愛充滿在全地的受造物。讚美上帝用主耶穌的寶血持續地潔淨我們的罪直到祂再來。讚美上帝的憐憫原諒世人,如同太陽每早晨忠實地升起,照在好人,也照在歹人身上。

代禱:以弗所書3:16-19: 祈求祂按照自己豐富的榮耀,藉著祂的靈,以大能使你們內在的生命剛強起來,使基督藉著你們的信心住在你們心裡,使你們在愛中扎根、堅立,以便能夠與眾聖徒一同領悟基督的愛是多麼長闊高深,並知道基督的愛是遠超過人所能理解的愛,好叫上帝無限的豐富充滿你們。」

願上帝按照自己豐富的榮耀,藉由聖靈,堅固你(或___)的內在生命,使基督透過你(或___)的信心住在你的(他的/她的)心中,使你(或___)站穩在主耶穌的愛與信實裡,你(或___)就能深深地明白主耶穌對你(他/她)的愛,是超過世人所能理解的。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

Metra部分路線 下月11日起更動時刻表與停靠方式

大都會火車系統(Metra)為了改善火車班次的運作,以及提供民眾更多搭乘選擇,將自明年1月11日開始,更動Milwaukee North、West lines、North Central Service和Metra District Electric line這四條火車路線的每周時刻表與停靠方式。

其中,Metra Electric District line將更動Blue Island Branch和South Chicago Branch兩線日間的火車時刻表,來解決因為之前導入聯邦規定的PTC安全系統(Positive Train Control)所產生的班次運作問題。

這些更動包括:將South Chicago Branch線在早上8時到下午3時之間的所有班次,延遲10分鐘從千禧車站 (Millennium Station)發車。

另外,Blue Island Branch線的四班火車的發車時刻也稍往後延。

Milwaukee North 和West lines將改變周間的出發時間和停靠的方式,希望在交通尖峰時刻提供更多搭乘的選擇,並解決班次之間的服務空隙;另外有些線路會增加班次,或把一些班次改成部分或直達的快車(express)。

至於停靠站的方式,有些班次將改為招呼停車(flag stop),意即站台上有人等車時,或是乘客事先告知車掌要下車時,火車才會停靠車站。

North Central Service 線為了解決班次運作的問題,將下午的火車班次延遲27分鐘發車,來配合乘客的工作時間表。

詳細的時刻表請上Metra的網站查詢,網址:https://reurl.cc/D6a2NE;或打電話給客服專線:(312)322-6777。

WORD

12/29—Jesus is WORD

Praise:  John 1:14: The Word became flesh and made his  dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,  who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Praise God for revealing His Word, the rational and spiritual Law through the flesh of Jesus Christ, who came to the world to bring forth His grace in his salvation out of His love, and proclaim the truth about His Kingdom, restoring His beginning order in His creation.

Intercession from Colossians 3:16: Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you (or beloved____)richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your (his/her) heart to God, to enable you(or ___) to live a life full of freedom and joy under the law of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

12/29—主耶穌是道

讚美主:約翰福音1:14: 「道成為肉身,住在我們中間,充滿了恩典和真理。我們見過祂的榮耀,正是父獨一兒子的榮耀。」

讚美上帝藉由主耶穌降生到世界,向世人顯明祂創造宇宙萬物與屬靈世界的定律,就是道。讚美主耶穌彰顯了天父愛的救贖恩典,宣告了天國的真理,就是恢復祂起初創造的秩序。

代禱:歌羅西書3:16:「要將基督的話豐豐富富地存在心裡,用各樣智慧彼此教導,互相勸誡,以感恩的心用詩篇、聖樂、靈歌頌讚上帝。」

願你(或___)將基督的話豐豐富富地存記在心裡,用各樣的智慧彼此教導、互相勸誡,以感恩的心用詩篇、聖樂和靈歌來頌讚上帝,使你(或___)活在聖靈的定律之下,一個自由喜樂的生命。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

Lamb of God

12/28—Jesus is Lamb of God

Praise:  John 1:29: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

Praise God for sacrificing the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, on behalf of the people of the world, to mercifully redeem the sinners from the spiritual-dead, devil-deceived, empty life; and forgive and expunge their debt of sin in the name of Jesus Christ. Praise God!

Intercession from 1 Peter 1:18-19: For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 

May God enlighten you (or beloved ____) to know that you (he/she) have been redeemed not with perishable things but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

12/28—主耶穌是神的羔羊

讚美主:約翰福音1:29: 「次日,約翰看見耶穌走過來,就說:「看啊!上帝的羔羊,除去世人罪惡的!」

讚美上帝用自己的獨生愛子—主耶穌基督,作為獻祭的羔羊,為世人贖罪。讚美上帝憐恤罪人,透過主耶穌基督的寶血,救贖他們脫離靈命死亡、被魔鬼欺騙、空虛的生命;罪人因主耶穌基督的名蒙上帝原諒,罪債被上帝一筆勾銷。感謝主!

代禱:彼得前書1:18-19: 要知道,你們從傳統的、沒有意義的生活中被救贖出來,不是靠金銀等會朽壞的東西,而是靠無瑕無疵的代罪羔羊——基督的寶血。」

願上帝光照你(或___)能明白,救贖你(他/她)脫離罪惡、空虛生命的不是那些終有一死的人類所說的正面思想,而是完全沒有瑕疵的主耶穌,以自己的寶血獻上,代替你償還了罪債。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。

Come to Jesus’ Feast in prayer

Karen prays with me every Sunday morning at 7 am. This morning, she turned off the alarm and fell back to sleep due to tiredness last night.
Then, she had a dream: she saw me bringing two plates of cooked lamb to her bed and she couldn’t express enough thankfulness for the delicious meal because she was writing a long letter of thanks and ran out of paper and ink.
“Karen, that’s God preparing His feast for us when we pray together. Actually, I am thinking about the attribute today: Jesus is the Lamb of God. I think that’s why you taste the delicious lamb in your dream.” I smiled at this wonderful vision.
Thank God for preparing His spiritual feast for nourishing and satisfying all the prayer warriors at first when we come to His table.

SHEPHERD

12/27—Jesus is SHEPHERD

Praise: Psalm 23:1 :The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing.

Praise God for being the caring and protective Shepherd to lead all the sheep belonged to Him to abundant life.

Intercession from Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

May ____ trust in the Lord with all his/her heart and lean not on his/her own understanding; in all his/her ways submit to Him, and God will make his/her paths straight. In Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.

 

12/27—主耶穌是牧者

讚美主:詩篇23:1: 耶和華是我的牧者,我必一無所缺。

讚美上帝有慈愛和大能,願意關心並有能力保護所有屬祂的羊,叫我們一無所缺。感謝主!

代禱:箴言3:5-6: 你要全心信靠耶和華,不可倚靠自己的悟性。凡事都要尋求祂,祂必指引你走正路。

願你(或___)全心信靠耶和華上帝,不靠自己自以為對的,而要凡事謙卑來尋求上帝的心意,祂必樂意指教你(或___)當走的正路。奉主耶穌基督的名求。阿門。