Daily Scripture - Aug 8

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 12
Est. 1-3
Heb. 11



James 1:2-4
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus: Pray that our faith would grow through testing.

Let Us Pray Together:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for leading us on the path where our faith is tested, refined, and continually strengthened. Help us to face every difficulty and challenge in our spiritual growth, family life, workplace, and church ministry with hearts that trust in You. May we learn to rely on You more deeply through every experience and receive the blessings that come through the testing of our faith.
We also continue to pray for the Bethel building project and the church's CUP modification process. Please guide every step according to Your will and grant smooth progress. Help us not to miss the opportunities You are giving us through these circumstances and spiritual battles to strengthen our faith, so that our lives may become more mature and bring glory to Your name.
We pray all these things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Daily Scripture - Aug 7

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 11
Neh. 13
Heb. 10



Matt. 22:37-40
37 ... “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus:Pray for the church small groups to love the Lord together and to bear the testimony of loving one another.

Let us pray:
Lord Jesus, we are able to love because You first loved us with an everlasting love! Therefore, we also want to wholeheartedly respond to Your love! We ask You to help us to encourage one another in our small groups and to love You more deeply together. Also, we ask You to help us love one another, so that we may always consider ourselves indebted in love and love others as ourselves, just as You have loved us! We pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!

Daily Scripture - Aug 6

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 10
Neh. 11-12
Heb. 9



2 Cor 2:14-15
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus: Pray for each of our brothers and sisters to live out the beauty and testimony of the life of Christ.

Let us pray together:

Lord Jesus, thank you for always leading us to triumph in You! We pray for help for each brother and sister to walk in the reality of being "in Christ" today, to be victorious and more than conquerors in every situation! May we carry the fragrance of knowing You, exuding Your gentleness, compassion, love, humility, and rest, whether at home, with colleagues, friends, or fellow brothers and sisters, so that others may smell Jesus on us and encounter Him!

We pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

Daily Scripture - Aug 5

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 9
Neh. 9-10
Heb. 8



15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.(Eph 4:15-16)

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus:Prayer for all the service teams of this LDC

Let us pray together:
Lord Jesus, we pray for all the coworkers who are serving this year's Labor Day Conference. May You use this special event to build us up so that we are connected to You in all things, faithful in both big and small matters. Help us to serve according to our own gifts, helping one another, bringing joy to Your heart and glory to Your name. We also ask for Your grace upon all the coworkers, keeping their work, life, family, and health protected, and fill them with joy in service.
We pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Daily Scripture - Aug 4

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 8
Neh. 7-8
Heb. 7



Psalm 84:1-4 NKJV
1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus: Pray for the new Bethel hall to be according to God's heart and to be filled with His glory

Let us pray together:

Lord Jesus, we pray for You to drow us near and open our eyes more, so that we may treasure Your dwelling place and thirst for Your presence even more deeply! We also pray for our hearts to be filled with fervor for Your temple, and that we may be willing to present our prayers, offerings, and efforts in building the Bethel Hall. Let 3131 Bowers be a place pleasing to You, where Your name is praised, Your glory shines among us, and the light of Your grace draws the whole of Silicon Valley!

We pray in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

Daily Scripture - Aug 3

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 7
Neh. 4-6
Heb. 6



8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
(Isaiah 41:8-10)

2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus:Pray for the young adults and parents among us

Let us pray together:
Lord Jesus, today we want to specifically pray for the young brothers and sisters in our church. Thank you, Lord, for leading so many young brothers and sisters to our church to bless the church and make us more hopeful. We especially lift up the single brothers and sisters in prayer. You know the pressures they face in terms of visa, work, finding a spouse, and other aspects of their lives. We also pray for young parents facing difficulties, and challenges in their families, raising children, and remaining steadfast in serving. May You comfort and encourage them, so they may not be afraid. May You fulfill Your promise to personally strengthen, help, and support them, granting them wisdom and increasing the strength in their hearts. May they acknowledge You in all their ways, finding joy and fulfillment in You!
We pray in the holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Daily Scripture - Aug 2

Annual Bible Reading Plan：
Ps. 6
Neh. 1-3
Heb. 5



16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.(2 Corinthians 4:16-18)


2026 LDC 40-Day Relay (Fasting) Prayer
Today's Prayer Focus:Pray for the members who are in difficulty to be strengthened and empowered by the Lord.

Let's pray together:
Lord Jesus, we pray for our companions who are currently experiencing bodily weakness and various difficulties, asking for Your strength to not lose heart. Although the challenges are very real, Your love surpasses all our experiences! We pray that You enlighten us to help us see that You are in control, and let us see it is so that we may partake in Your surpassing and eternal glory.
Make us more like You! With this faith and hope, we can overlook the present sufferings, and still sing praise in the darkness!
Praying in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!