How to pray? 如何祷告？Last Sunday, we looked at the first verse of the Lord’s prayer, 上个主日，我们分享了主祷文的第一节，“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name”. “我们在天上的父，愿人都尊你的名为圣”。Today, we’ll touch on “Your Kingdom come, 今天，我们要分享“愿你的国降临，Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” 愿你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上”There are a whole lot of things we’re taught to pray in this verse, 在这节经文中，主教导我们很多该如何祷告，today we only will do a little bit. 今天我们只分享其中的小小部分。Clearly, this prayer is not to get God to help us to do what we want. 显然，这祷告不是让神帮助我们成功。

Instead, Jesus is teaching us to change our priorities from ‘me-first’ to “God-first.” 相反，耶稣教导我们要将首要次序从“我第一”改为“神第一”。We get used to living in a ‘me-first’ world, 我们习惯了生活在一个以“我是老大”的世界里，where we get hurt and disappointed, 所以我们就受伤害，就沮丧，we feel hopeless 无望and become slaves of the enemy成为仇敌的奴仆. Through the Lord’s prayer借着主祷文 Jesus is not just teaching us how to pray因此耶稣不仅教导我们如何祷告，but telling us how we can be set free and overcome sin更是教导我们如何胜过罪, the world, and the enemy like Jesus did胜过世界和撒旦像耶稣一样的自由, that is to seek to join God’s agenda on earth那就是寻求参与到神在地上的事工里. It’s a ‘God-first’ lifestyle we need to seek starting with prayer. 主祷文是教导我们“上帝第一”的生活方式，从祷告开始寻求。

1, What does Jesus mean when He teaches “Your Kingdom come.” 主教导我们“你国度降临”是何意思

In the NT, 在新约里when Jesus came to preach the gospel, 当主耶稣来传福音he said, 他说”Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is near.” (Matt 太4:17) 天国近了，你们要悔改What does that really mean?这是什么意思 Then, it goes on to this:然后说 v.23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 耶稣走遍加利利，在各会堂里教训人，传天国的福音，医治百姓各样的病症。

Why did the Lord Jesus heal the sick and cast out demons while preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God? 主耶稣为什么在传神国福音的同时要医病赶鬼？What is the connection between healing the sick and casting out demons and repentance? 医病赶鬼与悔改有什么关系？ and the connection between the kingdom of God coming to the earth? 这和神的国降临在地上有什么关系？

In Matt 太9:32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.” 在太8：32，他们出去的时候，有人将鬼所附的一个哑巴带到耶稣跟前来。鬼被赶出去，哑巴就说出话来。众人都稀奇说：”在以色列中从来没有见过这样的事！” 法利赛人却说：”他是靠着鬼王赶鬼。” A man who was demon-possessed could not talk一个人被鬼附身无法说话, which means this man was under the influence of the Kingdom of darkness说明这个人是被黑暗国度左右, and he was robbed of his voice他被夺去了声音. Don’t assume every sickness involves in demonic movement 不要认为所有疾病都和魔鬼的活动有关。

In 1 Tim 提前5:23在书, Timothy seems to have had stomach problems提摩太似乎有胃病，Paul didn’t say, “get out, demons.” 保罗没有说：邪灵出去。Rather,相反 he suggested Timothy to have a little wine as a remedy to his illness他建议提摩太喝一点点酒来治疗他的病. That’s why when we get sick所以当我们生病，or pray for the sick或为病人祷告时, we need the discernment of the Holy Spirit to discern我们需要圣灵的辨别力来辨别, whether the sickness is caused by demonic involvement究竟是因魔鬼的攻击引起的, or just because of physical reasons还是身体原因引起的。If it involves the work of demons若是有邪灵的工作, after repenting of sin and casting out demons借着悔改罪，赶出邪灵, the sickness will go病就会离开. Otherwise,不然 we need to pray and see a doctor我们需要祷告去看医生. God never promises us a full healthy physical body神从来没有应许我们有全然康健的肉身, God never promises us that our bodies wouldn’t see decay神从来没有应许我们的身子不会朽坏. Only the Holy One Jesus who has no sin (Acts 徒 2:31). 唯有耶稣无罪的圣者Our bodies will see decay and get sick and die because of sin (Roman 罗8:10). 我们的身子都会因罪朽坏，会得病会死。

But God promises us full health and restoration for our souls and eternal life但祂应许我们一个全然健全修复的灵魂和永生生命. Now back to this case再回来, why here, after Jesus cast out demons the mute was healed?为什么这里耶稣赶出魔鬼哑巴就得医治了？Surely显然, there are two invisible Kingdoms encountered in this man在这个人身上，有两个国度相遇, one is the Kingdom of darkness which had caused the man sickness一个是黑暗的国度，使那人生病, the other is the Kingdom of God which overthrew the kingdom of darkness,另一个是神的国度赶出黑暗国度 and the man was healed. 使那人得医治。

That’s why Matt 12:28, says 所以太12：28说 if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 我若靠着神的灵赶鬼，这就是神的国临到你们了。 Demons represents the kingdom of darkness邪灵代表黑暗国度。Jesus says耶稣说, if I drive out the kingdom of darkness by the Spirit of God如果我靠着神的灵赶出黑暗的国度, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you那么神的国度就临到你们了. Jesus is the King of the Kingdom耶稣是天国的王, who is far superior to any other kingdoms他远胜于任何其他国度. The King of kings and the Lord of lords万王之王，万主之主. Just before Jesus said this就在耶稣说这话之前, in v.22在第 22 节中, they brought him anther demon-possessed man who was blind and mute他们给他带来了另一个被鬼附的瞎眼又是哑巴, and Jesus healed him耶稣医治了他, so that he could both talk and see使他又能说话又能看. But when the Pharisees heard about this法利赛人听见这事, they said就说, Jesus drove out demons by the prince of demons耶稣是靠着鬼王赶鬼。

Why did the Pharisees say that? 为何法利赛人会那么说？Where did they get these thoughts from? 他们的想法从哪里来？Later on后面，when Jesus was taken to Pilate当主耶稣被带到彼拉多面前 Matt 太27:18, for he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him  巡抚原知道他们是因为嫉妒才把他解了来。Because of envy, jealousy是因为嫉妒，妒忌. Why envy为什么嫉妒? Because of insecurity or fear因为缺乏安全感，就惧怕, fear that someone is better than me惧怕你比我好, fear that someone will take my power away惧怕你把我的权力抢走了。

Why fear and comparison为什么会惧怕和比较? Because of being independent from God因为与神隔绝. That’s the key这是关键When people are independent from God like Adam was, 当人像亚当悖逆离开神 the spirit world influences and dominates their thinking and decisions这属灵的世界就来影响左右人们的思想和决策. In other words 换句话说without being influenced by the truth the decisions or judgements we make are dominated by the Kingdom of darkness. 若不是被真理左右，我们做决定和下判断都是被黑暗的国度控制。

The physical world is seen as the result of the influence of two invisible kingdoms. 可见物质世界是两个看不见的国度影响的结果。When the ways we think are influenced by the invisible kingdom of darkness, 当我们所思想的受看不见的黑暗国度所影响，we get hurt, 我们就会受到伤害，we get sick emotionally, mentally, even physically. 就会在情绪上、精神上、甚至身体上得病。 We expose ourselves to demonic power, 我们将自己暴露在魔鬼的权势之下， which comes to steal, kill and destroy (John10:10). 恶者来偷窃、杀害、毁坏（约10：10）。 But when we turn to the Kingdom of God and live in His ways, 但当我们转向神的国度，遵神的道而活， we can be healed in relationships, in finances, in marriages, or other aspects of life. 我们就在人际关系、财务、婚姻和生命中其他方面得着医治。Because the Kingdom of God is good and sovereign. 因天国是良善、是至高， It reigns forever. 天国掌权直到永远， So that’s why Jesus came to preach, 因此耶稣传讲说： “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is near. “天国近了，你们应当悔改！”(太4:17)” It seems to say, 这话好像在说， “The Kingdom of God has arrived, “天国已到来，you need to make a decision你需要做出决定， whether you allow the current kingdom and its ways to influence you continually, 是继续让现今的国度和它的一切法则影响你，so that you’re robbed of your blessings, 夺取你的祝福， and remain in brokenness, 让你继续在破碎中， or you wanna a change in life, 还是你想生命被改变， to receive another Kingdom and His ways, 接受另一个国度和祂的道，so that you can be restored and blessed.” 使你灵魂蒙修复和祝福……” So at this point, what to pray? 这样，我们该怎样祷告呢？We pray for ourselves, 我们当为自己祷告， that we may continue to turn from our iniquities, 祷告继续离弃我们的过犯，understand and live according to His truth. 明白真理并活出真理；

Pray that His kingdom would come powerfully into our family member’s hearts, 祷告神的国大有能力地降临在家人的心里、into our societies, into our communities, into…降临在我们的社会、我们的社区、降临在……to break the chains of sin and the influence of the kingdom of darkness, 藉着福音砍断罪和黑暗国度的锁链，and restore people around us and this world through the gospel, etc. 借福音苏醒我们周围的人，复兴这世界，等等。

2, Pray to make God’s Kingdom your priority.为将天国摆在生命首位祷告

In another place, 在圣经另一处，Jesus teaches us to seek first His kingdom. 耶稣教导我们先求神的国，He is calling us to change our priorities. 祂在呼召我们改变首要次序。 What is your priority? 你的首位是什么？ What grabs your time and energy the most? 什么占据了你最多的时间和精力？  You may say, 你可能会说， “I know God’s kingdom has come, “我知道神的国已来到，but is yet to come in its fullness.” 但将来要完全的来到。” But that gives no power to change your life. 但这并不能带给你任何改变生命的力量， Only when the Holy Spirit gives you revelation about the Kingdom, 唯有圣灵将天国启示给你， which generates faith within you, 你里面才能生出信心，you’ll experience a radical change in Christ. 你就能经历生命在基督里的彻底更新。 So we’ve gotta pray that God would give us revelation about His Kingdom.因此我们当求神将祂的国开启给我们。

Ephesians 2:1-2, As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 你们死在过犯罪恶之中，他叫你们活过来。 那时，你们在其中行事为人，随从今世的风俗，顺服空中掌权者的首领，就是现今在悖逆之子心中运行的邪灵。 (弗2:1-2) It says, 这句话说，we once were separated from God because of sin. 我们过去因罪与神隔绝。 What caused us to sin? 是什么让我们犯罪？ When we follow the ways of the world, 每当我们跟从世界， we hand ourselves over to the kingdom of the darkness again. 就是再次把自己交给黑暗国度。 What are the ways the world may influence us? 世界影响我们的方式有哪些？

Movies, novels, ancestor cultures, 来自世界的电影、小说、祖宗的传统、and all kinds of theories of the world以及各种世界的道理，that influence us to form values, views, and perspectives. 影响我们，塑造我们的价值观、看法、观点。“You must get more money…“你要多挣点钱……you must get a higher education…你要拿个更高的学历……so that you’ll be highly respected.”你才会被人尊重。”Whatever ways of the world we’re influenced by, 不论被何种世界方式来影响， we’re comfortable with, 只要我们感到很舒服，and we love, 也很喜欢，we’re seized by the kingdom of darkness. 我们就被黑暗国度抓住。When I was studying in bible college, 我还在神学院读书的时候，during class when the tutor mentioned the word “imagination”, 有次上课，老师讲到“想象”这个话题，a student leaned forward on the desk, 一个学生突然向前倒在课桌上， began to convulse violently, 开始剧烈地抽风， foaming at his mouth. 并且口吐白沫。 When I urgently enquired God why. 我赶忙求问主 then I heard the word “movie”. 就听到“电影”这两个字。 I didn’t know the boy at all. 我完全没有见过那个男孩。 After class, a girl told me, 下课后，一个女孩告诉我， “Oh, he loves Hollywood movies very much, “哦，他很爱看荷里活电影， and his job is to show films in a cinema. 工作就是在电影院放电影， He’s had seizures for a long time 他的癫痫病很久了。”

The bible says, 经上说，God is so rich in mercy…and He loved us so much, for He raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms. 神既有丰富的怜悯，因他爱我们的大爱……他又叫我们与基督耶稣一同复活，一同坐在天上， (弗2:4-6) How can Christians still be seized by dark powers? 基督徒为何仍被黑暗权势抓住？ It’s our choice. 这就是我们的选择。 If we choose to follow something of the world we love and are familiar with, 我们若选择跟随自己所喜欢、所熟悉的世界上的某些东西， and we don’t give it up in exchange for gaining more of Jesus, 不愿放下去得着更多的耶稣， we then give the enemy legal access to capture us in some area of life, 就会给仇敌合法通道，可以进入我们生命的某些方面，来捉住我们，which can cause us pain or suffering. 折磨我们，使我们受痛苦。And this can influence the next generation这还会影响下一代 God wants us to experience His deliverance and healing, 神愿我们得拯救得医治，but we need to cooperate with Him in faith.但这需要我们凭信心配合神。

Jesus teaches us, 耶稣教导我们， Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matt 6:33” 你们要先求他的国和他的义，这些东西都要加给你们了。 (太6:33) It seems to say, 这句话像是在说， “you used to worry about how to get a degree, “你们习惯为怎样拿到学位忧虑、how to get money, 为挣到钱忧虑、 how to buy a house, 为买得起房子忧虑、how to get a job, 为找工作忧虑、how to get your job done…为怎样把事做好而忧虑，because you’re familiar with the ways this world teaches you how you do life. 因你们习惯于这个世界的教导去过生活。But now you’ve gotta believe the way I teach you how you do life, 但如今你们当信我的教导去度此生， that is to make God’s Word, 就是将神的话、and your relationship with God a priority in your life. 将与神建立亲密关系放在你生命的首位 So that your thoughts and decisions won’t be influenced by the teaching of this world, 这样你的思想和决定就不会被世界的教导所影响，causing you to suffer torment emotionally, mentally, or physically, 你就不至于在情绪上、精神上、身体上受折磨，but will bring you peace, joy and reassurance”. 而是得享平安、喜乐和安慰。” Joy, peace, and Love are the outcome of surrender to the Holy Spirit. 喜乐、平安和爱是降服圣灵的果子。

3, Pray for surrender, intimacy, and maturity 为向主降服、与主亲密、生命成熟长大而祷告

Jesus also teaches us to pray “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” 耶稣也教导我们祷告“愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”。what does that mean? 什么意思？Jesus said in耶稣说， Matt 7:21, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. “凡称呼我‘主啊，主啊’的人不能都进天国；惟独遵行我天父旨意的人才能进去。 (太7:21) In John 3, 约翰福音3章，Jesus clearly said, 耶稣明明地说， if anyone wants to enter the Kingdom of God, he must be born again. 人若不重生，就不能进神的国。 How? 怎么重生？ Through grace by faith靠恩典凭信心repent and receive Jesus as his personal saviour 悔改接受耶稣为个人的救主、and receive the Holy Spirit 领受圣灵、and get baptised.受洗。

But here, 但这里说only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 惟独遵行我天父旨意的人才能进去。 If we wanna fully inherit the Kingdom in the future, 我们若想将来完全承受神的国， we need to do the Father’s will. 就要遵行天父旨意。The problem for people to do God’s will on earth is because ever since Adam disobeyed God and listened to Satan, 但问题是自从亚当听从撒旦悖逆神，we’ve got used to the way of being independent from God, 人类就习惯了不依靠神， we’re used to thinking our own way, 我们习惯有自己的想法、and doing things our own way, 自己的做法，and getting our own will done, 习惯照自己的意思行， because we’re familiar with the way another invisible kingdom teaches us. 因我们习惯了另一个看不见的国度所教导我们的法则。 That’s why we need to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to teach us to do God’s will. 这就是我们需要祷告求圣灵教导我们行神旨意的原因。

Because God’s Kingdom operates and rules according to God’s will. 因神的国是照神的旨意运行和掌权，So God’s will be done on earth means God’s Kingdom rules on earth. 所以当神的旨意行在地上，就意味着神的国在地上掌权。Therefore the first part因此第一部分是, Jesus teaches us to pray for God’s Kingdom to come into people’s hearts主耶稣教导我们为神的国度降临到人心祷告; the second part,后面一半是 we’re taught to pray for God’s Kingdom to rule in people’s hearts主教导我们为神国在人心掌权祷告。

Heb 2:8, and put everything under his feet.” In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. 叫万物都服在他的脚下。既叫万物都服他，就没有剩下一样不服他的。只是如今我们还不见万物都服他。 (来2:8) The Son of God was obedient to the Father’s will, 神的儿子顺服父的旨意，even to the point of death. 以至于死。He died and was raised to life. 祂死了又复活了。He is called the King of kings and the Lord of lords. 祂是万王之王，万主之主。 Everything is subject to him, 万物都服祂，you see, 看，demons bow down before Him; 污鬼也在祂面前下拜。 the wind and waves obey Him; 连风和海也听从祂；but only people aren’t subject to him.  但唯独人不服祂。We’re not used to being submissive yet. 我们还不习惯降服。We struggle with surrender, 我们在顺服上很挣扎，because we don’t see the future blessings the invisible kingdom of God is storing for us after we surrender. 因我们看不到顺服背后 那看不见的天国为我们所存的是何等祝福。 So Jesus teaches us to pray所以主耶稣教导我们这样祷告 “Your will be done”, “愿你的旨意成就”，actually, 事实上，He is teaching us祂在教导我们， to pray for a oneness in relationship with Him through surrender, 祈求藉着顺服可以与祂合一，praying for intimacy and maturity in Christ.   祈求在基督里与祂的亲密的关系和生命的成熟，Pray for God’s reign in our hearts. 祈求神在我们心里掌权。

The first coming of Jesus showed us how to be a Son, 耶稣的第一次降临向我们显明如何成为儿子，what to do as a Son, 作为子该如何做事 through grace and faith, 靠恩典和信心， we’re learning how to be overcoming sons like Christ. 我们在学习如何成为像基督那样得胜的儿子。We’re preparing our lives to be and to do on earth for the Kingdom to come in its fullness, 我们为基督的国度全然来到，正在地上预备生命，完成使命，which Jesus spoke about for 40 days with His disciples in Acts 1 after his Resurrection before His Ascension.  这是主耶稣在使徒行传1章复活后、升天前，活活40天向门徒所讲论的。

The Kingdom of God has come now, 神的国现在已经降临， but it doesn’t come to overthrow the leadership of the governments on earth; 但祂的国来到并不是要推翻地上的政权；it doesn’t to deal with governmental injustices. 不是为解决地上政府的不公。The King Jesus didn’t come to do that, 天国的王耶稣来 并没有那样做，although he came at the time of an extremely unjust governmental system of the Roman Empire, 他来到地上时，尽管是罗马帝国极其不公义的统治时期，yet Jesus didn’t protest and criticize, 但主耶稣并没有抗议和指责，nor try to overthrow them.  也没有想推翻罗马帝国。

The Kingdom of God has come to deal with sin in everyone’s hearts. 神的国降临是为解决人心中的罪。Jesus preached the Kingdom 主耶稣宣讲天国的福音、and cast out demons and healed the sick, 医病赶鬼，to show that the Kingdom of God comes 来表明神的国降临，to overthrow the invisible kingdom of darkness within people’s hearts 是为要将人心中 那看不见的黑暗国度赶出去。

In this world 在这个世上，we all are born to sin, 我们出生就有罪， we’re born to suffer pain, 生下来就受苦，that’s why everyone comes out of their mum’s womb crying. 所以每个人都是哭着从母腹里出来。We came out of our mum’s wombs to suffer. 我们从母腹里出来受苦We’ve suffered too much because of our iniquities. 我们因自己的罪而遭受了太多的苦难。Jesus came to deliver us from the invisible kingdom of darkness 耶稣来，为把我们从那看不见的黑暗国度里救出来，and bring us into the eternal Kingdom of light and blessing. 带我们进入永恒的光明与祝福的国度。His saving love gives us life and hope 祂拯救的爱给我们生命和盼望。“Repent, the Kingdom of heaven is near.” “天国近了，你们应当悔改！”(太4:17).  The Kingdom of God has come 神的国已经来到，to prepare a family of mature and overcoming sons 来为神的家预备许多成熟得胜的儿子，for the second coming of the King Jesus 为主耶稣的再来and His millennial kingdom reign on earth.  和祂的千年国度在地上掌权作预备。

Lord, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven! 主阿，愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上！

Concluding prayer: 结束祷告：

Yes, this Kingdom reigns, 是的，这国度掌权，Lord Jesus, Your Kingdom reign. 主耶稣，你的国度掌权。Power, authority, Kingdom and glory are all Yours. 能力、权柄、国度、荣耀都是你的。You reign forever.你掌权作王直到永远。

Our Father in heaven, 我们在天上的父，we honour You, 我们尊崇你，we worship You. 我们敬拜你。We thank You for enabling us to be part of Your Kingdom 感谢你使我们成为你国度的一员，through Your Son Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. 是藉着你的儿子基督舍命在十架上。Thank You for inviting us into Your Kingdom and Your family. 感谢你邀请我们进入你的国和你的家。We praise You…我们赞美你…Let us thank Him on our own…让我们各人来感谢祂…

Father in heaven, 天父啊， let Your Kingdom come, 愿你的国降临， let You rule in our lives, 愿你在我们的生命中、in our families, 家庭中、in our marriages, 婚姻中、 in every aspect of our lives, 在我们生活的方方面面掌权， restore us, 恢复我们，we pray. 我们祈求。We repent of following the ways of thinking and doing things we’re familiar with, 我们悔改随从了自己习惯的思维和做事方式，which caused us to worry, 这使我们陷入忧虑、fear, 惧怕、 be angry and offended, 恼怒和被冒犯、unforgiving and judging, 不饶恕和论断，it gave power to the invisible kingdom of darkness to bully us.  使那看不见的黑暗国度有权势来欺压我们。

we cry out, 我们呼求，Lord Jesus, 主耶稣， let Your Kingdom come, 愿你的国降临，Holy Spirit, 圣灵啊，release Your Kingdom power into my heart, 求你释放国度的能力在我心里， to cast out the kingdom of darkness and its ways from my heart. 将黑暗国度和它的道路从我心里赶出去。Lord Jesus, 主耶稣，release Your kingdom power into my heart, 释放你国度的能力在我心里，to tear down strongholds of fear, worry, and rejection, 拆毁惧怕、忧虑、和拒绝的营垒，and cast them out of my heart. 把它们从我心里赶出去。Let Your kingdom come, 愿你的国降临， let more of Your kingdom come into my heart, 愿你的国更多进入我的心，to restore my soul…使我的灵魂苏醒…I choose to yield to Your words…我选择降服于你的话…I choose to give up something…我选择弃绝那些…(tell God something you know that is of the lust of the flesh, (告诉神 有些事你去顺服是属肉体的情欲、 the lust of the eyes, 眼目的情欲、and the pride of the life…. 今生的骄傲的…that you wanna give it up today今天你愿意弃绝它, in exchange for more of the Kingdom of God to rule in you)…可以让更多神的国度在你里面掌权)… I choose to believe in You…我选择信靠你…

you can pray on your own……你可以自己祷告…

Now let’s also pray for the Holy Spirit to convict people of their need for salvation…现在让我们一同祷告，求圣灵使人知道他们需要救恩…pray for God’s kingdom to come into our entire families, 祈求神的国降临到我们的全家、 into our societies, 临到我们的社会、into our communities, 我们的社区、 into our country, 我们的国家、into all nations…临到万国万邦…to break the chains of sin, 求主砍断罪的锁链，and deliver people from the kingdom of darkness, 将人从黑暗国度里拯救出来，and restore them through the gospel of His Son…藉着祂儿子的福音恢复他们…

Let’s also pray for spiritual awakening for the Baptist churches across the country and all of His churches over the world…让我们也为全国的浸信会和全地祂的教会的属灵觉醒祷告…Pray that God would give the revelation of the Kingdom of God and of the promise for the overcomers to His churches, 求神将天国和得胜者的应许启示给祂的众教会，so that His people will receive faith 使祂的子民得着信心，to change their priorities改变优先次序， for God’s Kingdom to come and His will be done…   先求神的国降临和祂的旨意成就…

Father in heaven, 天父，we thank You for opening up Your words to us this afternoon. 感谢你今天下午向我们开启你的话语。Thank You for Your presence with us. 感谢你与我们同在。We respond to Your invitation. 我们愿意回应你的邀请。We pray for surrender, a oneness in relationship with You. 我们为顺服和与你合一的关系祷告。We pray that You would increase our thirst and hunger for Your Word, 求你使我们更渴慕你的话语，and help us to keep Your ways, 帮助我们行在你的道中，and grow us to the full measure in Christ.  使我们在基督里成长得完全。 Lead us to a full restoration and healing in our relationships, in our marriages, in our families, 引导使我们的人际关系、婚姻、家庭都得着修复和医治，so that we may become powerful testimonies for the gospel of Your Son 使我们成为你儿子福音的有力见证，to bless and influence many for Your Kingdom’s sake. 祝福和影响许多人去归向你的国度。Let Your Kingdom come, 愿你的国降临，and Your will be done as it is in heaven.  愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。