PRAYVANCOUVER.CA 2015-11-1
Pray with Thanksgiving…
We are thankful for each person who has been drawn this morning by the Holy Spirit to attend one of over 80 worship services across the WestCoast Baptist Association. This morning we are praying for two things to occur in each location: First, people would respond to the gospel and enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Second, people would hear the call of God on their lives to enter a life of living on mission in a daily lifestyle of evangelism and discipleship.
We are thankful for a warm celebration of the life of Ann Buntain, the mother of Hamish and Ian Buntain. The family and friends were blessed by the memories of a dear friend and Christian example celebrated last Sunday at Westlyn Baptist Church.
We are thankful for the national congress of Church Planting Canada as over 500 registered and participated in the event from multiple denominations across Canada. We are thankful for the work of God among our churches in Montreal and there leadership in this event.
We are thankful for the salvation of a couple this weekend during the first evangelistic outreach and bible study of a Filipino leader in Surrey as they seek to launch a new church in the area. We pray for their first worship service this Sunday morning.
We are thankful for the work of God through the outreach efforts over this weekend by several churches during this season of harvest. Pray for the salvation of many who may have heard the gospel for the first time during one of these events.
We are thankful for the leadership of God in the 16-year collaboration of Towers Baptist Church and Richmond Chinese Baptist Church. Pray as the two congregations meet together today to discuss making final decisions of taking the next steps of missions. Pray for the courage to think more about the lost then the security of each church in making this critical step.
Pray for the activity of God…
We are praying for the family of Gerry Taillon, our national leader of CNBC, as they walk through the loss and funeral of Gerry’s dad this week. Pray for the comfort of the Spirit during each event and in the times of silence.
We are praying for the leadership of God as Church on the Rock launches it’s first new plant today in Maple Ridge. Pray for Shaun Lynch who will lead the effort as well as Josh Arrington and the leadership of Church on the Rock as they help come alongside the work as the sending church. Pray for uncommon unity and fruit of evangelistic witness in the very first service.
We are praying for the Urban Village and the gathering for a new community group in the Burnaby area of people who speak Portuguese and Spanish led by the Agulars. Pray for this cross-cultural outreach that might one day lead to a new church in the Burnaby area. We are praying for the other Spanish speaking works in the city as they seek to reach the multitudes of immigrants. Pray specifically for Primera Iglesias Baptiste and Zona Cero as well as the new congregations being launched in our city through the work of our partners in the North West.
We are praying for the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit as final plans are being made for the Timothy-Barnabas conference planned for November 12. We pray for the leadership of God in determining final invitations for this great day of training and for decisions being made on Monday.
We are praying for Kelly and Jeannie Manire as they make plans to return from Russia to the Vancouver area potentially launching the next phase of their ministry in the Fraser Valley. Pray for the resources to secure a home, a car and launch a new ministry. We join in praying for all of the missionaries who have made the choice to retire from the International Mission Board. Pray for God’s guidance as they choose where they will continue their ministry to reach the lost.
We are praying for the plan to engage the First Nations People of our province through a vision tour latter this month by a team from other tribes in Washington State.
We are praying for several of our leaders who are in all stages of pursuing immigration status that will enable their work to continue and grow. Pray for the favour of God and man as they seek to meet each detail and requirement for the process.
We are praying for Seng and Nai Lor (Mein Church) as they return to Thailand this fall to guide a marriage enrichment conference for over 150 couples as well as spend time with family. Pray for the planning and travel as each couple makes their way to this important gathering.
Pray these words over our cities…
As we know that God is always at work and that the harvest is white and ready to reap in our city, pray this week that God’s people would trust the faithfulness of God and obediently live with courage and endurance in light of the truth of these words:
Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.[1]
Joshua 1:6-8 ESV
We thank you for praying for the items listed on this pray post whenever you have the opportunity to pray. We ask you to join a nationwide effort among the churches of Canada in praying specifically at 10:02 daily for the Father to cast out workers from each of our churches into the harvest.
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2001). (Jos 1:6–8). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.