PRAYVANCOUVER 2015-10-11
Pray with Thanksgiving…
We are thankful for the celebration of 40 years of witness through the Korean Baptist Church of Vancouver as they launched a church-wide discipleship strategy focused on multiplication for the years ahead. We are thankful also for four (4) new deacons that were ordained this past Sunday evening.
We are thankful for the report from Ekklesia as they launched their Children’s outreach program(Awana) this past Sunday evening following a block party/Awana registration that drew over 100 the week prior. There were 31 present for the first program with five more coming. Pray for the message to clearly be proclaimed and families come to Jesus through this effort.
We are thankful for the report from Canvas Church that in their first year of public gatherings they have experienced the baptism of 21 who have taken the steps to follow Jesus.
We are thankful for the report from Linh-An that four more people have come to know Jesus this past week an they have received commitments from five families and a church site to launch a new congregation on Vancouver Island among the Vietnamese people.
We are thankful for the report from The Point Church regarding their retreat in Manning Park as they built deeper personal relationships and experienced the activity of God individually and as a body. Pray for this family of God as they celebrate their annual Thanksgiving outreach dinner this Sunday evening.
We are thankful for the evening of fellowship and good food enjoyed around the table by 17 planters and their spouses this past week. We are thankful for the encouragement of being together and hearing what God is doing among those communities of faith.
We are thankful for the support of the ACTS association to begin planning for the planting of a new church in Penticton.
Pray for the activity of God…
We are praying for the peace of God and the comfort of His Spirit to be realized by the family of Hamish Buntain in the loss of his mother. We are thankful for the presence of all his siblings as she passed into the arms of Jesus. Pray for the memorial celebration of her life on October 25th.
We are praying for all the churches conducting outreach and fellowship events to celebrate Thanksgiving today. We ask that our thankfulness in all situations will bring people to Jesus.
We pray for the October 17th Celebration of Life tea held by Ekklesia for Donna and her family. Pray the clarity of gospel will be evident during this time of reflection for friends and family.
We are praying for Corneliu and Florica Ardelean(Bethel Romanian Church) as they face the diagnosis of cancer again but this time for Florica herself. Pray for the sustaining grace and peace of God as we pray also for His healing hand to touch her in the days ahead.
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.
We are praying for Tim Corbin as he provides support and training to new church planters at Basic Training for our partners in the Northwest Baptist Convention.
We are praying for the new pastor the Father has for Solid Rock Biker Church and for wisdom as Gary Smith is working with the leadership team there.
We continue praying for the nomination committee as well as the finance team as they meet this week to prepare a 2016 strategy for adoption at the WestCoast Baptist Association annual meeting on October 23rd. Pray for wisdom, courage, faith and obedience by all involved at every level. Pray for the faithful stewardship of each member and each congregation in the days ahead. Pray for the leadership team as they will examine the options during their meeting on Saturday morning.
Join us as we pray for the Canadian Elections next week. Pray for God to be honored in the process as well as the outcome. Pray for Christians to not only be informed voters but also they would be prayer warriors on behalf of the country and its leaders.
Pray these words over our cities…
Join us in praying the members of our associational churches will sense the incredible importance of prayer as we enter the spiritual battle described in Ephesians 6. It is an increasing daily battle for the eternal lives of people. Pray also as we each face difficult circumstances we will be found faithful and endure to the completion. Pray these words would penetrate our hearts and be lived out in our obedience.
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:1-5 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 us in praying specifically at 10:02 daily for the Father to cast out workers from each of our churches into the harvest.