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Prayer of the People, 27 December 2020

December 28, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

You have brought us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through faith in your Son Jesus Christ. Thank you for this grace to believe, taking you at your Word, and adjusting our lives accordingly. 

We believe you, if anyone is in Christ they are a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come. Come Lord Jesus and cause your joy to spring up in us. We would like to behold again the wonder of your birth and the wisdom of your ways.

During this remembrance of Jesus’ birth we pray that you would be present among us:

comfort those who mourn;
rescue those who despair;
deliver those who wander;

Make known to us the pathway of life and activate the ways of peace by your Spirit.

We praise you, for the forgiveness of sin has cast away the ledger that stood against us! 

Thank you.

We lift up to you our campus communities. We pray that scholars would know you. We pray that students would experience Your refreshing Presence during this break. We pray that those anxious for provisions would be enriched through your abundance abiding in community. Come Lord Jesus, Come.

We lift up to you regions, countries, and people groups yearning for peace in Syria, Yemen, Tigray, Mexico, and Xinjiang. Come Lord Jesus, Come.

(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, 
forever. 
Amen.

This prayer was part of our Weekend Broadcast released on 26 December 2020.

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Prayer of the People, 18 Dec 2020

December 21, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

When we were in distress we called on you and you answered. You heard. You saw. and You delivered us from the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of your Son. Thank you for gathering us from the depths of the pit and including us in your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Your mighty love is on display in the cradle, the cross, and the empty tomb, and even in your church. You lift us up!

May our worship be pleasing to you. Your Spirit makes possible what Jesus was seeking: the salvation of the lost and our transformation into true worshippers. We know you as our loving Father. Create in us a clean heart and help us maintain integrity from the inside out. Forgive us Lord for our sins and fill us with your Spirit.

We lift up to you friends and family who have lost loved ones during this pandemic. Comfort and help Oh Lord. We give thanks for the vaccines that are now being rolled out. We pray that you would help us persist in caring for our neighbours and in suspending our rights in order to love well. We pray that the nations with wealth would not abandon the poor but would willfully and generously make vaccines available. Only in this way will enter into the lessons provided by you through the pandemic. Help us Lord.

We lift up the pastors and ministers of churches and ministries in our Association. Encourage them and provide for them in this season. Fortify them with hope. Anoint them with your Spirit so that their life in you yields an abundance that brings glory to you. 

Oh Lord Jesus may your Church flourish and shine like a city on a hill that cannot be hidden.

(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, 
forever. 
Amen.

This prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast on 18 December 2020.

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Prayer of the People, 11 Dec 2020

December 14, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

It’s December in Vancouver. As the darkness of longer nights envelops us we keep the lights on longer. Fortunately the light of your love never goes out, but we would have been blind to it, except for the grace of faith in Jesus — the Light of the World. By this grace you have included us in your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thank you!

For each one of us there have been messengers of your grace who provided us with clues to your goodness and who have announced your good news. Thank you for these friends of yours who have treated us according to your own faithful love.

We were soul sick with an incurable disease. But you have provided the balm that heals us. 
We were soul weary weighed down by idols received with false promises. But you have provided our deliverance.
We were sucked of all joy but you have set before us the joyful reality of your Kingdom and your Holy Spirit keeps pouring your love into our lives.

Praise be to you, the lover and shepherd of our souls!

We lift up to you the many who accompany us through life in this city but do not know your Son. Oh Lord that you would be born in them and bring them to faith in You which is  eternal life.

We lift up to you the Shamattawa First Nation in northern Manitoba as they deal with an outbreak of Covid 19. Please bring healing. Please grant them peace over the anxiety that accompanies this menace. Please let them feel loved not forgotten, cared for not abandoned.

We lift up to you our brothers and sisters working in this City and across the globe. May their worship of you be accompanied by complete surrender to you. Grant them wisdom to serve people and steward your gifts through their work. May your goodness saturate their workplaces and amplify your abundant blessings for all.

Oh Lord Come. Come Lord Jesus Come. 

(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, 
forever.
Amen.

This prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast on 11 Dec 2020.

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Prayer of the People, 4 Dec 2020

December 7, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

You have brought us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We praise you for this grace. You have brought us from the darkness and into your light. Now may you enlighten our minds. Now May your word give light to our paths.

Praise you! Our souls glorify You; You are magnificent! You delivered us from slavery and into freedom from sin at such great cost. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for taking up flesh. Thank you for laying  down your life for us at the cross. Oh Jesus we glorify you!

Our senses we so numb — we did not know were slaves to sin till the good news quickened our conscience and we grieved the death we could not shake off. Now you are making us new creations. Now our trust is in you. Now we have a hunger for your Word and a desire to do your will.

Come Lord Jesus. Have mercy on us. Grant us the joy of your salvation and lead us in how to live in view of your great promises: we must live as you lived.

Heavenly Father, we are concerned — for the tasks we have taken up weigh on us. Help us with our studies. This world you have made is so beautiful! There’s more to it than facts and figures — yet there are a lot of those to learn! Help us develop the skills to steward what you have entrusted to us, help us develop the character needed for courageous love.

Lord we lift up people whose dignity and glory as dearly loved and precious creations of God has been forgotten. We lift up the refugees from Tigray, Syria, and Myanmar. Please send your kindness to these dear people and free them from hate and despair.

A generation is rising up that desires morality but is not sure yet of the One from whom it proceeds. Oh, Lord grow this desire. Let your peace reign so we would all walk in the joy of your love and delight. Reveal Yourself to them in the night and in the day ‘till hearts are softened and the Holy Spirit has His way.

(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, 
forever. 
Amen.

This prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast, 4 Dec 2020.

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Prayer of the People, 27 Nov 2020

November 30, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

In the space between now and what we are hoping for, we are thankful that you walk with us. In fact you go before us and have prepared a place us, but you are also leading the way for today if we will listen. Teach us Lord and tune our hearts to the whispers of your Spirit. You have given us to your Son Jesus Christ that we might live in the communion of your Kingdom and your fellowship— the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We praise you and rejoice in your promise. But, how long Lord?
Sometimes the quiet is not so quiet because of the anxieties of our souls.
Sometimes the quiet is not so quiet because of the anger in our streets.
Sometimes the quiet is not so quiet because of the alienation on our screens.

For some of us the silence we have been driven towards hurts like shoes that are too tight.
We feel worn. We are missing each other and we are missing a sense of ease.

Oh Lord send your Spirit to us and grant us courage to surrender fully.

Release us from harmful patterns of thinking and feeling and acting that have ensnared us.
Bind up the wounds that irritate and remind us of our shame.
Oh Lord heal us.

We lift up students at universities and colleges as they draw near to the end of this term. Help them, Lord, to study with you. Help them delight in your Creation. Grant them wisdom from above so that their sense of worth and wellbeing does not reside in the marks but in what you think of them. 

We lift up to you our friends at the Athens Ministry Centre in Athens, Greece. Bless them as we enter this season of Advent. Open hearts across the world toward those on the journey for refuge. Fortify your servants sharing their lives and the Gospel with your love and hope and faith. Oh Lord, please move in close to the vulnerable who feel caught in the snare of the wicked; provide them a way out and a way into safety and healing.

Lord we need you. We wait on you. We listen for you. We love you.

(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, 
forever. 
Amen.

This Prayer was part of the first Sunday of Advent Weekend Broadcast on 27 Nov 2020, Origin Church.


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