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Prayer of the People, 16 October 2020

October 19, 2020 0 Comments

Prayer of the People, 16 October 2020

Heavenly Father,

Your Word and Your Spirit is establishing a conviction in our hearts that we are known and loved by you. Jesus Christ, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead stands for us as the testament of your kindness towards us and the promise of life with you now. Thank you for bringing us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We pray for a life not just mindful of but totally awash with the grace of your presence among us. Enliven us to you O Lord. Even in the midst of our troubles we ask you to fortify us as sojourners in this world by reminding us daily of our citizenship in your kingdom. Your kingdom has no borders and no earthly rulers. We confess, Jesus Christ is Lord.

On this globe crossed with borders, Lord, we see the ambition to dominate others taking hold. We remind ourselves that our battle is not against flesh and blood so grant us wisdom to know right from wrong and the courage to intervene for the weak. Lord we know we are weak and that demonic impulse to kill, steal, and destroy could take root in us through greed and through bitterness. 

We lift up those facing pressure because they seek to live a godly life through Christ Jesus;  Encourage them Lord. We lift up our teachers of the Gospel and your Word who so want to honour you with their lives and their words; Encourage them Lord. We lift up the members of our fellowship who are wavering in their faith because of temptation or became of disappointment; Encourage them Lord.

We lift up to you the students of Thailand, Hong Kong, and Uganda who yearn for freedom. Root them in your truth, and show them how to lead and love well.

Heavenly Father, may our lives with you be one of a long and joyful obedience. We need you so we pray as Jesus teaches us:

(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.

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Prayer of the People, 2 October 2020

October 5, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father,

We rejoice in the knowledge of you. We are known by you and we approach you as our Father for Your Son, Jesus Christ, has opened the way for us. Your Spirit confirms that we are your children; He has poured out your love into our hearts! Thank you for bringing us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We delight in your church. Thank you for the people you have called from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of your Son. We come from many places and we all have a story of being intercepted by your truth and your grace. You saved us from our sin, from despair, from deceit, and from the powers arrayed against the true knowledge of You.

Thank you for the person who showed us Jesus. In all of our original stories, somebody posted up right inside the gates of hell and announced the Good News of your Kingdom to us. They loved us and shared their true life with us. We thank you for these saints. Allegiance to Jesus as Lord became to us the most reasonable act of faith!

Your Church, Lord, is under pressure in many places so we intercede for them this morning. Grant your church Jesus’ courage and the wisdom of forgiveness so they can love under duress in China, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, North Korea, Mexico and Pakistan.

Awaken your church in Canada Lord. Awaken us so that we may watch with you and remember that our sins have been forgiven. Purify us through obedience to you so that we have a sincere love for each other. Help us love each other deeply from the heart in both word and in deed. Help us spur one another on to love and good deeds and not give up meeting together — even online during this pandemic. 

Disrupt our self-self-centred stupor. Awaken us to our neighbours. Help us to see others with a glimpse of your glory so we may love as you love and fulfill the mandate of your Kingdom. Give us new motivations! You teach us to pray: “May Your Kingdom come,” so we pray as you taught your disciples:

(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 Weekend Broadcast on 2 October 2020.

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Prayer of the People

September 28, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father,

Out of the depths we lift up our voice to you. It has taken a while for many of us to get here — to the heart of the matter: We need you. You are the only true God, the Creator of heaven and earth. The mountain peaks belong to you. The ocean depths belong to you. We are yours too and we long to live in your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is what we were made for.

To You, who have set the galaxies in motion, To you we call out in praise. May all glory be yours. Not to us, Lord; Not to us. But to you be all the glory. Thank you for the grace to recognize our true calling. Grant us courage for living into your purposes and grace. May we not let your words fall to ground. Instead let us treasure the gift you have given us.

We need help to love our neighbour. We need help to love each other. Revive your church Lord! May the overflow of our devotion to you be experienced in our city, in our campus, and in our homes through good deeds. May we never weary of doing good, for we trust that in due season there will be a harvest.

You see Lord. Nothing and no one escapes your view. But, we pause to lift up to you those who are being crushed. Bring hope, peace and a community of grace & truth to the Uighurs in NorthWest China, to the people seeking a place of refuge who are stuck in Lesvos, Greece, to the solitary man or woman caught in addiction in Vancouver, and to the person wrestling with anxiety by themselves.

Surely we can get below the surface of our “I’ve got it together vainness” to speak with you and each other of the matters weighing down on our souls. May your love wash over us. May your Spirit generate encouragement and refreshing service in our life together. 

We pray urgently that your church might be revived! Revive us Lord. Salvation is in no other name, so it’s in Your name that we pray as Jesus taught us: (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.

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Prayer of the People, 18 September 2020

September 22, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father,

We come before you singing with joy! You are our salvation. You are the one who has rescued us from captivity in the kingdom of darkness and have delivered us into the kingdom of Your Son whom you love. Now by your Spirit we are united in your communion forever — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Such love constrains us! We have new desires to fulfill your Word in our lives and to move responsively to the prompting of your Spirit. May we align our lives with you that all the earth may reveal your glory and all it’s inhabitants rejoice in you!

Oh Lord, we have no ultimate enmity with any people on the planet. Instead, our struggle is with the powers and principalities arrayed against you and your purposes. Yet our struggles seem to abound. Prejudice and fear rise up in our hearts. Forgive us Lord and create a clean heart in us. May the rejuvenating power of your Spirit enable us to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Jesus Christ.

Show us Lord how you would redeem our work so that others get a view of your goodness. Open hearts to the good news of Jesus that they may have an eternal share in your life. And all the while give us boldness to tell our story shaped by knowing You through the life and blood of Jesus. You have the Words of life so instruct us in how to speak to our generation.

It’s in Your name that we pray as so we pray as Jesus has taught us: (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, 18 September 2020.

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Prayer of the People, 11 September 2020

September 14, 2020 0 Comments

Heavenly Father,

We praise you — for you are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Through the ages you have displayed your glory in Creation. Now you also show your glory in the life of your church redeemed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ your Son. May we rejoice in Him and may your joy well up in us as we partake in your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Your Word testifies of your power and has generated within us a yearning to see your kingdom come in our day. By your Spirit we groan with creation and cry out, Abba, Father. Come Lord and fulfill your purposes in us. Keep working Lord! May we look more and more like Jesus everyday. Your purposes will prevail!

But Lord, How long?

We lift up to you the refugees stranded on the Island of Lesbos who are suffering through the terrible conditions and the recent fires at camp Moria. Comfort them Lord and please open doors of safe passage to places of refuge.

We lift up to you the people on the West Coast of the United States who have been suffering through terrible heat and fires. We ask you to bring relief Lord and comfort to those who have lost loved ones and the safety of their homes.

We lift up to you — your church under pressure and persecution across the globe. Fortify them by your Spirit with faith and with courage to love. Send your agents of ministry and refreshment to them O Lord and may your good news be made known by the witness of your people.

We lift up to you friends and family, and our neighbours, who so desire to overcome the world, but seek to do it without faith in you. Their purposes are their own, yet we rejoice in how your common grace has aligned many with the good values of your Kingdom. We pray Lord that they would get to know you, so that through faith in You they will truly overcome. And we pray that we might be truly aligned— heart, mind, soul, and strength with you, so we pray Lord, as Jesus taught us: (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.

The prayer of the people is part of th Origin Church Online Broadcast on 11 September 2020.

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