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Prayer of the People, 8 January 2021

January 11, 2021 0 Comments

Thank you Heavenly Father for bringing us through and into another year. We thank you for the congregations of your church that shine like Jesus’ city on a hill for the lost, discouraged, or perplexed person. Though we are gathering online we thank you that your grace and truth have drawn us to you and to each other. Thank you for loving us.

Thank you for saving us from the crushing weight of our sin. Thank you for Jesus who has  entered into our human condition, bearing the cross for us. You have become for us The Way, The Truth, and The Life. There is no one else for us to go to. You have the words of Life. You are the Word of Life for from you all life and love originates.

As we enter this new term, we commit our lives to you. You know when we sit, when we lie down, and when we rise up. You know the meditations of our hearts. And you know the words of our mouth before we utter them. You know our aspirations and our fears. We surrender these to you and seek to live first for your Kingdom and your righteousness.

Our longing is for you. Help us Lord to number our days aright. Grant us wisdom and the fullness of your Holy Spirit that our hearts may be filled with new songs of your grace.

We lift up our congregation and ask that you would help us grow in love. We pray that you would meet us during the week of prayer coming up and that you would bless all on the Alpha Course.

We lift up churches in our Association for this New Year and pray that their pastors and leaders would be encouraged and fortified for ministry this year. Bless our friends in uVillage Church here at UBC and in The Point Church at SFU.

Heavenly Father we know you love the many peoples of the world and desire to bring them into the family and Kingdom of your Son, so we unite with your heart for people and lift up 

the United States — grant clarity for truth, hope in Jesus, and love for neighbours.
we lift up Iran — may your church continue to boldly make the Gospel of Jesus known.
and we lift up Hong Kong — may your church continue to boldly love the poor and express kinship with the oppressed.

We need you Lord and so we pray…

(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 8 January 2021.

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Prayer of the People, 2 January 2021

January 4, 2021 0 Comments

Heavenly Father, 

You have carried us into a new year. You gave us the stars and planets in order to mark the passing of our days. And indeed they do pass. But may our life in you continue. Thank you for this grace: by Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, you have brought us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We rejoice in you more than we rejoice in the New Year.
You are the one who makes all things new.
You are the author and perfecter of our faith.
You are the Shepherd of our souls.

In all our relationships we pray that you would be glorified. We confess that we are so unlike you; your thoughts are not our thoughts and your ways are not our ways. Except for your Spirit and your Word and your Church we would be left to our own devices. So we seek you and ask that in this New Year we would not be conformed to the patters of this world, but rather we would be conformed to Christ Jesus our Lord.

We lift up to you the dear people of Croatia. For those languishing in the cold of refugee camps — may you move hearts and embolden authorities to act decently and aggressively for their daily bread and housing. For those struggling because of the recent earthquake — may you grant them peace for anxieties awakened by this shaking and housing for those whose homes have been destroyed. Oh Lord may your church in Croatia thrive as messengers of hope and as neighbours who care.

We lift up to you your church across Canada. As we have gathered online now for months we pray that you would encourage us. Send your Spirit Lord and stir our hearts with love for our brothers and sisters. May the overflow of our fellowship with you and with each other be a blessing to all the peoples.

(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 2 January 2021.

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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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