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Prayer of the People, 27 October 2019

October 30, 2019 0 Comments

The Gates Are Open

Heavenly Father,

We rejoice in you and your tender mercy towards us. You have called us out from darkness into the joyful and vibrant glory of your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We lack any good reasons in ourselves to merit the grace we live in today. So our genuine response is to say Thank you. Thank you Jesus!

Thank you for inhabiting flesh in the womb of Mary.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh in the form of a servant.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh on the Cross and in the Tomb.
Thank you for inhabiting flesh on the Resurrection morning.
Thank you for ascending with flesh to the right hand of the Father to intercede for us!
Thank you! There is hope for us Lord! And it’s You!

Now we are inhabited by You! 
Now we inhabit your Kingdom!

You have called us to be with you even at the gates of Hell — they will not prevail against us. So we plead with you to do it again Lord. Draw out dear children for yourself from the darkness and bring them into the Kingdom of the Son you love.

May your Spirit fortify us with grace and truth.

May the wind of your Spirit blow through our lives so that you may be known. We thank you for our brothers and sisters gathering today across the world. Specifically we pray for the Point at SFU and for uVillage in Burquitlam. May their roots grow deep in you and their fellowship with each other be filled with sincere love.

We pray for our friends in Athens, Greece and ask you to protect them from the evil one. Grant the new believers more joy and more healing as they live into the affection you are showing them in Christ. Oh, Lord bring love and justice to the streets as they walk together there.

We seek your Kingdom with them, so we pray today 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, 13 October 2019

October 15, 2019 0 Comments

Based on Psalm 100.

O Lord, We come today to make a joyful noise to you, to enjoy your presence with singing, thanksgiving, and praise. We celebrate the mighty works of your communion — the communion of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. By your grace we see Your creation, Your faithfulness, Your very present help in our lives, Your guidance, Your reign, Your approachability, Your comfort. Thank You!

This Thanksgiving weekend, we pause and consider all of the ways Your beauty, goodness, truth, and love are made real in our lives; considering all of the ways You provide and nurture us, thank you does not seem sufficient. May your Holy Spirit enlighten our minds and embolden us to sing your praises.

We also know the tension of being a people who live into the hope of Your kingdom come even while we see and experience pain, loneliness, disappointment, and fear.

Help us Lord. Injustice streams across our news feed rather than Your justice rolling down across the people like a mighty stream. We cry out for Your help for the Kurds, for refugees needing a place to live, for peace in the turmoil of Haiti. Please bring help to those impacted by the Japanese typhoon, fires in the Amazon, Ecuador’s unrest, Tunisian elections, Canadian elections, and the attack on a mosque in Burkina Faso.

Heavenly Father, we acknowledge our own anxious tension – in relationships, over our studies, our futures, our aspirations, our finances. We want to serve You with gladness, and we want many other things. Help us in our Thanksgiving to be renewed by seeking first Your kingdom because Your are good, Your loving devotion and faithfulness endures forever.   

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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.

Prepared by Ellen and Craig O’Brien.

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Prayer of the People, 6 October 2019

October 10, 2019 0 Comments

Informed by Ephesians 2:10 & Psalm 100.

Risen Lord Jesus, We come today seeking to know You and Your communion with Your Heavenly Father and with Your Spirit. You understand us better than we understand ourselves.  You walked among people and saw into our hearts and ways.  We want to walk with You through our lives, our decisions, our work.

Our spirits want to Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Worship You with gladness;
And come before you with joyful songs.
We Know that You are the Lord our God.
You made us, and we are Yours,
we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture.|

We enter Your gates with thanksgiving
and Your courts with praise;
We give thanks to you and praise Your name.
For You are good and Your love endures forever;
Your  faithfulness continues through all generations.


We lift up to You the people of Kashmir and ask for Your protection and Your joy.  As Hong Kong protests have turned violent and the political tensions have come to UBC campus, we ask for wisdom, truth, and righteousness. We pray for the Canadian elections; may you open us up to discuss and search for policies that foster life and godliness; may we elect people who are pursuing justice.

Lord, make us a people who delight in Your creation and join You in the good works you’ve prepared in advance for us to do.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Please join me in praying 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.


Prepared by Craig & Ellen O’Brien

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Prayer of the People, 22 September 2019

September 23, 2019 0 Comments

Not to us, LORD, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness.

We praise you O God, in the glory of your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Fill us and cause your name to be known among the peoples. For your sake raise up your servants in the forgotten corners of this campus and this city.

How forgetful and sleepy our spiritual life becomes when work for the disintegrating prize of our own fame, seeking to turn our names into a brand. Forgive us Lord. We want you to be the source of our comfort, our joy, and our zeal.

Free us from the idols we have raised for our own glory. Redeem the good work of your creation in our lives and establish the work of our hands. Unless you build the house we labour in vain, we stay up late, and we get up early for nothing.

So Lord, not to us. Not to us, but to your name be the glory. Let your love and faithfulness be the beauty of your people.

We lift up Zeidan and Dahlia and our friends at the Athens Ministry Centre in Greece. Encourage them Lord and grant them wisdom to serve people on the journey for refuge and to  make your kindness known. Fortify them with your love; let them rejoice in your lavish love and may the great truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ be an anchor for their souls even as turmoil washes over them and through their community.

We lift up uVillage Church and ask that you would bless Peter and Michaela, and Ian and Sophie, as they follow you and pour their lives into the next generation on campus and in Burquitlam. Make the freedom and power of your Spirit evident in their congregation and encourage your people today.

We lift up our campus Lord and thank you for the enthusiasm and energy with which many students and faculty lean into your Creation — exploring and learning, sharing concern for what people have done with it, and generating urgency about our common situation. Let your justice roll like a mighty river and revive us because of your love and faithfulness.

We seek you — for your glory.
We seek your Kingdom and righteousness — for your glory.
So we pray as Jesus taught us:

(Please join me in praying 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, 25 August 2019

August 26, 2019 0 Comments

Heavenly Father,

We rejoice in you today as we enter your communion — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You have given us a seat at the table through the life, death, burial, and resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ. This grace is real to us through Your Holy Spirit who pours out your love into our hearts and does not disappoint. Thank you!

Thank you for lifting us up from the pit of despair.
Thank you for redeeming us from the destructiveness of our sin.
Thank you for transferring us from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of your Son.
Thank you for causing us to sit, walk, and stand with you.

We fear that we are not as beautiful, successful, unique, powerful, and loveable as we need to be. Oh Lord, this fear holds us down, winds us up, and drives us into all kinds of self-righteous, protective, and problematic decisions. Help us Lord! Give us wisdom from heaven to order our steps and help us to think rightly about ourselves and this world we live in. Let the joy of your salvation work powerfully within us.

Give us courage Lord to extend our hands to others with mercy and grace.
Give us courage Lord to open our mouths against injustice and racism.
Give us courage Lord to proclaim the goodness of God in the person of Jesus Christ.
Give us courage Lord to interrupt unbelief and loneliness.
Give us courage Lord to turn strangers into friends.

As our friends and family return from countries and assignments all around the world, we ask you to fortify them with your love. We lift up the people of China, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Brazil, Yemen, Syria and Turkey — grant them true wisdom, peace and freedom Lord; may hate, fear, bitterness and violence — the tools of the evil one — not be the tools of their leaders. May your Word flourish in all these peoples and may you raise up brothers and sisters for us through the Gospel of Jesus.

We yearn for your Kingdom to be fully established in our hearts and on our campus 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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