{"id":7272,"date":"2017-07-02T19:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=7272"},"modified":"2018-09-22T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T23:34:19","slug":"prayer-fellowship-july-2017","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/events\/prayer-fellowship-july-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Fellowship July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, June 24th, I had the privilege to attend an inspiring interdenominational prayer gathering organized by a dear friend whose passion and burden is to pray for Canada.\u00a0 In light of Canada\u2019s 150th anniversary, the over arching theme was to commit our nation to the Lord, to call out to Him with one voice for healing of our land so Canada would be a blessing to all nations.<\/p>\n<p>Our prayers were focused in three specific areas:\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><i>Prayers for Christian Families\u00a0<\/i>(facilitated by my friend who is a physician by trade),<b>\u00a0<\/b><i>Prayers for Pastors and Churches\u00a0<\/i>(facilitated by Director of Relational and Spiritual Vitality of Eastern Canadian District of Christian &amp; Missionary Alliance),<i><b>\u00a0<\/b>Prayers for Politicians\u00a0<\/i>(facilitated by national Directors of Nation At Prayer, a ministry that engages believers to pray for elected representatives at every level of government).<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from over twenty Churches and six denominations, in the GTA and as far east as Montreal, were gathered with humble hearts and bended knees.\u00a0 Our only agenda was to turn our eyes to the Lord and call out to Him on behalf of our nation.\u00a0 What transpired in my prayer group was incredible, and I was blessed with a glimpse of what God intended us (His people, His Church) to be.\u00a0 Although there were ten culturally diverse individuals in my group from all walks of life, we prayed as though we were one \u2013 with one Spirit and one voice, in spite of our differences.\u00a0 This experience is an affirmation that when we submit ourselves to the Lord and abide in Him, He unites us in His Spirit and we become one in the body of Christ.\u00a0 Powerful indeed!<\/p>\n<p>Please be in prayer for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SCBC Retreat \u2013\u00a0<\/b>We look forward to a time of fellowship and learning together at Kempenfelt this weekend!\u00a0 We are thankful for our Retreat Team, for all their effort in planning and preparing for this event.\u00a0 We pray for safety in travels to and from the retreat.\u00a0 We pray the Lord would bless our time together, that we would deepen friendships with one another and we would build one another up in Christ.\u00a0 We pray for the Presence of the Lord to be with us, that He would be evident in our conversations and our activities.\u00a0 We pray for active and thoughtful participation in our discussion groups, that we would be inspired by the Holy Spirit.\u00a0 We pray that through our time together, the Lord would unify and strengthen His church.<\/li>\n<li><b>Summerfun<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 We give thanks for the privilege to host Summerfun!\u00a0 We give thanks for the opportunity to reach out and meet the needs of our community.\u00a0 We give thanks for each child registered.\u00a0 We give thanks for all Staff, Volunteers, Spiritual Action Leadership Team (SALT), Adult Mentors.\u00a0 Please commit to praying for our Summerfun program with \u201cSCBC Summerfun 2017 Prayer Calendar\u201d which outlines specific weekly prayer items.<\/li>\n<li><b>Healing and Peace \u2013\u00a0<\/b>We remember family members and friends, who are walking through the valley, with illness and treatment regiments.\u00a0 We pray for God\u2019s peace and grace to be with them.\u00a0 We pray they will experience God\u2019s peace and comfort before, during, and after treatment procedures.\u00a0 We pray for recovery without complications.\u00a0 We pray the Lord would uphold them with His strength.\u00a0 We boldly pray for healing, but trust in His sovereignty, that His will is perfect.<\/li>\n<li><b>Canada Day Celebration \u2013\u00a0<\/b>We give thanks for our nation, may God keep it strong and free!\u00a0 We pray for celebrations across Canada on July 1st, especially in our nation\u2019s capitol, that it would be peaceful and a time of gratitude for all the blessings of Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Please note, we will not be meeting at church on July 2nd as we will be at the SCBC Retreat.\u00a0 If anyone would like to meet for prayer at Kempenfelt on July 2nd at 8:30 am, I will be available.\u00a0 Looking forward to seeing you there!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, June 24th, I had the privilege to attend an inspiring interdenominational prayer gathering organized by a dear friend whose passion and burden is to pray for Canada.\u00a0 In light of Canada\u2019s 150th anniversary, the over arching theme was to commit our nation to the Lord, to call out to Him with one voice for healing of our land so Canada would be a blessing to all nations. 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