Ears2Hear - Prayer

January 2019

1/16/2019

Healing- Let’s continue to cry out for God’s healing and restoration to come to the Church of Canada. Physical healing of all kinds of diseases and injuries, but also emotional, mental, spiritual healing. May the Lord also pour into relationships bringing supernatural healing and restoration.
Awake- Intercede for an awakening in the Church that goes beyond momentary excitement to a profound renewing of faith, zeal, commitment and compassion. God is on the move, let’s not be found slumbering!
Youth/ Young Adults- Pray for the Holy Spirit to visit the younger generation in a powerful way in this hour. May there be a true spirit of revival touch down in youth groups, campus ministries and in both Bible Schools and Seminaries. Contend for fire!

PRAY FOR THE CHURCH

The scriptures reveal what God’s idea of His Church looks like. Each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Church, as revealed in scripture, and pray for that aspect to be revived.

This month we focus on:

The Church is God's Family

Let's pray that:

We live as sons and daughters, (not orphans) secure in the Father’s love
We move away from independent lifestyle and towards community. May our “I” become a “we”.
God grants us a fresh baptism of love for one another, across all denominational, ethnic or generational divides.

December 2018

12/15/2018

Christmas- Pray for this Christmas to be a season of miracles. Pray for salvations, reconciliations and the restoration of faith for those who have wandered away. Pray for supernatural provision for those that have been in need, both individuals and businesses. Pray for our Christmas services to be filled to overflowing and that they be times where Jesus is truly revealed and exalted.
Free from Consumerism- This time of year is where North American consumerism runs unchecked, intercede that the Church will not be caught up in this current. Pray instead that we will be focused on eternal values, content with what we have materially and practice generosity.
Faith- Canadian prophetic people are discerning that we are in a season where God is calling us to uproot unbelief wherever it has gained inroads in our lives. There is a radical call to fully believe the gospel in this hour. Cry out for the Church to be filled with this fresh, wholehearted, mantle of faith as we step into 2019.
Teaching- The Holy Spirit is putting fresh emphasis on the gift of teaching and the transformation that anointed teaching can bring. Contend for this anointing and for many skilled, biblically sound, teachers to be raised up in this hour.

PRAY FOR THE CHURCH

The scriptures reveal what God’s idea of His Church looks like. Each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Church, as revealed in scripture, and pray for that aspect to be revived.

This month we focus on:

The Church is God's Temple
1 Peter 2:5
Let's pray that:

The Lord build us together, so we can function and flourish in relationship
He fill us with His presence and glory
He wash us, cleanses us, and makes us holy

November 2018

11/15/2018

Humility - Pray for the Canadian Church to go much deeper in genuine humility. Humility that’s not for show, but is authentic and so honouring of God. Intercede for the culture of confessing our sins one to another to be restored to the Church. Pray that we would shift from following the world’s ways of ego-driven success to the kingdom way of making Jesus famous, even if we are not seen.
Restoration - Cry out for the restoration of the power and the presence of God that we have known in past seasons of revival. Intercede for the restoration of faith for those who have lost hope that God will move. It’s a “do it again” season!

One Thing - Pray for IHOP’s New Year’s gathering that is cutting a new path with a call to simplicity of devotion to Christ. Pray that this “reset”, (or as we have been hearing in Canada- “recalibrate”) will become a global movement of the Church returning to a singular, adoring, focus on Jesus.
Church Plants - With the hundreds of new church plants that have been launched in Canada, much prayer is needed to undergird them. Contend for these new missionary churches which are seeking to get established in areas of our nation where there is a desperate need for God.

PRAY FOR THE CHURCH

The scriptures reveal what God’s idea of His Church looks like. Each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Church, as revealed in scripture, and pray for that aspect to be revived.

This month we focus on:

The Church is a Holy Priesthood
1 Peter 2:5
Let's pray that:

we live more intentionally in communion with God
we see our lives as wholly dedicated to serve Him
we become men and women of intercession and worship
we carry His word in our hearts and speak it without mixture

October 2018

10/15/2018

Open Doors- Pray for doors of ministry to open to the Canadian Church. This could be new church plants, new mission opportunities, new relationships that are strategic for the kingdom. Along with this, intercede for doors to open for kingdom businesses!
Zeal- The spirit of the world tries to lull the Church to sleep, but Jesus is consumed with zeal for His Father’s house! Pray for a zeal that comes from the Spirit, not from our own hype. Contend for spiritual slumber to break off of the Church.
Children- Intercede for children in Canada to hear the gospel and encounter Jesus. May our churches’ children’s programs be places of great transformation. May Christian parents be granted wisdom from above as they raise their children in a world increasingly hostile to faith.

PRAY FOR THE CHURCH

The scriptures reveal what God’s idea of His Church looks like. Each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Church, as revealed in scripture, and pray for that aspect to be revived.

This month we focus on:

The Church is the Bride of Christ
Rev 19:7,8 | Eph 5:31,32 | 2 Cor 11:2
This means:

We are called to be singularly devoted and focused upon Jesus
We are called to union with Him, not independence
We are called to live sacrificially, joyfully serving, loving, giving of our self as “laid down lovers” for His glory

September 2018

9/15/2018

Tenderhearted - Pray that the Lord softens the hearts of His people to the place that we are truly tenderhearted towards Him, but also each other and the world around us. With anger and hostility rising in the world, pray that we walk instead in the radical kindness of Jesus. Eph 4:32
Marriages - Intercede for the strengthening of marriages, especially within the Church. Pray for forgiveness, deep levels of communication and for marriages to grow rich in love. Cry out for those with unbelieving spouses, that the Lord would woo these ones to Himself.
Universities - One of Canada’s greatest battlegrounds is our university and college campuses. Pray for Christian students and faculty. Pray for campus ministries to be filled with the fire of God. Contend for revival to sweep the campuses, with thousands coming to Christ.

PRAY FOR THE CHURCH

The scriptures reveal God's amazing vision of His Church.
Each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Church, as revealed in scripture, and pray that that aspect would be revived.
This month we focus on:

The Church is the Body of Christ
Eph 4:4 | Rom 12:4,5 | 1 Cor12:12-31 | Col 1:18
This means:

all members are needed and valued- pray we would be filled with love and healed from independence
we were meant to be united- pray for this to tangibly increase
all members have spiritual gifts- pray these are activated, matured and used to build up the whole

August 2018

8/20/2018

Harvest- Continue to pray for the summer to bring unprecedented harvest. Pray that the nation will grow deeply hungry for God and that the Church will use every opportunity to boldly share the Good News of Jesus. Keep lifting up all the summer camps and VBS outreaches!
The Prophetic- The Lord has been speaking to the Prophetic Council through a vision of a church bell being rung in these days. It’s a vision that represents what He desires to do with the prophetic. May the gift of prophesy ring out in new and freshly restored ways. Pray that it is clear, pure and centred on Jesus.
Reconciliation - Across the nation, the Lord has been strongly emphasizing that it’s time for reconciliation. Pray that even long-estranged relationships would be restored. Pray for grace, humility and forgiveness to grow in the Body of Christ. Believe for miracle reconciliations.

PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER
Each month we will focus on a different petition from the Lord's Prayer. This month our directive is:

For Yours is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory!

pray for extravagant praise to rise from the Church
pray for a posture of surrender in every believer
pray for the Canadian Church to orient toward eternal values rather than temporal

July 2018

7/16/2018

Military - Pray for the men and women of the Canadian military. Pray for revival on the bases and for the power of God to be poured out to bring His life into every place of need. Contend for family health, mental health and most of all, spiritual health. Pray for chaplains, and that churches close to bases would be wise and strategic in their ministry to the military.
Camps - The government’s abortion attestation requirement has hurt the ability of Christian kid’s camps to hire staff this year, but God is still in charge! Pray that all the camps would be even more fruitful as the Holy Spirit anoints speakers and counsellors to share the gospel. Pray as well for VBS type day camps, that they would be places where kids encounter God in marvellous ways.
Healing - Pray for everyone in the Body of Christ with chronic illness or injury and pray that healing would pour out of the Church to the world around us. Intercede that every church would see an increase of healing miracles, so that faith for healing becomes widespread. Pray for inner healing, healing of relationships, marriages, anxieties and all kinds of mental illnesses. Our God heals!

PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER
Each month we will focus on a different petition from the Lord's Prayer. This month our directive is:

Your Kingdom Come

pray for the gospel to be confirmed with signs of God’s power transforming lives
pray for righteousness, peace and joy to increase as Jesus’ kingdom increases in our midst
pray that all our personal kingdom building and selfish ambitions be laid down to serve His Kingdom

June 2018

6/16/2018

Peace: Pray for the Church to be filled with the power and wonder of God’s peace. May our lives and our churches manifest peace in an age of great anxiety. This is not a call to passivity or inaction, but to live a bold life marked with the power of God’s peace that stills all waves! Pray for peace and shalom in relationships as well —marriages, families and all relationships throughout the Church.
Humility: God gives grace to the humble, but our natural orientation is toward pride! Pray for the Canadian Church to follow Jesus’ example of a life lived in true humility. May ego, boasting and selfish ambition be washed away. Intercede that the Lord would also show us where self-righteousness or pretense are holding us back from genuine, deep humility
First Peoples: June 21 is National Aboriginal Day. Let’s stand in the gap for the First Peoples of Canada, that they would be gloriously impacted by the love of God. Pray for the ministries that are serving the First Peoples and pray for the power of the Spirit to flow bringing the life and healing of Jesus.

PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER
Each month we will focus on a different petition from the Lord's Prayer. This month our directive is:

Deliver Us From Evil

Pray that the Lord delivers the Church from demonic influence, attack and deception.
Pray for an increase of sanctification so that we would be delivered from the evil of our own hearts.
Pray for our nation to be delivered from evil trends of corruption, loss of freedoms, the breakdown of the family — and more.

May 2018

5/15/2018

Suddenlies- There is a widespread prophetic sense that we are at a tipping point and the “suddenlies of God” could occur in many areas that have been previously unmoving. The sudden change in North Korea is a great example. Pray for all the things that have resisted the kingdom of God, places where darkness has seemed entrenched. Pray with new faith for great turnaround and breakthrough.
Evangelism- Intercede for an explosion of evangelism to break out in the Canadian Church! Pray for new, effective strategies to reach this generation, pray for a greater activation of evangelism gifts, pray for a deep stirring of compassion for those that don’t know Christ.
The Glorious Church - Stand in the gap that the Canadian Church would be unquestionably known as the dwelling place of God. Pray that God’s presence would fill and mark the Church releasing signs, miracles, wisdom, peace, truth, love, power and more. Contend for the Church where is is weak, immature or faltering. Jesus’ desire is that the Church be glorious; may this also be our desire.

PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER
Each month we will focus on a different petition from the Lord's Prayer. This month our directive is:

Hallowed Be Your Name

Pray that all we do would bring honour to God’s name
Pray that His name would be exalted though our wholehearted, abandoned worship
Pray that the Fear of the Lord restores the awe (hallowing) of God to the Church

April 2018

4/17/2018

Awakening - The recent tragedy in Humboldt has moved the nation to sorrow and created space for spiritual conversations. Pray that the Father will use this and other events as catalysts for a national spiritual awakening. May prayer for true, holy, revival also be awakened as harvest is birthed in the prayer closet.
Unity- While our nation is becoming more divided and polarized, Jesus is calling us to contend for unprecedented unity in the Church! Pray for all unity to be Christ-centred so it will be healthy and enduring. May we walk in humility and grace for one another’s differences.
Word of God- Contend for a new love of the scriptures to rise up in the Church. Intercede for the Holy Spirit to open the Word to the Church and reveal Jesus, life and the truth that sets us free. Intercede for the Church to happily submit to the truth of scripture. Also pray for a new level of prophetic gifting that is pure, powerful and brings clarity to the Body of Christ.

PRAY THE LORD'S PRAYER
Each month we will focus on a different petition from the Lord's Prayer. This month our directive is:

Forgive Us Our Sins

Shine your light into our hearts, show us if there be any wicked way in us. (Ps 139:24)
We repent for wherever we have fallen short of the first commandment to love You, and the second command to love our neighbour as ourselves. (Mt 22:36-40)
Restore the fear of the Lord, which is to hate evil— to the Canadian Church. (Prov 8:13)