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October 2019

10/15/2019

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Election / New Government - Join your prayers with thousands of others from the Church in Canada to intercede for the outcome of the Federal Election. As the votes are counted, turn your prayers to the new government, the choice of cabinet, advisors, and policy priorities.
Revival of Prophetic - Numerous prophetic dreams indicate the Lord’s desire to revive and purify the prophetic in our nation. It is a time to pick up the prophetic sound of the early church, a time for the healing of those with prophetic gifts, and a time for a glorious increase of prophetic revelation. Many are declaring this is the “year of the mouth”— may we speak forth the word of the Lord!
Bible - The battle between truth and deception is continuing to rage. No longer is scripture seen as the ultimate authority in all Christian circles. Cry out for a movement of deep devotion to the written Word of God to spread throughout the Canadian Church. Pray that we would be saturated, formed and sanctified by the Bible.
Immigrant Communities Many immigrant communities in Canada have a high percentage of Christians, however others are committed to other faiths and are quite resistant to the gospel. Both of these groups need prayer! For those who have immigrated to this nation as Christians— may they be bold in their witness. For those who are a part of Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim or Hindu communities— that they would be open and hungry to learn about Jesus.
Shift into Mission - Stand in the gap for the Canadian Church to reorient towards living out the mission of Jesus rather than just being safe and secure in our church communities. Pray for repentance to touch our hearts where we have been indifferent. Pray that every congregation begins to pray, serve and proclaim the gospel with an expectation that God will move.

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September 2019

9/15/2019

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Election - Pray for the Lord to have His way in the outcome of the current federal election. Pray for the Church to be engaged, active, prayerful and walking in an “opposite spirit” of the spirit of the world. Pray for our eyes and trust to remain on Jesus. Check out these national ministries give leadership to prayer for this election: Pray Canada / My Canada / NHOP.
Clear Eyes - "If the eye is bad, the whole body is full of darkness." (Mt 6: 23) Pray for the sight of the Church t0 be healthy and unhindered by “logs”: wounds, error or distortions. Pray that the prophetic and teaching ministries of the Church be sources of light for the Body of Christ.
Dig Canals- Contend in prayer for the Church to be prepared for revival. Intercede that we would not take shortcuts in our discipleship or in building healthy churches so we are able to serve a great ingathering, steward a great outpouring. (see prophetic word)
Compassion - Cry out for the Body of Christ to see the harvest and be moved with compassion. Not just moved emotionally, but moved to prayer and moved to take action. Intercede for a great activation of mission and a Spirit-empowered proclamation of the gospel all through Canada. My we be ones that “cannot but tell.”
Encouragement - Pray for a widespread activation of the spiritual ministry of encouragement. Ask the Lord for encouragement that is impactful and life giving at a deep level, not just shallow, “pep talk” words, even if well intended. May Spirit-anointed encouragement break demonic assignments of heaviness, defeat and even despair.

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August 2019

8/15/2019

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Election - Lift your voice to the Lord to pray for the upcoming federal election. Pray for wise, godly, qualified candidates to be elected. Pray for integrity, the rule of law and civility to return where that has been eroded.
Meekness - Intercede for meekness, (that fruit of the Spirit which is necessary for revival to be sustained) to grow in the Church. Pray that the Lord will wash us of all self-promotion and pride.
Awakened Prayer- Receive the fresh breath of the Spirit to awaken prayer in your life and in your church! Pray for the Church to lean in to new grace-filled disciplines, believing for the increase of the Spirit of Prayer.
Family- Pray for Christian families to be strengthened in every area of need or weakness. Pray that they will be alive spiritually, filled with the word and the work of the Spirit. Pray that they will be missional and naturally, visibly, living out their witness.
Behold I do a new thing- Many new things are coming this fall, pray that we will clearly discern and embrace all the Lord wants to do. Pray for those that are in transitional times that require faith and waiting. Contend that we don’t get stuck in old paradigms, old mindsets, and stay married to outdated ways because they are familiar.

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July 2019

7/15/2019

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Leadership- Independence, lawlessness and distrust of authority are rampant in our culture and the Church is often tempted with these attitudes as well. Pray for the Canadian Church to be joyfully submitted to Jesus and willing to submit in healthy ways to the leaders He’s appointed in His Church. Pray for these leaders to be skilled, godly, healthy and love like He does
Universities- Contend for our Universities to be the seedbeds of revival! Pray for unity between campus ministry organizations, for an awakening of campus prayer movements, and for new, strategic missions initiatives. Pray for all Christian students and faculty preparing for the fall.
End Abortion- Pray for the hearts of Canadians to be softened towards the unborn. Pray that the lies which have diminished the humanity of the unborn collapse and for a widespread turning of public opinion on this issue. Pray for the Church to be mindful of the high percentage of women who have had abortions and to treat them with grace and God’s love.
The Mind of Christ- This is a summer of receiving strategy. Pray for meekness and a corporate seeking of Jesus’s ways. Let His thoughts become our thoughts. Pray for His wisdom to infuse the Church.
Unity- Pray for God to do the miraculous work of rebuilding His people into unity. Thank Him for every baby step in this direction, pray for much more. Pray that the call towards unity becomes more compelling than protecting our differences.

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June 2019

6/15/2019

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Discipleship - Pray for the Canadian Church that we would seek to be disciples of Jesus in all areas of our lives. Pray for a shift away from “consumer Christianity”, where we simply look for ways to be blessed, while our lives are left untouched by the power of the Gospel.
First Nations - As we celebrate National Aboriginal Day this month, let’s join with our First Nations brothers and sisters to contend for revival to visit every reserve in Canada. Let’s also pray for increase of healing and unity between natives and non-natives in Christ.
Camps - Summer camps and kid’s day camps are powerful ministries to bring children and teens to faith. Intercede for these programs to be abundantly fruitful this year. Pray for those that will attend who are either not Christians yet, or who are struggling in their faith, that God will powerfully meet them.
Neighbourhood Mission - Stand in the gap for the Body of Christ to be great neighbours, wherever they live. Pray for a heightened awareness of our neighbours and for revelation of innovative ways to reach out. Pray for the power of hospitality. Pray for the Holy Spirit to fall upon entire neighbourhoods.
Intimacy - Intercede for all those in the Body of Christ who have grown dry, cold or distant from God. But also intercede that we all would be drawn closer to Him. May there be a glorious renewal of first love for all of us, going deeper than ever before into communion with the Lord.

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United Generations- Pray for a new level of unity of heart and mind in the Church of Canada. May it be across all denominations and people groups but also between the young and old. Pray for all Christians to join into the mission of God in this hour, pray for those who have disqualified themselves because of age to re-engage.

Boldness- Pray the apostolic prayer for boldness! (Act 4:29,30) Boldness to share the gospel, to live the gospel, and to pray prayers that require a big God to answer. Pray for all the intimidation that has muted the Church to lift and for the Lord to empower us with wisdom, kindness and courage.
Wind of God- It’s time to set our sails! Pray for the Church to see clearly where God is moving and partner with Him. Stand in the gap for the Church to be set free from all striving and our need to perform. May we join in to what God is doing in a posture of rest and faith.
Faithfulness- The Lord always rewards faithfulness. Intercede for the Canadian Church to continue in obedient, wholehearted, faithfulness— even when it we can’t yet see the fruit. Pray for strength and encouragement for those who are loosing heart. Pray for the demonic assignment of discouragement to break.
Forgiveness- Seek the Lord for an outpouring of grace upon the Church to deeply forgive all those that have wronged us. Intercede that we would be Christlike in our forgiveness and that offence, bitterness and resentment would be uprooted wherever it has gained a foothold.

April 2019

4/16/2019

Easter - Pray for God to move in great power this Easter weekend. Pray for the gospel to be preached and Jesus revealed with tremendous anointing. Pray for rededications, healings, salvations and deliverances. Pray for resurrection power to be tangibly present as the Lord moves upon hearts where hope and faith that has been dying, and bring new life.
Forerunning - God is arising up a forerunning company of believers in the spirit of John the Baptist (He must increase, I must decrease), to prepare the way for revival. Pray for these new sounds of: “repentance” and “behold the Lamb” to be received and awaken many. (Mt 3:2,8, Jn 1:29)
Psalms 126 - Lift up the promises in this psalm in intercession. It’s a psalm that has been prophetically given the nation in this hour. Momentum of miracles and breakthroughs has been increasing, pray this continues and even accelerates more.
Home - Contend for the call to “come home” to be heard. This is a call to the prodigals, but also to the Church that may have drifted from the truth of scripture or a simple devotion and dependance upon Jesus.
Worship - Intercede for a fresh awakening of worship. Pray for the grace to give God a “sacrifice of praise”, even in the midst of times of great loss, heartbreak and confusion. May the Church be gloriously captivated with Jesus and may the stones in Canada not need to cry out! (Lu 19:40)

March 2019

3/15/2019

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Alberta -Pray for Alberta! The Lord is highlighting Alberta and inviting the nation to focus our prayers upon this province. Pray for the Church in Alberta to experience a great move of the Spirit, especially manifesting in prayer and heart-felt drawing near to God.
Lent - We are in the season of Lent, pray that these 40 days will not be a time of empty religious works, but a powerful time of encountering God! Intercede that the Spirit’s call to fasting, prayer and softened hearts will be widely heeded with the Church returning to first love. Rev 2:4, 3:19,20
Fields - Pray for the “harvest fields”. Contend that the Lord will bring hunger for God, and a deep awareness of need for Him to demographics of our nation that seem most resistant to the gospel. Prophesy to the fields that they would be prepared to receive the gospel. Pray as well for a new wave of Spirit empowered harvesters and intercessors for the harvest! Eze 37:4, Lu 10:2
Potter’s Wheel - Big structural changes are happening within the Church. Pray for those that are “on the potter’s wheel”, and being impacted by the reshaping. Pray that we embrace God’s good and perfect will, rather than resist the changes by clinging to the old. Pray for wisdom for those in leadership, as they discern the shape of the new vessels. Jer 18:1-6
Let Faith Arise - The Lord is calling the Church to be renewed in faith, especially faith for resurrection life. Stand in the gap for those overwhelmed with disappointment and discouragement, those that have been confused by the enemy’s lies, and those who have subtly shifted their hope to human solutions. Cry out for raw, bold, confident faith in the gospel that promises resurrection power to manifest in the Church. Acts 4:29,30

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February 2019

2/15/2019

Buy the Field - It is time to invest in the harvest. There is a great re-evaluation and repositioning in light of what is now needed for a great Canadian harvest. Pray that we will be responsive and obedient in this great shift, not hanging on to what was for the last season. Intercede also that the Body of Christ will invest our hearts into the harvest, which for many can mean receiving His burden for souls (see below).
Mobilise - the Lord is calling for a widespread mobilization of evangelists, of intercessors that will contend for the harvest, and for resources that have been stockpiled. Pray that we will have faith to let go of our comforts and passivity. Contend for an activation and anointing of evangelists in an unprecedented manner, even the mantle of Billy Graham to fall on thousands.
Repentance- Pray that the Spirit of true conviction will, in His grace, confront all our self-oriented ways. Cry out that the Lord will reveal to us what is keeping us distant from Him, keeping our hearts cold and hard or ways where we’ve distorted who He is. Pray for beautiful, life-restoring, Spirit-led repentance to sweep the Body of Christ.
Quebec - There are tremendous prophetic promises in Canada’s foundations for the province of Quebec. Pray again. Cry out with faith that great revival will come to Quebec, to the Catholic Church and to the secular society. Pray for every congregation in Quebec to be supernaturally strengthened in this hour.

Buying the field refers to the parables of Mt 13:44-46. For Jesus, the treasure is the souls of men, He gave up everything to purchase us. For us, Jesus is the treasure, we lay down everything to have Him, but we also join in His treasuring the souls of men.

January 2019

1/16/2019

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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.

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