Mom had an ultrasound done Wednesday, and her doctor called yesterday to say she has a 3 inch cyst on her left ovary and a 5 inch cyst on her right. She will probably need surgery to have the cysts and maybe her ovaries removed. She will be going to see a gynecologist on Tuesday.
She's in a lot of pain and requesting prayer.
Praying for you to ease the pain and wisdom for you and the doctors.This is the scripture I'm thinking about today:
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.- Romans 15:5-7
Day 34 - May 26
Dependence on Christ
Scripture: "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing”. John 15:4-5
Thought: The key to all valid activity is not its effect but its source. If it derives from what we do for Jesus, rather than from what He does through us, it will come to nothing. This is the only way we ‘bear fruit’, whether “the fruit of the spirit” (Gal 5:22), i.e. character, or the fruit of His life being reproduced in others, i.e. evangelism.
Prayer Point:
• Pray that we will live in such dependence upon the indwelling presence of Jesus Christ that His life in us will bear inevitable fruit in drawing others to Himself.
Charles Price
Speaker: Living Truth Television.
The Peoples Church,
Toronto, Ontario
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Day 35 - May 27
Sharing the Gospel Even When It Hurts
Scripture:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Prayer Points:
• Pray that true believers will not shrink back from sharing the gospel even though talking about sin causes offence.
• Pray the church will take up its call to show our love for Christ in a way that would cause others to be jealous of what we have in Christ
• Pray that the church will be established by the preaching of God’s word with power love and full conviction.
Jane Hart
co-National Director
Precept Ministries Canada
Day 33 - May 25
Look and Follow
Scripture:
When he (John) saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. John 1:36-37
Thought: May we, as a nation, SEE Jesus, not just passing by, but here dwelling among us. May the way we live and love point Him out and say, "Look, the Lamb of God!"
Prayer Points:
• As we proclaim His Goodness boldly we pray that many will hear and will understand that Jesus has come for their salvation.
• Pray that we may follow Jesus and lead many to His love.
Diana M. White
Prayer Facilitator
Kelowna, BC
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Day 31 - May 23
Pray, Go, Share!
In John 4, Jesus is talking to His disciples. In Matthew 9, He is telling His disciples that even though it was December; the harvest was ripe, it was ready for picking – right now. You can’t wait four months – PRAY, GO AND SHARE
Scripture:
• “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:35-38
Prayer Points:
• Ask that God’s people would first PRAY that He would prepare hearts for the seed of His Word.
• Pray for God to raise up workers for the harvest field
Scripture:
• "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying 'One sows and another reaps' is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labour." John 4:34-38
Prayer Points:
• Pray that God’s people would see that where they live and work is where God has placed them and there are people ripe for harvest.
Glenna Heidt
National Prayer Consultant
Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists
Vancouver BC
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Day 32 - May 24
The Gospel According To…My Life
Scripture:
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:15-19
Prayer Points:
• Pray that God would release a Spirit of wisdom and revelation to His church and to the world, that we might know Him better. Pray that the eyes of people’s hearts would be open to see Jesus.
• Pray that God’s people would know the hope of their calling, as ministers of reconciliation and as “living epistles”.
• Pray that the church of Canada would walk in His incomparably great power, being strengthened in our inner man by His Spirit, pursuing the lost with His passion.
Rev. Jill Weber
Director
Greater Ontario House of Prayer
Burlington, Ontario
Day 29 - May 21
The Road to Home
Scripture:
“A river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowed from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life…the leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations” Rev 22:1,2 NLT
To effectively draw others to join us on this “Highway to Heaven” (Isa 35:8-10), we must dance, worship, and play together as God’s children in the River so that the water of life within is pure and joyful (John 4:7-14) causing the thirsty to come and drink freely (Rev 21:6). The more we soak in God’s Presence and become more intimate with our Bridegroom-King, the more of Christ’s nature we have to pour out onto others turning sorrow to joy, despair to hope, stress to peace, sickness to health.
Prayer Points:
• Pray for the Nations’ Gatekeepers, the First Peoples ( www.actsnewsnetwork.com)
• Pray for the Mi’kmaq to experience revival so that they may open the Eastern gates for the Glory of God to come in like a tidal wave
Diana Read-Miedema
Truro, Nova Scotia (by Millbrook Reserve)
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Day 30 - May 22
Overtures of Love
Scripture:
“I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God. My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God's people.” Eph. 1:17-18
Prayer Points:
Dare we, as God’s people, pray for our neighbours:
• that He would pour out His Holy Spirit upon them.
• that He would flood their hearts with revelation and understanding.
• that with great gratitude they would respond to His overtures of Love.
Dave Warren
Director, Prayer Over The City
Saint John, New Brunswick
Day 27 - May 19
Compassion
Scripture:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
Prayer Points:
• Pray for the church of Jesus Christ to have a revelation of the love of God and be true expressions of that love to a sick and dying world.
• Pray that the church of Jesus Christ would have the heart and compassion of God for those that do not know Him and begin to call them into His kingdom.
Bonnie Jaggard
Prayer Coordinator
Fresh Fire Ministries
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Day 28 - May 20
Windows of Opportunity
Scripture:
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” (1 Peter 3:15)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that we the Church, being mindful to the Lordship of Christ in our lives, would present Him well as we live out our lives in a world desperate for an answer.
• Pray that we the Church, would be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to pause, take time and listen to those God places around us to comfort, pray, and share about Jesus during those divine windows of opportunity which the Lord ordains for those in need of a Saviour.
Linda Ferrante
Director
Global Day of Prayer
Toronto 2008
Compassion
I found a great quote (or what I think is a great quote) that I'm finding really applies to how I see God working in my life through my illnesses.
Sometimes God calms the storm ... Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child.
Author Unknown
Have a great day today trusting that God can either calm the storms in your life - or bring you to a place of calmness inside of the storm.
Blessings!
deni aka QuietSoul51
Day 25 - May 17
Living and Holy Sacrifice
Scripture:
"I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will accept" (Romans 12:1 NLT)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that the "Fear of the Lord" which is the beginning of wisdom will be implanted deeply into the hearts of believers so that they can live and be as God has intended.
• Pray for surrender to the Father as believers come to recognize that a transformation in our nation begins with transformations in our own hearts.
Rosslyn Delmonico
Speaker - Writer
Co-Founder Christian Womens Network
Publisher - Reflections of the Cross Magazine
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Day 26 - May 18
If They Do Not Hear…
Scripture:
"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?" (Romans 10: 14)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that the Holy Spirit would stir up creative and powerfully anointed voices that would 'preach' the Gospel through all media - via print, radio, TV, Internet; and through the arts, dance, drama, and music.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit would open blind eyes and deaf ears to see and hear who Jesus is; that hardened hearts would be softened and responsive to the Gospel message of salvation.
• Pray that a passion for the lost will arise in the Canadian Church, compelling believers to pray fervently for revival to sweep our nation.
Rev. Ron Mainse
President, Crossroads Christian Communications Inc.
Host of 100 Huntley Street
Day 24 - May 16
The Word Shall Not Return Void
Scripture: “…So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 54:11 (Amp.)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that we as believers would have a fresh revelation of the power of God’s word as it is released from our mouths in prayer.
• Pray for us to be led by the Spirit of God in our witnessing, having our ears attuned to Him, not hesitation in speaking the word boldly, from hearts filled with His compassion and love.
• Pray that as His word is released both in prayer and in witnessing, that we will see its life-transforming power at work in the lives of those across our nation who do not yet know Him.
Nicole Warden
Prayer Coordinator
Central Gospel Temple
St. Catharines, Ontario
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Day 25 - May 17
Living and Holy Sacrifice
Scripture:
"I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice-the kind he will accept" (Romans 12:1 NLT)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that the "Fear of the Lord" which is the beginning of wisdom will be implanted deeply into the hearts of believers so that they can live and be as God has intended.
• Pray for surrender to the Father as believers come to recognize that a transformation in our nation begins with transformations in our own hearts.
Rosslyn Delmonico
Speaker - Writer
Co-Founder Christian Womens Network
Publisher - Reflections of the Cross Magazine
Day 22 - May 14
That the World May Know
Scripture: [Jesus, praying to His Father, said] “The glory that You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one. I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them, even as You have loved Me…” John 17:22-23 (NASB)
Prayer Points:
• Pray for a commitment to embrace the effect of Jesus’ prayer, that we become so one with Christ and God that the outflow is Spirit-directed, prayer-saturated, love-embracing unity among believers that astonishes both the believers and the world.
• Pray that our churches pray this reality into place and learn to expect this in their decision-making, their caring, and their outreach ministries.
• Pray that seekers on the edge of the friend-networks of those churches see the unity, the power of God’s grace at work among us, and so come to faith in Christ.
• Pray that the churches filled with this unity/love learn how to care for the new believers.
Rev. David Chotka
Chairman of the Alliance Pray Team
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Day 23 - May 15
Food for the Soul
Scripture:
“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work…I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” John 4:34, 35 NIV (see all of John 4 – Woman at the well)
Prayer Points:
• Pray believers would see their “food” as doing the will of God and eyes would be opened to the harvest
• Pray we act in love and courageously testify, pointing others to Jesus
Donna Mitchell
Director, Connecting Streams
Power to Change, Canada
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Day 20 - May 12
Mercy and Missions
Scripture:
“May God be merciful to us and bless us. May his face shine with favour upon us. May your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.” (Psalm 67:1,2)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that God will show mercy to our nation by reviving the Church and drawing the lost to Himself.
• Pray that God will bless His followers with a passion to proclaim the Gospel.
• Pray that God will bless His followers with resources and generous hearts so His ways can be proclaimed throughout the earth.
Grace Fox
Author, Speaker
National Co-Director of International Messengers
Abbotsford, B.C.
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Day 21 - May 13
Lift Off
Scripture:
“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the
unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ . . .” II Cor. 4: 3 & 4 (NAS)
Prayer Points:
• O God . . . lift off the veils from the minds of those you send us to reach . . .
• “Unbelief . . . lift off!”
“Deception . . . lift off!”
“Spiritual Blindness . . . lift off!”
“Darkness . . . lift off!”
• Now Lord, let the revelation of Your gospel penetrate these minds and hearts, as Your magnificent truth is proclaimed.
Amen
Onalee Mitchell
Founder, Director
Girls’ Heart Point Ministry
Due to my daughter and grandson's visit I will have to cancel the prayer chat for a couple of weeks as we will be traveling back and forth etc. I won't be around much but will try to check in and see how things are going from time to time as I am able.
But please if you want to come in and type out a prayer anytime, anyday 24/7/365 go ahead your more then welcome and don't need to worry about having someone in the room to do so. Filling the chat room with prayer brings more blessing to all who come in, so feel free to pray to your hearts content.
God bless to all Mother's today
and everyone have a good Godly day today and everyday.
Day 19 - May 11
Pass it On
Scripture: "Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." John 20:21
Prayer Points:
• Pray for a fresh commitment to prayer as the lifeline through which we may hear God's voice and receive His grace as we move forward together in the proclamation of His saving Gospel.
• Pray that our lifestyle will validate the message we proclaim. A heart of love for both God and others is the most important thing we need to draw others to Christ. Let's follow Him in renewed hope, obedience and faith.
Janice Young, Member
National Planning Team
Heal Our Land National Women's Prayer Wave
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I need to cancel my chats thru May 23 since we're going away for our family reunion. We leave tomorrow (Sunday) and return May 21. I will be online occasionally while I'm gone but I'm not sure when.
God bless!
If you have any topics you'd like covered, please let me know! Thanks.
Day 18 - May 10
The Promise of Prisoners Set Free
Scripture:
“This is what the LORD says: I will answer your prayers because I have set a time when I will help by coming to save you. I have chosen you to take my promise of hope to other nations. You will rebuild the country from its ruins, then people will come and settle there. You will set prisoners free from dark dungeons to see the light of day. On their way home, they will find plenty to eat, even on barren hills.” Isaiah 49:8,9
Prayer Points:
• Declare the truth of His promises ‘to answer your prayers’ that are prayed for the peoples of the world and for your life situations
• Agree with the plans that the Lord has for you to do in world evangelization and renew the calling to go to the nations and to rebuild the ruins wherever they may be found.
• Rejoice in the ministry to set the prisoner free. Pray it into being in your life and walk out this adventure beginning today.
Gail Whyte
Servant, CMA
Stoney Creek, ON
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Day 17 - May 9
Prayer with Expectancy for Evangelism
Scripture:
Luke 11: 9-10 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Thought: Could it be that we do not have because we do not ask and expect (John 16:24)? Jesus invites us to pray with expectancy. Imagine what will happen in Canada when we all pray with this kind of faith!
Prayer Points:
• Ask: Who do you want to see come to Christ?
• Seek: What do you want to believe can happen to the spiritual climate in Canada?
• Knock: What doors of opportunity do you want to see opened for your church’s effectiveness in evangelism?
David Arrol Macfarlane
Director, National Initiatives
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
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Day 15 - May 7
Open Doors
Scripture:
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.” Colossians 4:2-5
Prayer Points:
• Pray for grace that God's people will earnestly, diligently and continually DEVOTE themselves to God, prayer and obedience.
• Pray we unite together in love in Holy Spirit’s power to bring God's purposes into every segment and influence - with boldness.
• Pray for wide open doors and receiving the power of the Gospel - reaping a mighty worldwide harvest.
Shirley Hildebrand
Prayer Leader
National Connections
Day 16 - May 8
Open Boldness and Blessing
Scripture:
“When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God, "Sovereign Lord," they said …. After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
Acts 4:24-31
Prayer Points:
Let us lift our voices together to a sovereign God:
• That we will speak the Word with all boldness
• That the mighty Hand of God to be upon us
• For great grace and great power to be on the evangelists
• Our cities shaken by the effect of the Gospel
• Jesus glorified from coast to coast to coast!
Pastor David Carson
Intercessors For Canada
Metro-Vancouver, BC
Dave was in the chat room last night. He's on the new stronger chemo and having a rough time with it. It's very strong chemo to suppress his immune system which should suppress the lupus. But he's in bad shape, and he doesn't think he'll make it back to the chat room again.
Please pray for him.
Dave's favorite scripture, Psalm 1:
1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
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Yours in Christ for Canada
David Arrol Macfarlane
On Behalf of the 40 Day Prayer RAMP
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Day 14 - May 6
Purpose: Seek and Save the Lost
Scripture: “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” Matthew 18:11
Thought: Considering that God paid the highest price possible by sacrificing His son, evangelism and outreach is most important to Him.
Prayer Points:
• Let us pray that it will be that important to us. Jesus came primarily for that high purpose - “to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Matthew 18:11)
• Let us pray for motivation, creativity and perseverance that we will use every available method at every available time to reach every available person in every available place. May everything we do and everything we are be for that purpose.
L.D. Buckingham
Lead Pastor
Moncton Wesleyan
40 Day Prayer Devotional
Day 12 - May 4
The Workers in His Fields
Scripture: “Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send out more workers in his fields.” Matthew 9:37, 38
Prayer Points:
• Who are you in relationship with today that is not yet a Christ follower? Pray for that person. Invite them out for coffee.
• Pray for the Canadian harvest; pray Christians grow in their relationship with them.
• Pray for workers to be sent in financing evangelism efforts.
• Pray for workers to be sent in being the spoken messengers of the spoken Word.
Lorna Dueck
Executive Producer
Listen Up TV / Media Voice Generation
Day 13 - May 5
Fish: More Than a Bumper Sticker
Scripture:
“And he said to them, Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
Prayer Points:
• Pray for a renewed desire amongst believers to follow Jesus above all others that are attempting to gain their attention and loyalty.
• Thank God for His promise that He will give His followers a vision and mission for the lost.
• Ask God for an abundance of “fish” finding life in Jesus this year.
Kirk Giles
Director, Ministry Advancement
Promise Keepers Canada
Mom just dropped by the chat room to say she had her MRI yesterday. It was hard, but she got thru it; thanks for praying! She gets the results in about three weeks.
Her son has to have a toe nail removed tomorrow morning because it's ingrown, so keep him in your prayers, too. Thanks.
Day 11 - May 3
The Harvest is Here
Scripture:
“Do you not say, “There are still four months and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” John 4:35
Prayer Points:
Pray for the nation of Canada:
• “White for harvest” : Pray that the Holy Spirit would impart a deep sense of urgency into the hearts of all believers to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• “Lift up your eyes” : Pray that the Church in Canada would not be overwhelmed by business but that we would lift up our eyes and see the harvest right before us.
• “Do not say” : Pray that a great spirit of FAITH would be imparted to believers all over Canada that not only is the harvest NOW but that people are desperately looking for answers today.
• Pray that the Lord would pierce our hearts once again for His heart for the lost.
• Pray that as Christians in this nation we would have a revelation not only of the reality of heaven but also of the reality of hell.
Faytene Kryskow
Director of TheCRY Canada
Director of MY Canada
Rom 12:1 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life--and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.
Rom 12:2 Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Rom 12:3 I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
Rom 12:4 In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around.
Rom 12:5 The body we're talking about is Christ's body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body,
Rom 12:6 let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't. If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else;
Rom 12:7 if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching;
Rom 12:8 if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don't get bossy; if you're put in charge, don't manipulate; if you're called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don't let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.
Rom 12:9 Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good.
Rom 12:10 Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
Rom 12:11 Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master,
Rom 12:12 cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder.
Rom 12:13 Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
Rom 12:14 Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath.
Rom 12:15 Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down.
Rom 12:16 Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.
Rom 12:17 Don't hit back; discover beauty in everyone.
Rom 12:18 If you've got it in you, get along with everybody.
Rom 12:19 Don't insist on getting even; that's not for you to do. "I'll do the judging," says God. "I'll take care of it."
Rom 12:20 Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he's thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness.
Rom 12:21 Don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.
Day 9 - May 1
Unity of the Body
Scripture:
“Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia. Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.” Romans 16:5-6
Prayer Points:
• Pray that the leaders of Canadian churches and ministries would learn to work with each other…. like Paul and his friends
• Pray that they would follow others where others are strong and support others where those same others…are weak
Gord Martin
Vision Ministries Canada
Waterloo, Ontario
Day 10 - May 2
Walking the Word
Scripture:
“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:10-14)
Prayer Points:
• Pray that Canadians Christians will have a deeper passion to be engaged in the word of God and prayer.
• Pray that Canadian Christians will live their lives according to Biblical principles and by so doing be a consistent witness to others of the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
Bob Beasley
CEO
Back to the Bible Canada
Day 7 - April 29
Teach Us to Love
Scripture: "Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged." 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Prayer Points:
• Lord, teach us to love you the way you love us.
• Lord, teach us to love others the way we love ourselves.
• Lord, teach us to love the lost so that in us they will see Jesus.
• Lord, use us to grow the Body of Christ to be strong and united in a way that would bring honour and glory to your name.
Ron Hannah
President
Promise Keepers Canada
Day 8 - April 30
Light of the World
Scripture: “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12
Prayer Points:
• Ask the Lord to examine your walk by shining His ‘light’ on your life
and to reveal anything that hinders your witness for Him in the marketplace.
• Seek to encourage others to follow Jesus, not at a distance, but intimately and passionately as one who abides in Christ while ‘working’ in the world.
Gerry Organ
Director, National Initiatives
One Way Ministries
