THE CALL TO JOIN IN PRAYER
Come together for a week of prayer, January 22-29.
(Download our Week of Prayer Guide.)
“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.” -Colossians. 4:2
Did you know that over 80% of Canadians admit that they pray. I’m quite sure many followers of Jesus pray: at meals, throughout the day and in a church gathering or group.
Our hope is to be very intentional about prayer – to pray in a way prayer that surrenders ourselves and our church to God; to pray in a way that draws us into a deeper relationship with Him.
Here’s a few ways you can join:
Commit to a daily time in prayer.
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This can be a combination of personal prayer or slowly reciting the Lord’s Prayer or other biblical prayers (e.g. Col. 1:9-13, Eph. 1:17-23, 3:16-21; John 17) **
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Commit to at least 5-10 min. daily
Consider Fasting 1-2 meals or 1 whole day
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We suggest dinner on Wednesday and Friday OR all day Wednesday with the Westside community.
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Fasting is a spiritual discipline that couples our physical hunger with the desire to grow our spiritual hunger as well our desire for God to be at work in our lives or a specific situation.
Intercede for Westside.
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Unity in the Spirit and in Christ
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Spiritual passion
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Against temptation and discouragement
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Leadership team (David, Karen, Nathan); for 2 additional leaders this season
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Community group leaders and groups
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Our staff, pastor and family (David and Franca)
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Our search for a Family and Youth Ministry pastor
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Our ministry team leaders and teams (KidsQuest, set-up, sound/media, worship, connections, counting, finance)
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KidsQuest and youth ministry (specifically for spiritual growth and community in our youth)
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New conversion, baptism and discipleship
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Discernment for future location or solution as Westside continues to grow
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Increased giving in 2017 to meet the growing vision
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Global mission partnership in Central Asia
Commit to our Prayer&Worship Night
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Wednesday, January 25 @ 7PM (WSG Hub, 3675 Blvd des Sources – Suite 201)
Morning Prayer
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Tuesday, January 24 @ 6:45-8AM (WSG Hub)
Attend Pre-Gathering Prayer
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Every Sunday in room #2 from 9:45-10:15AM