March 26th
There are so many ways to pray, and God uses all of them. Prayer is a way to join with God in the work that he is doing. The Father is the master of the universe, he could complete all of his plans without us, he is all powerful. But he chooses to use us even though we are broken people.
During session, there was a chance for people to share. Katie from the Steinbach team had this to share: "This girl came up and said that she wanted to give me a piggy back ride. There were these other two girls on the risers, and the wanted me to climb up and I am afraid of heights, and this girl said that if you fall I'll catch you. I climbed up and didn't fall, it was amazing. That girl, Cheyenne, made me a craft, smiled at me and said: "I want you to remember me, I'll see you at the carnival. She smiled at me and left." The media team also shared a video about how people tend to act at SOAR: Don't be that Guy at SOAR.
Jamie Niven said this during worship: "It was like the finger of God touched my heart, and it broke into a thousand pieces. He let me feel a fraction of what God feels for the lost. I need you to open my eyes to see that you are shaping my life." The Lord has really opened our eyes to see what he is seeing in Winnipeg.
Tonight's session was about intercessory prayer that was lead by Carol. She was talking about experiencing brokenness: "It's in those moments when I hear God's heartbeat. My people are like sheep without a shepherd. Who will pray for them? No matter how much brokenness is in the world or in your life, nothing can separate us from the love of God. He rose form the dead to be victorious over all the brokenness in the world."
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| Participants at their ministry locations |
Can we still stay on the fringes of ministry? When people think about missions and missionaries, we usually think about overseas missions. Missions work begins in your backyard. It begins when you step out the door. Not many people are going to pray the way that you pray. Sometimes it takes the to seek out how your prayers are expressed. Some people here really struggle with prayer, it may feel forced and uncomfortable. God places truth in your heart that he wants you to express in some way. Some people are quiet and gentle, God wants you to pray in your own way. Someone like Matt Bergen uses Graffiti to pray; he prays through it. Lloyd is an artist, he prays through painting. Some others, like Greg Denie use spoken word to pray. God reveals to us his heart for a certain community. Romans 8:36-39 "As it is written:“For your sake we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord Sometimes we just need to allow the Holy Spirit to pray through us. The most powerful tool that we have to use in this life is the Word of God. The most powerful tool that we have to use in this life is the Word of God.
Thank you for sharing the work the SOAR group is doing. I am praying the seeds that have been planted will bring forth much fruit. This post reminded me of something I read from the book "Operation World" by Jason Mandryk.
ReplyDelete"The great influx of immigrants (in Canada) creates sizeable unevangelized communities in Canada's cities. Reaching the scores of unreached ethnicities can happen within a stone's throw of most urban churches. Pray for a passion to reach out to these peoples whom God has placed on the doorsteps of evangelical congregations." What a blessing to see your group doing exactly this. May we all step up to do our part.