May 10, 2011

Happy Birthday SHOP!

On May 7th of 2006 Sanctuary House of Prayer began with a handful of people, lots of zeal and faith for the future.  This past weekend we celebrated our 5th birthday and it gave us all cause to reflect and be thankful.  I remember that first day well.  We were excited to be on our own and going for it, but in my own heart I was unclear on what to next and nervous that it might not come together so well.  The building was new, the worship teams were mostly inexperienced and we were learning on the fly.  But, the Lord determined to bless our efforts. 

We are convinced more than ever that God is doing something on the earth related to prayer.  It is not given to one group more than the others.  He is raising up a generation that will seek Him and agree with Him  wholeheartedly.  His judgements are coming to the earth and there are very serious days ahead.  Jesus is preparing to return to the Earth and He is raising up something wonderful in preparation.  SHOP is pressing to make a place for everyone who wants to be before the Lord in wholehearted pursuit.  All are invited.  For many, this will be your primary calling in the kingdom.  Things are changing right now and Jesus is looking for those who will really make Him the central focus of their lives.  We are on the journey together to see this happen.

It has been said many times that a house of prayer is established through the combination of three key elements:  the sovereignty of God,  the agreement of humans and the activity of angels.  In the past 5 years we have had all three in operation.  It was a season filled with challenges and required so much effort at times, but it was the grace of God and His activity among us that made it all work together.  He has established this house for His pleasure and purpose.  We are so grateful to be on this journey and partnering with Him.  He is worth this and SO MUCH more!  May the next 5 years be filled with endless hours of worship and prayer before the only audience that matters...

Blessings,

Brian
Ministry Director

May 06, 2011

Final Day at the University of Winnipeg

I'm sitting in an almost empty prayer room on the U of W campus. It's the first of four hours we will gather before the Lord today and it is a wonderful feeling just to be here. The larger group has not yet arrived and our worship leader for this hour, Paige, is singing the scriptures back to the Lord in affectionate agreement to Him. We have been here for 4 weeks now and today is the final day. I can't believe how great this was. I can't believe it's almost over....

Thank-you, God! You are worthy of so much more but it was a great pleasure to have been able to do even this much.

Brian
Ministry Director

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