Welcome to Sanctuary. We are a house of worship and intercession dedicated to praying for the city of Winnipeg and ministering to God as we seek to know what is on His heart and mind in this hour of history. It is our firm conviction that we are in a time unlike any other and a call is going out to every man, woman and child to seek the Lord for the place in which they live. We stand for our city and extend the call to all others in this hour to find themselves before Him with honesty and wholeheartedness.
In Joel 2 we find instruction that is relevant for us today: stop everything and seek Him for He is gracious and compassionate and slow to anger. He does leave blessing and it is right to seek Him in this. Looking back to the previous chapter we also see events that speak to us in this time. The Lord is at the head of the army and great trouble is coming to the land. We are asleep in the West to our own hour of shaking, unconvinced that anything could ever touch us in our comfort. Yet, even now there is a stirring, a shift in our thinking, and it is calling us to seek Him like never before.
Winnipeg has a destiny in God and He will bring it to fullness before the return of His Son. But, He will have a people for Himself, looking only to Him and never unfaithful in their affections as they partner with Him. He will not let us remain easily distracted. He has made us for Himself and He will have us. And we want Him because of it. Psalm 27:4 says "One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple". This is a central vision of all that we are about at Sanctuary. It is our firm conviction that as we gaze upon the beauty of the Son of God we are changed and the prayers are empowered to see His kingdom come in our city.
We choose to dedicate ourselves to this end and extend the call across our city to all others that would join us in this solemn assembly. We pray the prayer of Revelation 22:17 with conviction and earnest hearts: "Come Lord".
Brian Creary
Ministry Director
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