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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Prayer on Campus

For the next three weeks, during exam time, there will be a lot more prayer on campus! Janelle, the director of our local chapter of Luke 18 ministries, has booked the chapel on the University of Winnipeg campus and we are going for it. Meeting times are Monday-Friday from 8am-noon, with a combination of intercession for the campus, personal prayer for students and devotional worship designed to minister to the Lord. There will be incense rising before the throne in Heaven from this campus! Come and be part of it if you are in the area. Let's call out to the Lord on behalf of this emerging generation of leaders in our nation.

Feel free to email at info@sanctuaryhop.com if you require further info or directions to the meetings.

Blessings!

Brian
Ministry Director

Schedule Change

Sometimes you are part of something that is just so right, not just in this realm but in an eternal way, that you just know that you have to make it happen.  As we approach the 5 year mark for SHOP, we have seen the Lord build into us this internal knowing that we need to be before Him in ministry to His heart just because it is right in heaven and on the earth.  The four living creatures around the throne in Revelation 4 are unceasing in their declaration toward Him.  It is, in His presence, exactly as He wants it to be...and it never ends.  That strikes our hearts more and more as we give ourselves to this activity.  We know it is God Himself capturing us for something "other-worldly" and we are ruined for anything else. 

So, beginning this Sunday, February 20th, we are launching a new set.  It will begin at 9:30pm and run for one hour.  It is for all those who love to connect with God in the late hours of the day, with very few in the prayer room and the Spirit of God very present in the room.  We will be focusing on the Song of Solomon for the next number of months, using passages from this book as a springboard into singing about intimacy with Jesus and how He feels about us.  All are welcome to come and encounter the Lord.  Go deep for yourself!

One day, all of us will see Him as He is and the natural response of our heart will be unceasing devotion.  We want a taste of that today as well.  Join us...

Blessings,

Brian
Ministry Director

Another Wave

There is another wave of the Spirit's power and presence coming to the church in our near future. This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows what has happened in the last 100 years of visitations: they are increasing and coming closer together. This is connected to the hour of history we are living in, of course. The day of His return to the earth is growing closer and many things are being affected by this reality. There is real trouble on the horizon and the earth is about to be significantly shaken yet again in preparation for His return. But, it will come in conjunction with an outpouring that is going to sweep oh so many into the kingdom in a short time. We believe there will be a move in our city unlike any in our history and several hundred thousand will encounter Jesus. The future is both great and terrible!

Before this comes and because of this reality rushing at us, we are giving ourselves to intercession for our city and ministry to God in wholehearted worship and devotion. It is the wisest thing you can do in the hours right before the most significant events in your city's history. Not only are we not going to deny the reality or run and hide from the challenges, but we are going to be found in the middle of it all. We are going to play our part now, calling for change and living like it is coming. And we are going to keep our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus as the centre of all that matters in that hour.

Jesus, do what you need to do. Return to take this planet for yourself. Take what is rightfully yours. We wait for you.

Brian
Ministry Director

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We are moving...again!

After 4 whole weeks at Tabor Baptist Church in the east side of the city, we are relocating this Sunday to our new home (for now).  You can find us at Faith Covenant Church, 1229 Windermere Avenue, located near Pembina and Jubilee. The start time remains the same (3pm) and we will continue to do what we do.

We are excited to see what God has for us in this next location. This journey has been so interesting.  We had the opportunity to share a building with a small Baptist in an area of the city we rarely go to, and now God is having us change locations, denominations and the area of the city.  We know that He has a permanent location waiting for us at the appropriate time.  The details will become clear when He reveals them to us.  But, for now, we want to remain thankful for what He is doing and choose to walk in step with Him.

If you are in the area, drop in and pray with us. 

Blessings!

Brian

Our new meeting place

Beginning this Sunday, we will be meeting at Tabor Baptist Church (710 Madeline Street) in the Transcona neighborhood of Winnipeg. We begin at 3pm as usual. We are on the move!

A Weekend of Thankfulness

The day is finally here...we are about to have our final Sunday at the building where it all began for us.  It has been a great 4+ years and leaving here now feels like the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.  It is certainly exciting...I can hardly believe it is happening.

As we talked about this transition, it became obvious to all that the best way to end this chapter is with a day filled with thanks!  We want to pause on looking ahead for a day and instead look back at all that God has done in us and in what He has built among us.  We want to build a monument to the Lord in the spirit realm, a statement before all who are listening on earth and in the spirit realm...He is good! 

The Lord showed us a few years ago that the activity of declaring our thanks to Him for how He has led is like fragrant incense before Him.  It pleases His heart.  To fail to do this, however, is essentially the same as accusing Him of being a bad leader.  We are telling Him that "we don't trust you with our future because we don't see anything good about the way you led us in the past".  And none of us wants to do this.   We know He is good and we know that our lives and journeys are a reflection of this...if we choose to see the good in it. 

In the days of the establishing of Solomon's temple in 2 Chronicles, the priests and singers raised up a declaration before the Lord together:  "the Lord is good and His love endures forever".  On this final Sunday in SHOP Phase 1, we are excited to declare this once again.  Come and celebrate with us as  we step forward into what He has for us next.  He is such a good leader.

Blessings!

Brian