Upcoming Event

On Sunday, February 5th, we are pleased to welcome Carlos Sarmiento to SHOP for the evening.  Carlos is the Director of Orlando House of Prayer in Orlando, Florida, and has been in this role since its inception in 2005.  At one time he was on staff at Benny Hinn's church in Orlando but God encountered him with a new direction and a house of prayer was born. He is a man of integrity and passion for the kingdom of God.  We are excited to have him with us!  He will be speaking and ministering to us beginning at 6pm on that day.  All are invited. 

Blessings!

Brian
Ministry Director

Onething Conference Webcast Day 1

A group of us are sitting together at the Community Life Church on Talbot and Allan watching the Onething conference in KC via video webcast and we are loving it! The worship is engaging and the teaching is the message for this hour. Come and be part of it if you have time. Let Him stir your heart these next 4 days.

Brian

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Holiday Schedule

With the Christmas season upon us, here are the relevant schedule changes for our House:

1. December 25th--we will closed entirely for that day

2. December 27th--no intercession meeting

3. Dec 28-31-- we will be webcasting the Onething conference in its entirety...every session to the wrap-up at midnight on New Years Eve! Come and be with us for this excellent conference. There is no cost for this event. We are gathering at Community Life Church on the corner of Talbot and Allan Street. Check the schedule of the conference sessions at www.ihop.org.

3. January 01--we are back at FCC with a full day of worship and prayer

4. Jan 02-- a new day in the schedule, this will be from 6:30-9:30pm and happen at the FCC building. We will have three one-hour sets and all are invited to be with us each week at this time.

Merry Christmas to all!

Brian

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Equipping Sunday

We are going to take a break from our normal schedule of worship and prayer to sharpen our skills and implement some things that God has been highlighting recently. It begins at 3pm and ends at 7pm. This is mostly for those who are an active part of the community, although all are welcome to attend. We will be having an intercession set at 6pm for one hour as well.

The following week, November 6th, and for the rest of the month, we are going to focus our intercession sets on revival in our city. The teaching series will also be focused on the same theme. We believe that there is a significant move of God coming to Winnipeg and we want to be prepared in our hearts and minds for what He has for us.

As well, all the others sets in November will be focused on thankfulness. We have felt recently that it will be a needed and significant offering to the Lord to express gratitude for all that He has done in our midst. It will align our hearts with Him and be a fragrant offering before Him from our house of prayer.

Join with us!

Blessings,

Brian

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Fast Day #8

As we begin our second week of fasting, we are eager to encounter the Lord and hear his direction for us.  Last night we talked about the activity of ministering to God and the fact that being thankful before Him was a powerful way to align ourselves with who He is and what He is doing.  He has great desire in His heart for us, even when we are weak and easily distracted.  When we struggle and begin to complain about our circumstances, it pulls us into a bad way of thinking.  Accusation against Him and the way He has been leading us begins to grow.  Soon, we are believing lies that God is not really concerned about us at all.  It is a dangerous place to be.

Being grateful and expressing thanks to Him, on the other hand, sets us free from the deceptions and allows us to see Him as He truly is...filled with goodness and love, and eager to encounter us.  Even the smallest move toward Him in love brings delight to His heart.  We are bringing pleasure to God with our weak attempts to follow Him in love!  Grumbling and complaining can steal this reality from our hearts and it is an area we want to fight against with diligence. 

As we continue on this week, we are asking for grace to fast, open access to hear His word to us, hearts filled with thankfulness and a willingness to search this out and speak it out with devotion. 

Blessings,

Brian
Ministry Director

Fasting information

Its Day #2 of our 14-day fast and I was alerted to a good resource for us.  The IHOP website has some excellent information on fasting and how to enter in to this discipline in a safe and effective way.  It is worth reading!  In this two-week time of consecration and turning aside to listen, we want to see fasting as a way to align our will with the divine order of Heaven and to walk in step with the One we love. 

Here is an excellent point from the IHOP site:

"Breakthroughs often come after a fast, not during it. Do not listen to the lie that nothing is happening. It is our conviction that every fast done in faith will be rewarded"

We are pressing forward in our weakness with faith and confidence that God is ahead of us in this, and that even when we are hearing little and feeling a bit worn out He is definitely going to meet us in our efforts.  This is an exciting time for us and what He is doing through SHOP in our city. 

Blessings and grace to all of you!

Brian

Corporate Fast

Beginning Monday, September 5th we are calling the SHOP community and all friends of our prayer
community to join in fasting and prayer until September 18th.  This is an important season for us, a season initiated by God and one that we want to press into with integrity.  Recently, we have been hearing that God is going to speak to our house and we are going to take the next 2 weeks to embrace weakness and really listen.  Please join us in this or pray for grace that we grow in love with Jesus.

Brian
Ministry Director