Community Pentecostal

DEar Papa,
Where there is hatred, let there be love.
Where there is war, let there be peace.
Where there is anger, let there be happiness.
Where there is seduction, let eyes be opened to the sin at hand.
Where there is violence, let there be calm.
Where there is stagnation, let there be change.
Where there is attacks, let there be strongholds of CHrist and firm foundations built in CHrist and the armor of God.
Where there is crooked paths, straighten it.
Where there is need, let there be provision.
Where there is addiction, let it be the addiction to Jesus.
Where there is helplessness, let there be help.
Where there is confusion, let there be the Word of God.
Where there is questions, Jesus give us answers!
Where there is disorientation, let there be the map and compass of Christ.
Where there is deception, may eyes be opened to you Lord.
Where there is lies, let there be truth.
Where there is shaking, let me stand firm.
Where there is an opportunity, let me plant the seeds of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control).
Where there is death, let there be life in Christ.
Thank you Jesus, Amen!!

Father, You have moved mountains this past year. Our church has seen heartache and joy. We thank you for the memories that have formed our opinion of the last year. We thank you for answers to prayer, sometimes in ways we were not expecting. We thank you for all the mountains you moved and all the hearts you touched. WE thank you for each member of our congregation and thank you for our church. In the year ahead Father grow our caregroups. Grow our hearts for Jesus Christ. For those who are struggling or feeling discouraged or losing sight of you, help them to make inroads in regards to their various issues. For the spouses who are not saved and for the family members who are not saved, bring them to repentance. SOften their hearts and prepare their minds. May they be receptive to who you are. Draw thgem to you. Use our church for something amazing in the coming year. Bless and protect our pastors, their families, our board and our youth leaders and their families. Bless them with a common vision for Christ. Bless them with answers to prayers, strong marriages and parental relationships and enocuragement. Provide for their needs and keep their appointment book open so they can continue their work to completion. Birth prayer that takes our church to a whole new level; prayer that moves mountaions and changes our church. Prayer that heals our members and rocks our community. Let our church be a light house to the community, an inflkuencing force. Take our church psat the dot, into anew realm. The realm of the unknwon, where we know Jesus is. Use us Father, our church wants to be used. Our church wants to have a reputation of being hot, not cold or luke warm. We want to grow, we want the pews to be filled. We want to have a welcoming atmosphere that encourages our neighbours to come on in.WE thank you for our worship team and ask that you provide us with more members for our worship team. Bless their families. Lord, we invite the HOly Spirit to come in and fix our church; make it better, stronger, more for you and less for us. We want amamzing things to happen. WE want to be ready, prepared and awake when Jesus comes again. Thank you Father for all you are and all you will be in the coming year. Bless our memebers as they travel for Christmas! Bless our babies in our church and their parents. Bless our children; protect them from spiritual attack and may they grow to be like Jesus. Bless the coming year, protect our church and its membres. Bless and protect our community and bring revival to our community. The year ahead will have victory and failures, heartache and joy, death and life, hardships and great memories. Help us through it all. WE give thanks that you will be with ous and our church and will see us through it all. You will cry with us and laugh with us. You will guide us and correct us. You will teach us and rebuke us. Thank you for that! Please help our church to be better, stronger, stretching, reaching for new heights. Keep us CHrist centered in our vision and our decisions. Help our pastors to dream big dreams and to realzie those dreams. Bless our pastors and our board with unity and vision. WE want to be growing, alwayts growing! Grow our caregroups, bless them and keep them in your hands. Bless the leadersa and the host homes. Bless and grow our care groups. Help us to keep Christ in Christmas! Merry CHristmas and Happy Birthday Jesus!!! In your name we pray. Amen.

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Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy." - Habakkuk 3:2

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