“Devote yourselves to prayer…” (Col. 4:2-6) The Apostle Paul understood that the advancement of the Kingdom of God required the church to be devoted to prayer. As our churches move into the fall season, which typically is full of restarting the cycle of various ministries and planning of new ones, […]
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“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all
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As told by a member of Chapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, Ottawa, ON: Here is a synopsized story of how God used a very tragic turn of events to draw someone to Himself through the faith, love and obedience of a Christian couple from Chapel Ridge FMC in Ottawa, and
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House of Prayer Equipping Cohort Continues In our second HOP Cohort we looked into developing a church prayer strategy. One resource we used that I think would be helpful to anyone who wants to gain some ideas on how to work with their pastor to grow the prayer life of
Sue Niblock, Smith Falls FMC | April 27 2022 I am a member of the Benevolence Committee at my church and have seen increased need. Need that makes us pray for what is next, as we see desperation. I am also a volunteer with a school breakfast program. We and
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House of Prayer Equipping Cohort Has Been Launched! We are delighted to say that our first HOP Cohort got together via Zoom May 9/22 to begin a journey of learning how they can help their local church develop into being a house of prayer. There are 14 churches represented in
“May my prayer be set before you like incense: may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” (Ps.141:2) The Scriptures tell us that prayer is a practice that brings pleasure to God and is likened to a sweet-smelling incense offered up to Him daily (Ps.141:2). In
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“All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them….They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” (Ac. 2:42) We have just finished remembering and celebrating all that took
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During this month, we are going to be focusing our prayers our Intercultural Engagement Team’s ministry. Pastor Adam Kline will be joining us to share a bit about some of the things we can be praying for this important work. Here are some of those needs and things we can
“Are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mk. 14:37b-38) During this season of Lent, I am reminded of how Jesus earnestly prayed in the Garden of
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