Bless the God of Faithfulness

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Faithfulness

Verse of the Day: 'For if you had faith even as small as a tiny mustard seed you could say to this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would go far away. Nothing would be impossible’ – Matthew 17:20

Bless the God of all Faithfulness, who demonstrates again and again that, when we trust Him, He is faithful and worthy of our trust. Bless me/us as your community of faith to work miracles in my/our community with mountain-moving faith, with power from the Holy Spirit breaking all human resistance. May we persevere in faithfulness when the all the odds seem to be against us. May we faithfully pray for the conversion of our community and the transforming of hearts and lives of all those who dwell there. May we act in faith as though this has all already happened because of our sure perception that it is the will of God. May the Holy Spirit, who is your Faithful Guide and ever near your side, bless you. May the Holy Spirit, who is your Ever
Present, Truest Friend and ever near to lend you aid, bless you. Amen.

Peter Umland - Church of Our Lord

A Lifestyle of Goodness

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Goodness

Verse of the Day: For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. - Romans 14:17 (NLT)

Lord, we are grateful that You not only give us the gift of Your Holy Spirit but that Your Word also tells us in Galatians 5:22 what the fruit of the Spirit looks like when lived out. Today, we pray for the fruit of goodness to be shed abroad in our communities. Jesus challenge us in this scripture by the Greek word for goodness “agathosune” which means not only to have an attitude or a motivation to act or be good but to actually lead a lifestyle characterized by virtue and actual acts of helpfulness. Lord, we pray that we will live a lifestyle of Your “agathosune”. 

May we be a visible display of this aspect of Your Holy Spirit to our neighbors and those we come into contact with so that they clearly see this goodness of Yours in us and get to know You more. We pray also that as they embrace Your goodness that their lives will be transformed. Give us strategies on where and how to be helpful and as we all work together to produce the fruit of goodness may it be the salve to all of our relationships and may it come to define our communities and city.

Dick Knight - Renaissance International Ministries

God is Kind To Me

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Kindness

Verse of the Day: Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you – Colossians 3:12,13 (NIV)

Gracious God who lives and loves through each one
Open our hearts to be touched by Your Word and Truth
Do Your Will to show others Your love and compassion

Kindness is Your Spirit, giving and forgiving are Your attributes
In the shadow of Your wings, we take refuge, covered by Your greatness and goodness
Never shall we forget Your mercy and grace
Do we deserve Your loving-kindness, to be saved from the depth of the pit?

To You, we bear the image of Your Son, the Holy Spirit lives in us
Only You, see our potential to make us the channel of Your blessings

Merciful One, You are urging us to reach out, to go into communities, invite the broken-hearted, the oppressed, the helpless, the hopeless, the weak and sick to come to Your Table, for You have room for Your children
Earnestly we pray, O LORD, help us to be always kind in hearts and deeds, in Jesus' precious name, Amen.
(Acronym in prayer God, Kind To Me)

Gwendolyn Lam - Mount Edwards Court

His Patience was Perfect!

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Patience

Verse of the Day: Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, – 1 Peter 1:8

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4

I use to pray for patience, only to find out that my trials increased. Now I pray for grace to get me through each trial. Sometimes it seems like whenever a trial is over, another one surfaces. Through this process I have learned the gift of patience with peace. Patience is not only a gift of the Holy Spirit but also a teacher that can guide us through life. 

I’m always amazed at how Jesus made it to the cross - His patience was perfect! Not lacking anything! Thank God for the gift of patience! I pray the blessing of FAITH for my neighbours! Father I ask that they will see Jesus, and love him; and even though they may not see him now, that they will believe in him and be filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy and receive the gift of your faith - the gift of salvation for their soul. May the grace you have given be poured out upon my neighbors.

Cliff Power - Extreme Outreach Ministry

Bring Peace to Our Communities

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Peace

Verse of the Day: But I will send you the Counselor — the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will tell you all about Me. – John 15:26 (NLT)

Father in heaven, How excellent is Your Name in all the earth! Your mercy is from everlasting to everlasting, reconciling each household to Yourself in Christ, making peace through His cross,
then sending the promised Holy Spirit to guide into all truth. Now we humbly ask You Father to bless each person, in each home, in this neighbourhood with the peace of Christ through the inward knowledge of Your Salvation. 

Build in each one a strong love and a confident undying faith in Jesus Christ. Guide each one into wisdom and understanding in the matters of life. Bring peace to their personal, family, school, business and community relationships. Protect and keep them from evil. Bless their going out and their coming in. May their lives overflow with joy and love toward You and others. May each one become the person You have desired them to be. For Your honour and praise, we pray in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

John Dobroski Compassionate Resource Warehouse

May we be Filled with Glorious Joy!

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Joy

Verse of the Day: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for continually producing joy in our world and for the Spirit glorifying the Son and fulfilling the scriptures. We see your joy over creation with the blossoms of springtime as a fitting demonstration of how you impartially grant joy, rain, and sunshine to all the families of the earth. You are a gracious God! Strength and Joy are in Your Place! 

Lord we pray today that you would express your joy in and through all the families in this region. We ask that moms and dads would be glad and hope in you today, and that seniors could joyfully celebrate the fullness of their lives. We declare that all over our city the joyful shouts of children would be heard, whom having not seen you, they love you, believe in you, and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy!

Stewart Mackenzie - City Light Church

Move on Our Hearts

THE HOLY SPIRIT: Love

Verse of the Day: When he comes he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment. In regard to sin because men do not believe in me. - John 16:8,9

Father, O how you love your creation, those you have created in your image. How gently you move with power and persuasion to bring men and women and children of all ages and all nations to you. Here in Victoria we ask that you will demonstrate your great love by moving
in the power of your Spirit transforming the hearts and minds of those who do not believe. Let your love so shine that they might see and when seeing believe in your Son Jesus. And by believing be saved. Heavenly Father we pray that you will bless the people of this city with the convicting and convincing power of your Spirit. That you might glorify your name and build your church. In Jesus name we pray.

John Schaper Arbutus Christian Fellowship