A Virtual Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto for Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

RE: A Virtual Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto for Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Dear Fellow Prayer Warriors,

Greetings and God’s Blessings from BLCF Church and BLCF Café!

As Christians, we discover ourselves in the same boat as non-Christians, facing the hard times that come from the invisible threat of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

At such challenging times, we must persevere by keeping our faith and hope while trusting GOD for guidance. We need to listen to recommendations of the public health officials, scientists and the government to wash our hands, maintain social distancing, staying at home for the health and safety of ourselves and others.

Many of our church members, as well as guests at the BLCF Cafe, are on the mature side, some with health issues, making them vulnerable to the deadly COVID-19 virus.  We pray for safety and protection for the BLCF Community from the Lord. We pray the Lord’s protection and blessings from the Holy Spirit for the people and businesses of the Bloor Lansdowne Community.

As a church, we keep open the lines of communication by calling our members, friends, and families, either by phone or by computer, so that we may share support and pray together.  Though isolated at home, this contact allows us to keep our unity in spirit and in faith.

Let us find solace by continuing to read the Bible, by praying, and by seeking God’s guidance while supporting one another. We may not be able to walk physically with each other, we still can walk together with the Lord, united by His Spirit.

At times like this, may we take comfort while meditating on the following Scripture passage:

Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)

¹⁰ fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, stay healthy, keep safe, and travel with God’s speed. And for those who believe that the COVID-19 Coronavirus indicates these are signs of the end times, I reply is Christ Jesus here? He will come on that last day, for only the Father in Heaven knows the time that the Lord will return. Matthew 24:36:

³⁶ “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

In these challenging times, dear friends, we encourage you to keep the faith, maintain 6 feet of social separation, and wash your hands!

Yours in Christ,

Steve and Sophie Mickelson

Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship – BLCF Church and BLCF Cafe

BLCF Church invites you to a Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto.

BLCF Church invites you to a Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto.

JOIN US

ON A WALK TO PRAY FOR OUR

COMMUNITY!

On the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.,

join with those from other local churches to worship,

and to pray for one another

and for the surrounding neighbourhood.

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On TUESDAY, MARCH 3rd.

we will be gathering at

KEELE STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH

97 ANNETTE ST.

(AT THE CORNER OF ANNETTE AND KEELE STS.)

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Come out to bless and be blessed as we hear about what God has been doing at Keele Church Christian Church!

Let’s join together in faith

looking to God for His blessing

for our community!

 

Come Join Us, As It Is Our Turn To Host A Prayer Walk In The Heart Of The City At BLCF Church!

JOIN US FOR A PRAYER WALK

IN THE HEART OF

TORONTO!

TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

On the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM

Join with those from other local churches…

…to worship, and to pray for one another 

and for the surrounding neighborhood.

On TUESDAY, APRIL 2nd, 2019 at 7:30 PM

We will be gathering in the heart of Toronto at

 

BLOOR LANSDOWNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

1307 Bloor Street West, 416-535-9578

(Just West of Lansdowne Avenue)

 

 

Get an update on the ongoing outreach initiatives

that are giving BLCF Church

an important street presence and ministry!

EVERY PRAYER COUNTS!

So let’s join together in faith looking to God

for His blessing on our community!

 

Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship

– BLCF Church – Est. 1938

An Evangelical Christian Church with a vision

Located in the heart of Toronto

– Home of the BLCF Cafe

1307 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M6H 1P1

Contact Us: 416-535-9578 twitter: @blcfca

blcfchurch@yahoo.ca – blcfcafe@yahoo.ca –

www.blcfchurch.ca

 

Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto at BLCF Church

JOIN US TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY !

in the Heart of Toronto at BLCF Church

Every month, on the first Tuesday, believers from several congregations in west

Toronto gather to worship and pray for one another and for the neighborhood.

Standing together in unity our prayers are lifted to God that we may see His blessing

in our churches and in our neighborhood !

On Tuesday, February 6th, we will be gathering at:

Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship – BLCF Church

1307 Bloor Street West (1 block west of Lansdowne Avenue)

BLCF: 416-535-9578 – blcfchurch@yahoo.ca

EVERY PRAYER COUNTS !   YOUR PRAYER COUNTS !

Let’s join together in faith looking to God for His blessing upon our community !

***Contributions of non-perishable food items for the BLCF Cafe Community Dinner 

 would be greatly appreciated !

Follow-up to the above post:

BLCF Prayer Walk, February 6, 2018. Some thirty people from 7 churches sang, walked, and prayed first at BLCF and later in the Bloor Lansdowne neighborhood. ✝

Question: “What is prayer walking? Is it biblical to go on a prayer walk?”                                                       

 (-from gotquestions.org/prayer-walking)

 

Answer: Prayer walking is the practice of praying on location, a type of intercessory prayer that involves walking to or near a particular place while praying. Some people believe that being close to a location allows them to “pray nearer to pray clearer.” Prayer walks are taken by individuals, groups, and even whole churches. They can be as short as a block or as long as many miles. The idea is to use the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to increase the intercessor’s understanding of prayer needs.

For example, if you walk through your neighborhood looking for things to pray about, you might come across a yard that is extremely untidy and rundown. This might prompt you to pray for the health, both physical and spiritual, of the residents inside. Some groups prayer walk around schools, prompting prayer for the teachers and students inside, for their safety and peace, and for the schemes of the devil in their school to be thwarted. Some people feel they can concentrate and direct their prayers more effectively by walking near the people and places they are praying for.

Prayer walking is a relatively new phenomenon, the origin of which is not clear. There is no biblical model for prayer walking, although since walking was the major mode of transportation in Bible times, clearly people must have walked and prayed at the same time. However, there is no direct command that prayer walking is something we should be doing. To believe that prayers offered in any setting, or while in any position, are more effective than those offered at another time or in another manner is not scriptural. In addition, while we may feel we need to be close to a location or situation to pray more clearly, our heavenly Father, who is everywhere at all times, knows exactly what needs are present and will respond to them in His own perfect will and timing. The fact that He allows us to be part of His plans through our prayers is for our benefit, not His.

We are commanded to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and since walking is something we do daily, surely part of praying without ceasing is praying while walking. God hears all prayers offered by those who abide in Christ (John 15:7), regardless of time, place, or position. At the same time, there certainly is no command against prayer walking, and anything that prompts us to pray is worthy of consideration.

https://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-walking.html

Prayer Walk at Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship – BLCF Church

Prayer Walk at Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship

– BLCF Church, of home BLCF Cafe Community Dinner  

Tuesday March 7, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Join us, along with five other local churches, for a Prayer Walk,

Tuesday evening, March 7 at 7:30 PM in the heart of Toronto at

BLCF Church, 1307 Bloor Street West. 

What is prayer walking?

Is it biblical to go on a prayer walk?

(from gotquestions.org)

Question: “What is prayer walking? Is it biblical to go on a prayer walk?”

Answer: Prayer walking is the practice of praying on location, a type of intercessory prayer that involves walking to or near a particular place while praying. Some people believe that being close to a location allows them to “pray nearer to pray clearer.” Prayer walks are taken by individuals, groups, and even whole churches. They can be as short as a block or as long as many miles. The idea is to use the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to increase the intercessor’s understanding of prayer needs.

For example, if you walk through your neighborhood looking for things to pray about, you might come across a yard that is extremely untidy and rundown. This might prompt you to pray for the health, both physical and spiritual, of the residents inside. Some groups prayer walk around schools, prompting prayer for the teachers and students inside, for their safety and peace, and for the schemes of the devil in their school to be thwarted. Some people feel they can concentrate and direct their prayers more effectively by walking near the people and places they are praying for.

Prayer walking is a relatively new phenomenon, the origin of which is not clear. There is no biblical model for prayer walking, although since walking was the major mode of transportation in Bible times, clearly people must have walked and prayed at the same time. However, there is no direct command that prayer walking is something we should be doing. To believe that prayers offered in any setting, or while in any position, are more effective than those offered at another time or in another manner is not scriptural. In addition, while we may feel we need to be close to a location or situation to pray more clearly, our heavenly Father, who is everywhere at all times, knows exactly what needs are present and will respond to them in His own perfect will and timing. The fact that He allows us to be part of His plans through our prayers is for our benefit, not His.

We are commanded to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and since walking is something we do daily, surely part of praying without ceasing is praying while walking. God hears all prayers offered by those who abide in Christ (John 15:7), regardless of time, place, or position. At the same time, there certainly is no command against prayer walking, and anything that prompts us to pray is worthy of consideration.

https://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-walking.html

Info: BLCF 416-535-9578 or blcfchurch@yahoo.ca

JOIN US FOR A PRAYER WALK IN THE HEART OF TORONTO!

JOIN US FOR A PRAYER WALK IN THE HEART OF

TORONTO!

TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY !

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On the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM

Join with those from other local churches

to worship, and to pray for one another and for the

surrounding neighbourhood.

*******************************************

On TUESDAY, APRIL 5th, 2016

We will be gathering in the heart of Toronto at

BLOOR LANSDOWNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

1307 Bloor Street West, 416-535-9578

(Just West of Lansdowne Avenue)

Get an update on the ongoing outreach initiatives

that are giving BLCF Church an important street presence

and ministry !

EVERY PRAYER COUNTS !

So let’s join together in faith looking to God

for His blessing on our community!

Join Local Community Churches In a Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto at BLCF this Tuesday June 2, at 7:30PM

Join BLCF’s Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto

Tuesday, June 2, at 7:30 PM

Bloor Lansdowne Chrstian Fellowship – BLCF Church

1307 Bloor Street West, Toronto

1 block south and 1/2 block west of Landowne Subway Station

Toronto 416-535-9578

Tuesday evening, June 2, at 7:30 PM, will mark BLCF Church’s turn to host the monthly Prayer Walk in The City. For over a decade, a group of over half a dozen churches participates in a Prayer Walk, where the participants, usually in pairs, walk and pray in the local neighborhood community. We pray for the health and healing through the Holy Spirit’s presence among each and every person. We pray for the Spirit’s guidance and protection, and where needed, a faith revival in the community.  If you would like to participate in this Tuesday’s Prayer Walk right here in the heart of Toronto, please arrive at BLCF at 7:30PM, where we gather for music and prayer before commencing on our Prayer Walk and join other prayer warriors from local churches.

 

Your Invitation To Join Local Toronto Churches In A Community Prayer Walk

START THE YEAR OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT,

JOIN US TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY !

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On the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.,join with those from other local churches

to worship, and to pray for one another and for the surrounding neighbourhood.

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 On TUESDAY, JANUARY 6th.

 Toronto Downtown Vineyard

will be hosting us at

 the Swansea Town Hall

95 Lavinia Avenue,Toronto

(south/west of Runnymede and Bloor)

 EVERY PRAYER COUNTS !

 …so let’s join together in faith

looking to God for His blessing

on our community !

A Prayer Walk In The Heart Of Toronto At Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship

A Prayer Walk is where believers walk throughout a neighborhood, usually in pairs, stopping to pray  to the Lord for the people who live, walk and pass through the comunity. The walk begins at a meeting place, disperses to walk and to pray, and concludes by gathering back at the place where the walk began.

For the last several years, Bloor Lansdowne Christian Fellowship – BLCF Church is one of several Christian Churches that participate in monthly Prayer Walks on the evening of the first Tuesday of the month. This Tuesday, June 3, BLCF Church will host June’s Prayer Walk.

If you would like to participate in the next Prayer Walk, join us this Tuesday at BLCF Church sanctuary at 7:30 PM. Every prayer counts.

^”  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

– Matthew 18:20

 

Question: “What is prayer walking? Is it Biblical  to go on a prayer walk?”
Answer: Prayer walking is the practice  of praying on location, a type of intercessory prayer that involves walking to  or near a particular place while praying. Some people believe that being close  to a location allows them to “pray nearer to pray clearer.” Prayer walks are  taken by individuals, groups, and even whole churches. They can be as short as a  block or as long as many miles. The idea is to use the five senses—sight,  hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to increase the intercessor’s understanding of  prayer needs.

For example, if you walk through your neighborhood looking  for things to pray about, you might come across a yard that is extremely untidy  and rundown. This might prompt you to pray for the health, both physical and  spiritual, of the residents inside. Some groups prayer walk around schools,  prompting prayer for the teachers and students inside, for their safety and  peace, and for the schemes of the devil in their school to be thwarted. Some  people feel they can concentrate and direct their prayers more effectively by  walking near the people and places they are praying for.
Prayer walking  is a relatively new phenomenon, the origin of which is not clear.

There is no  biblical model for prayer walking, although since walking was the major mode of  transportation in Bible times, clearly people must have walked and prayed at the  same time. However, there is no direct command that prayer walking is something  we should be doing. To believe that prayers offered in any setting, or while in  any position, are more effective than those offered at another time or in  another manner is not scriptural. In addition, while we may feel we need to be  close to a location or situation to pray more clearly, our heavenly Father, who  is everywhere at all times, knows exactly what needs are present and will  respond to them in His own perfect will and timing. The fact that He allows us  to be part of His plans through our prayers is for our benefit, not His.

We are commanded to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians  5:17), and since walking is something we do daily, surely part of praying  without ceasing is praying while walking. God hears all prayers offered by those  who abide in Christ (John  15:7), regardless of time, place, or position. At the same time, there  certainly is no command against prayer walking, and anything that prompts us to  pray is worthy of consideration.

http://www.gotquestions.org/prayer-walking.html

 

Prayer Walk in the Heart of Toronto at BLCF Church

JOIN US TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY !

***********************************

On the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.,join with those from other local churches to worship, and to pray for one another and for the surrounding neighbourhood.

*******************************************

On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th.we will be gathering at

BLOOR LANSDOWNE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP – BLCF Church
1307 Bloor Street West (just west of Lansdowne Ave.,parking on St.Helen’s)
Help give BLCF an important street presence and ministry ! EVERY PRAYER COUNTS !

…so let’s join together in faith looking to God for His blessing on our community !