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 A
Body Prepared for Him
Saturday evening we renewed our
covenant with the Lord as a
representation of the united body of
Christ in the nation of Canada.
David Mainse led us through a simple
covenant
We make a solemn vow. We say we are
yours, Lord Jesus Christ. Now and
forevermore, we belong to You. We
determine to take up our cross and
follow You.
It’s time for Your promise, Lord,
that we may be one as You and the
Father are One. And from this time
forward, because of this covenant we
make, we expect a new release of the
Spirit of God and that the knowledge
of the glory of God will cover our
land like the waters cover the sea.
In the name of the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit AMEN!!
After this covenant, the youth were
called forward as the aboriginal
leaders led them in a special prayer
of consecration as a generation to
walk in purity and righteousness
before the Lord.
National Consecration
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High Speed)
Covenant of the Youth
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High Speed)
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 The
Scroll of Remembrance
During our national consecration and
fast in June 2005, the Lord spoke to us
about creating a scroll of remembrance
in accordance with Malachi 3:16-18. For
weeks before the gathering, believers
from all over Canada, and even other
nations of the world, signed the scroll
virtually on the Internet. Thousands of
names were transcribed into a book as a
permanent memorial, which was then
presented the Lord with this prayer:
“Father, as youth, Gen Xers, parents
and grandparents, all age groups here,
we offer ourselves to you. And Father
today before you, we bring that scroll
of remembrance, with all the names
inscribed in it as the beginning of a
new page. As You said in Malachi 3:16,
then those who feared the Lord talked
with each other and the Lord listened
and heard. A scroll of remembrance was
written in his presence, concerning
those who feared the Lord and honoured
His name.
Scroll of Remembrance
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High Speed)
(with special song of consecration
composed at One Heart by Laura Woodley
and Tabitha Lemaire)
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 Crossing
Over
One of the key things the Lord spoke to
us was that the One Heart gathering was
a time of crossing over as a nation from
wilderness wandering into the Promised
Land. After we presented the scroll to
the Lord, together as representing the
church in the nation, we declared that
we would cross over. David Demian
prayed:
Father tonight we ask for Your
consecration. Circumcise our hearts, oh
Lord, as a new army of the Lord in
Canada. Circumcise our hearts. And we
choose to sprinkle the blood of Jesus,
afresh and clean over us. We cross out
of Egypt into the Promised Land. And
Father we say “The land is ours”.
From then we began to prophetically
march and sing O Canada in French and
English! French and English, black and
white, Inuit, First Nations, Metis, one
body and one army under One Head!
Crossing Over
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High Speed)
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 Welcoming
the Lord
As we had marched as one army, now we
were ready to welcome the Lord as the
head and commander and chief of the
army. We raised a shout to the Lord
that resonated we know, not just in the
earth but in the heavens. Immediately
afterwards, Emile Abadir, a recognized
prophetic voice, came forward with this
short but powerful word:
I hear the voice from heaven like a
thunderstorm saying, 'The ark of the
covenant is no more taken away from the
church of Canada. But now it's in the
midst. And it will be a threat to the
enemies of God.
As we praised the Lord in thankfulness
for His goodness to us, a young leader
from Scotland, named Ian Paget,
stepped forward. He explained that God
had told him to come to Canada to
witness our wedding. But before he
left, the Lord told him to pack with him
a very special flag. It was not the
Scottish national flag, but a special
flag that was illegal to fly unless the
king was in residence. “And so,” he
said, “we can fly it now!” as he
unfurled a massive flag as the whole
gathering wildly cheered.
Welcoming the Lord
(Low
Speed
/
High Speed)
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 A
Parade of the Nation
Led by 120 native drummers, the Parade of
the Nation made its way from the Quebec
Congress Centre to the Plains of Abraham on
the last day of the Gathering. With singing
and dancing and declarations we marched
through the streets of Quebec City,
proclaiming our oneness as a body in the
nation. At the Plains, together we
celebrated with many special dances and
songs. From the many tribes and colours and
languages that make up Canada, we proclaimed
the Lordship of Jesus Christ over our
nation!
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 God’s
Sovereignty
For all who attended the One Heart gathering
the one common theme of the whole four days
was how God displayed over and over again
His sovereignty. From the powerful moments
of repentance and reconciliation to times of
deep intimate worship to wild abandoned
rejoicing, the Lord led the gathering and
sealed His purposes in the hearts of His
people. He gave us a glimpse of His glory
that truly led us a step closer to seeing
Jesus’ prayer of John 17 answered: that we
might be One that the world may believe.
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