My first prayer in 2009 for the ministry

Dear God, thank you for the worship team in Bethany. Whether we call it 创艺事工， 崇拜部 or 敬拜赞美团， God our purpose is the same - and that is to worship you and to bring in your presence through worship.

Father, you see the effort, commitment and sacrifices all of us make in the ministry. Lord, we love you and we want to serve you with all we have, but sometimes it's just so difficult. Some of us lose our focus along the way, others are growing tired, and still others are not seeing the vision and destiny you have given us.

Father, I sincerely ask, please pour out a new passion into the team. Please give us a booster. Send more people into the team Lord, to ease the burden of your tired servants; give us a drink to refresh our souls.

Lord, please build a strong and anointed team of passionate and creative worshippers with great attitudes of service. Let our leaders be greater. Give them boldness, courage and leadership from above. Most of all Lord, show them your revelation - we want to be a ministry and a church that moves in revelation to make a difference in peoples lives and in society around us.

Father, we proclaim that 2009 will be the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18-19)- that we will preach good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, so that we can proclaim the year of Your favor.

Lord we also claim your promise that you will give us a double blessing in 2009. God, you said in Isaiah 61:7 that "because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever."

God, different ones of us in the team have had our share of problems and troubles - we declare that we will inherit your promises and our inheritance will be doubled and our joy eternal!!

Dear God, you also see that there are signs of disunity in the ministry. Father, we renounce every misunderstanding, every hatred and every disunity right now. We want to build a strong ministry and the only way to do that is by unity in the team. The place of agreement is the place of power. A cord of three is not easily broken. Lord, please heal the broken relationships in the ministry.

Thank you Jesus, because you have come that all things would be possible. That all curses would be broken and no weapon formed against us shall prosper. We are looking forward to 2009 because you are able to do exceedingly and abundantly beyond what we can think or imagine.

Oh Lord!! We are excited to see what you have in store for us in this brand new year!!

Thank you and praise your for your goodness and mercy that are new every morning!!

In Christ most precious name we pray,
Amen!!!