21 DAYS OF BREAKTHROUGH

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR 21 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING. THE DISCIPLINE OF PRAYER AND FASTING IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE EVERYDAY THINGS THAT WE EAT OR PARTICIPATE IN AND TURN THEM INTO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND TIME PRAYING TO GOD. TRADE-IN SOMETHING GOOD FOR SOMETHING GREATER!

FOR SOME, THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME HEARING ABOUT PRAYER AND FASTING OR IT'S A REGULAR PRACTICE IN YOUR CHRISTIAN WALK. WHEREVER YOU MAY LAND, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PICK JUST ONE THING FROM WHICH TOO FAST FOR THE 21 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ, PRAY, JOURNAL, AND MEDITATE ON HIS WORD. AS WE DO THIS, WE ARE ABLE TO PURSUE A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. IF YOU COULD FAST FROM SOMETHING FOR 21 DAYS TO FEAST FOR 344, WOULD IT BE WORTH IT?

BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER NIGHTS

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US AT OUR PRAYER MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 17, AND 24 IN THE WORSHIP CENTER AT 6:30PM.

CHILDCARE WILL BE AVAILABLE, PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE.

REGISTER FOR CHILDCARE

BREAKTHROUGHS & PRAYERS AROUND THE GLOBE

Prayers and Breakthroughs will be posted on map below.

TRADE IN SOMETHING GOOD FOR SOMETHING GREATER

WHAT IS FASTING?

FASTING IS A TIME WHERE WE AS BELIEVERS TEMPORARILY ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS, SO THAT WE CAN GIVE OUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO GOD. WE DO THIS SO WE CAN SET ASIDE OUR OWN DESIRES AND DISTURBANCES, HUMBLING OURSELVES, SO THAT GOD’S VOICE CAN BE HEARD. THE FOCUS IS TO DRAW CLOSER TO GOD, NOT TO STARVE.

TYPES OF FASTS

DANIEL FAST

FOR THREE WEEKS, DANIEL, WHO WAS A PROPHET DURING A TIME WHEN ISRAEL LIVED IN EXILE, ABSTAINED ONLY FROM “DELICACIES” LIKE MEAT AND WINE (DANIEL 10:3).

DURING THIS FAST YOU WILL REMOVE MEATS, SWEETS, BREADS, AND ONLY CONSUME PLANT-BASED MEALS.

ITEM FAST

THIS OPTION IS GREAT FOR THOSE THAT DON’T HAVE EXPERIENCE IN FOOD FASTS OR HAVE HEALTH RESTRICTIONS. IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REFOCUS YOUR LIFE.

YOU WILL FAST THINGS THAT CAN BE DISTRACTING, SUCH AS, SOCIAL MEDIA OR TELEVISION UNTIL THE END OF THE FAST AND THEN BRINGS THESE ITEMS BACK SLOWLY.

PARTIAL FAST

IN THIS TYPE OF FAST YOU WILL ABSTAIN FROM EATING ANY FOOD DURING THE MORNING OR THE EVENING.

THIS CAN BE FOR A SPECIFIC SET OF TIME SUCH AS 6:00 AM TO 3PM OR FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET.

COMPLETE FAST

A COMPLETE FAST MEANS TO DRINK ONLY LIQUIDS, USUALLY WATER AND JUICES.

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Day 16: Can Do

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-14

TODAY WE FAST-FORWARD TO THE CLOSING SCENE OF THE PENTATEUCH IN WHICH OUR HERO MOSES ADDRESSES ALL OF THE LIBERATED ISRAELITES BEFORE THEY ENTER THE PROMISED LAND. MOSES IS ABOUT TO DIE, AND WANTS TO LEAVE THE PEOPLE FOLLOWING HIM WITH A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT. INTERESTINGLY, MOSES AFFIRMS THAT THE ISRAELITES ARE CAPABLE OF OBEYING GOD BY PUTTING THE LAW INTO PRACTICE. HE WANTS THEM TO KNOW THAT GOD’S WORD TO THEM IS WISDOM AND LIFE, AND THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOLD OF ALL OF IT! IN A SIMILAR WAY, FOLLOWERS OF JESUS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE HOLD OF ABUNDANT LIFE AND FLOURISHING BECAUSE OF GOD’S GRACE AND POWER TO SAVE US. WE HAVE BEEN SET FREE! LIKE THE ISRAELITES WHOM GOD HAD SET FREE FROM EGYPT, WE CAN NOW PUT INTO PRACTICE RENEWED WAYS OF BEING HUMAN IN THIS WORLD. WE CAN FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER, LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS, SERVE THOSE IN NEED, AND CARRY OUT ALL OF THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS. THE QUESTION IS, WHEN WE HEAR GOD’S VOICE CALLING, WHEN WE SEE GOD’S HAND WORKING, WILL WE RESPOND TO HIM FAITHFULLY? WILL WE SAY YES TO HIM? THE CHOICE IS OURS. HOW EARNESTLY DO WE ACTUALLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE GOD TODAY?

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. IN WHAT AREAS OF YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU BEEN OVERCOMPLICATING GOD’S WILL OR FEELING CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO?
  2. IS THERE A SPECIFIC COMMAND OR PART OF SCRIPTURE THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE NEGLECTING TO OBEY?
  3. WHAT IS ONE STEP OF OBEDIENCE TO JESUS THAT YOU CAN TAKE TODAY? HOW WILL YOU HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE TO BEING FAITHFUL TO TAKE THAT STEP?

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