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 18: Go Time

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

MANY OF US WILL RECOGNIZE TODAY’S PASSAGE AS THE GREAT COMMISSION — JESUS’ PARTING WORDS TO HIS DISCIPLES IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW. WHEN JESUS COMMISSIONED HIS DISCIPLES TO MAKE MORE DISCIPLES, HE LAID OUT A PRETTY SPECIFIC BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT THAT PROJECT WOULD ENTAIL. FIRST, JESUS FRAMES THIS COMMISSION WITH THE FACT THAT HE HAS BEEN GIVEN ALL AUTHORITY ON HEAVEN AND EARTH. INTERESTINGLY, JESUS DOES NOT DEPUTIZE HIS DISCIPLES WITH AUTHORITY HERE — HE HOLDS ONTO ALL OF IT! JESUS WANTS TO SEND HIS DISCIPLES INTO THE WORLD UNDER HIS AUTHORITY TO MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE PEOPLE GROUPS IN THE WORLD. THIS DETAIL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, AS WE HAVE ALREADY LOOKED AT, RESPONDING TO JESUS FAITHFULLY MEANS THAT WE MUST BE WILLING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. AFTER ALL, WE ARE NOT THE ONES IN CHARGE! WE MUST COMMIT TO MAKING DISCIPLES IN THE WAY THAT JESUS INSTRUCTS US. THANKFULLY, JESUS DOUBLE-CLICKS ON WHAT HE MEANS BY “MAKE DISCIPLES” IN VERSES 19 AND 20. FIRST, JESUS WANTS HIS FOLLOWERS TO BE BAPTIZED. BAPTISM FOR CHRISTIANS IS A SYMBOLIC STATEMENT OF TOTAL ALLEGIANCE TO JESUS. SECOND, JESUS WANTS HIS FOLLOWERS TO OBEY EVERYTHING THAT HE COMMANDED THEM TO DO. AND THAT’S IT! AS WE SEEK TO FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION, WE MUST ADJUST OUR APPROACHES AT EVERY TURN TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PRACTICING FULL ALLEGIANCE TO THE ONE WHO HOLDS ALL THE AUTHORITY AND WHO HAS COMMANDED US IN THE WAYS WE ARE TO LIVE.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. HAVE YOU BEEN BAPTIZED? IF NOT, TAKE A NEXT STEP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN BE BAPTIZED AT YOUR LOCAL CHURCH.
  2. WHAT COMMANDS OF JESUS DO YOU FIND IT MORE CHALLENGING TO OBEY?
  3. WHAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW TO HELP YOU ALIGN YOURSELF WITH JESUS’ AUTHORITY AND COMMANDS?

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