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 19: A Living Sacrifice

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

AS PAUL WRITES TO THE CHURCH IN ROME IN THIS PASSAGE, HE EMPLOYS AN INTERESTING USE OF PLURAL AND SINGULAR WORDS. SPEAKING TO BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, PAUL URGES EVERYONE TO PRESENT THEIR BODIES (PLURAL) AS A LIVING SACRIFICE (SINGULAR). WHAT PAUL IS GETTING AT HERE IS THAT TRUE AND PROPER WORSHIP OF GOD REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST PERSONAL PIETY OR INDIVIDUAL SELF-SACRIFICE. GOD WANTS THE CHURCH TO BE UNITED TOGETHER — A SINGULAR SACRIFICE OF MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO FOLLOW JESUS. THIS UNITY IN THE CHURCH DOES NOT HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY, WHICH IS WHY PAUL GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE CHURCH MUST RESIST CONFORMING TO PATTERNS OF THE WORLD. WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR US IS NOTHING SHORT OF TRANSFORMATION — A NEW WAY OF LIVING IN WHICH OUR MINDS ARE RENEWED AND OUR COMMUNITY IS UNITED IN LOVE. ONLY WHEN WE ARE PRACTICING THIS KIND OF WORSHIPFUL UNITY, PAUL WRITES, WILL WE BE ABLE TO DISCERN GOD’S WILL FOR OUR LIVES. SINCE THIS WORK IS BIGGER THAN ANY ONE OF US, IT IS WORTH PONDERING HOW OUR COMMUNITY CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TOGETHER TO BECOME MORE UNITED IN THE LOVE OF JESUS TODAY.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST? HOW CAN YOU COMPLETELY TRUST JESUS WITH THAT?
  2. WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO UNITY IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS IN YOUR COMMUNITY GROUP OR CHURCH? HOW CAN YOU OFFER YOURSELF AS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO BECOME MORE UNIFIED IN GOD’S LOVE?
  3. WHAT TRANSFORMATION DO YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW? HOW MIGHT GOD BE TRANSFORMING YOU THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE YOU FIND YOURSELF IN RIGHT NOW?

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