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 3: Working Out

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

MANY TIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SALVATION, WE REFER TO THE DAY OR SEASON IN WHICH WE FIRST GAVE OUR LIVES TO JESUS. WHILE THOSE INITIAL STAGES OF OUR FAITH ARE ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT, SALVATION IS NOT ONLY AN EVENT — IT’S A PROCESS. EVEN THOUGH SALVATION IS A GIFT FROM GOD AND WE DO NOT EARN IT, WE ARE INVITED TO LIVE OUR LIVES IN ALIGNMENT WITH GOD’S WILL AND EMPOWERED BY GOD’S SPIRIT UNTIL WE ARE WITH HIM IN HEAVEN ONE DAY. IN PHILIPPIANS 2, PAUL REMINDS US OF THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE AS CHRISTIANS TO PARTICIPATE WITH GOD IN THE PROCESS OF OUR SALVATION AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO ETERNITY. WHILE GOD IS THE SOURCE AND ARCHITECT OF OUR SALVATION, HE INVITES US TO JOIN HIM EVERY DAY TO CAREFULLY PLAY OUR PART IN HIS GOOD PURPOSES FOR US. AS GOD’S LOVE CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM US EACH DAY, WE MORE AND MORE FAITHFULLY EMBODY HIS LOVE TO OTHERS AROUND US IN JESUS’ NAME. AT CBC, WE CALL THIS BEING GOOD NEWS.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. HOW HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THE ONGOING WORK OF SALVATION AS YOU HAVE GROWN AS A FOLLOWER OF JESUS?
  2. WHERE DO YOU THINK GOD IS WORKING IN YOUR LIFE TODAY?
  3. HOW CAN YOU JOIN GOD WHERE HE IS WORKING ON YOU?
  4. OUR MISSION STATEMENT AT CBC IS THE FOLLOWING: WE EXIST TO CHAMPION EVERY PERSON TO BE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS IN EVERY PLACE. WHERE CAN YOU BE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS FOR SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF YOU EMBODIED GOD’S LOVE THERE TODAY?

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