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 7: Knowing Love

Scripture: 1 John 4:16-21

LET’S TAKE A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE STORY OF MOSES. THIS PASSAGE FROM 1 JOHN IS A POETIC REFLECTION ON THE ESSENCE OF GOD AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. AS JOHN SEARCHES FOR ONE WORD TO CAPTURE GOD’S CHARACTER, HE RETURNS AGAIN AND AGAIN TO THE WORD LOVE. AND TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, LOVE HIMSELF, IS TO RELY ON LOVE — TO DEPEND EVERY DAY ON A SOURCE OF LOVE THAT IS BEYOND OURSELVES. JOHN SEES OUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER AS DOWNSTREAM OF GOD’S LOVE FOR US. HE IS OUR SOURCE AND OUR SAVIOR. WE ARE SO LOVED THAT WE CAN FULLY LET GO OF FEAR AS GOD FORMS US TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS IN THIS WORLD. IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, A GOOD PLACE TO RECENTER IS SIMPLY IN THE FACT THAT YOU ARE BELOVED BY GOD. THE ONLY WAY THAT GOD WILL EVER RELATE TO YOU IS IN GENEROUS, OVERPOWERING, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. NO OTHER RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR LIFE WILL BE QUITE LIKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. BUT AS WE GROW CLOSER TO GOD, ALL OF OUR OTHER RELATIONSHIPS ALSO BECOME MORE AND MORE CHARACTERIZED BY THE TRANSFORMATIVE LOVE OF GOD.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. WHEN DO YOU HAVE THE HARDEST TIME ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT GOD LOVES YOU?
  2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO LET GO OF IN RESPONSE TO GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU TODAY?
  3. REWORD PART OF THE PASSAGE WE READ TODAY INTO A PRAYER OF RESPONSE TO GOD.

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