21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
21 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING
Sunday, January 5th - Saturday February 1st
This is a time where we intentionally draw near to God every day as we believe for Him to move in powerful ways.
Resources
Resources
We are meant to seek God not only individually, but together. Our growth is greater and our commitments last longer in community. Together, as a church, we will be reading The Bible and praying together daily!
21 Day Resources
Bible Reading Plan on the YouVersion Bible App
21 Day Daily Prayer Focus
Worship Music Playlist as you spend time with God
Grocery Food List to take with you to the store
Bible Reading Plan
Daily Prayer Focus
Worship Music Playlist
Daniel Fast Grocery List
Prayer
Prayer
Seeking God through Prayer
WHY WE PRAY
Prayer sharpens our faith
Prayer creates deeper intimacy with God
Prayer is powerful and brings about change
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The act of prayer is what creates our intimacy with God. It deepens our dependence on Him and sharpens our faith. When we pray we choose to put everything in God’s hands knowing that His hand will show up in every aspect of our lives and in those around us.
We all can enter prayer with a posture of trust, openness, and faith, believing that God can do far more than we could even ask or imagine.
Fasting
Fasting
Seeking God through Fasting
WHY WE FAST
It helps focus our attention on God.
It's about the heart, not the outward appearance.
It’s not about getting from God, but rather getting closer to God.
It’s not about what we are saying “no” to, but rather what we are saying “yes” to.
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Fasting is the practice of choosing to abstain from certain foods or habits or an activity for a certain period of time. It is a spiritual discipline, the purpose of which is training to become more like Jesus.
TYPES OF FASTS
Fasting Food or Media
Food Fast
This type of fast involves removing certain foods from your diet. This can be a Liquid Fast, Choosing 1 Food to abstain from, or the Daniel Fast.
The Daniel Fast it when you remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.
Soul Fast
This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience fasting food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance.
For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast to focus more time on seeking God.