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Week of Prayer
As a church family we will begin 2025 (Monday, January 6th) with our annual practice spent in an intentional time of prayer & fasting for a week. We have found this practice to be necessary and important as many of us are desperate for breakthrough, something that a practice of fasting brings forth.
Week of Prayer Schedule
Day 1: Distractions
Bible Verse
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us - Hebrews 12:1
Prayer Focus
God reveal to me things that are distracting me from your presence.
Challenge
Go three days without something that is distracting you from hearing God's voice
Day 1: Distractions
Bible Verse
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us - Hebrews 12:1
Prayer Focus
God reveal to me things that are distracting me from your presence.
Challenge
Go three days without something that is distracting you from hearing God's voice
Day 2: Relationships
Bible Verse
Be kind and compassionate to one another, just as in Christ God forgave you - Ephesians 4:32
Prayer Focus
Pray for restoration and healing in your relationships—both with family, friends, and coworkers. Ask God to give you the grace to forgive where there is hurt and to build stronger, more loving connections.
Challenge
Reach out to someone in your life with whom you have unresolved tension or distance. Take a step toward reconciliation, whether through a conversation, a text, or a simple gesture of kindness.
Day 2: Relationships
Bible Verse
Be kind and compassionate to one another, just as in Christ God forgave you - Ephesians 4:32
Prayer Focus
Pray for restoration and healing in your relationships—both with family, friends, and coworkers. Ask God to give you the grace to forgive where there is hurt and to build stronger, more loving connections.
Challenge
Reach out to someone in your life with whom you have unresolved tension or distance. Take a step toward reconciliation, whether through a conversation, a text, or a simple gesture of kindness.
Day 3: Calling and Purpose
Bible Verse
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:10
Prayer Focus
Pray for clarity and alignment with God's calling on your life. Ask God to reveal His purpose for you in this season and how you can be faithful to fulfill His plan in both your personal and professional life.
Challenge
Take time today to reflect on your passions and gifts. Write down how you feel God is calling you to serve in your community or in the Kingdom. Pray for courage to step into the fullness of your calling.
Day 3: Calling and Purpose
Bible Verse
For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:10
Prayer Focus
Pray for clarity and alignment with God's calling on your life. Ask God to reveal His purpose for you in this season and how you can be faithful to fulfill His plan in both your personal and professional life.
Challenge
Take time today to reflect on your passions and gifts. Write down how you feel God is calling you to serve in your community or in the Kingdom. Pray for courage to step into the fullness of your calling.
Day 4: Places and Spaces
Bible Verse
The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1
Prayer Focus
Pray for the spaces you inhabit-your home, workplace, church, and community. Ask God to bless these places with His presence, peace, and purpose. Pray for wisdom in how you steward these spaces for His glory.
Challenge
Consider doing something today to physically or spiritually dedicate a space to God. This could be through prayer, cleaning, rearranging, or simply thanking God for the places where you live and work.
Day 4: Places and Spaces
Bible Verse
The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1
Prayer Focus
Pray for the spaces you inhabit-your home, workplace, church, and community. Ask God to bless these places with His presence, peace, and purpose. Pray for wisdom in how you steward these spaces for His glory.
Challenge
Consider doing something today to physically or spiritually dedicate a space to God. This could be through prayer, cleaning, rearranging, or simply thanking God for the places where you live and work.
Day 5: Finances
Bible Verse
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth. - Deuteronomy 8:18
Prayer Focus
Pray for wisdom and stewardship over your finances. Ask God to help you honor Him in your giving, spending, and saving. Seek guidance on how to use your resources to bless others and advance God's Kingdom.
Challenge
Take a practical step toward aligning your finances with God's will. This might involve setting a budget, giving to a cause, or simply committing to trust God with your financial future.
Day 5: Finances
Bible Verse
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth. - Deuteronomy 8:18
Prayer Focus
Pray for wisdom and stewardship over your finances. Ask God to help you honor Him in your giving, spending, and saving. Seek guidance on how to use your resources to bless others and advance God's Kingdom.
Challenge
Take a practical step toward aligning your finances with God's will. This might involve setting a budget, giving to a cause, or simply committing to trust God with your financial future.
Day 6: Physical Healing
Bible Verse
But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds, we are healed. - Isaiah 53:5
Prayer Focus
Pray for healing in your body, mind, and spirit. Ask God to restore your health and strengthen your physical well-being. Lift up any loved ones who are suffering from illness or injury, asking for God's healing touch to bring restoration.
Challenge
Take a step toward better health today. This could be through prayer for healing, a healthy change in your routine, or simply taking time to rest and care for your body as an act of honoring God.
Fasting with Prayer Guide
Biblical fasting is refraining from food for a spiritual purpose. Our primary focus in fasting is to fix our eyes on Jesus and to listen to hear the voice and direction of God. It is vitally important for us to pay attention to our motives behind the commitment weʼve made.
During this week of prayer, we encourage fasting as a spiritual next-`step that can bring clarity and revelation into your life. You can also choose to fast at other times of the year as you seek God.
The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God. Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our souls and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.
Remember, your personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know your body, your options, and most importantly to seek God in prayer and follow that the Holy Spirit leads you to do.
Types of Fasting
Selective Fast
This type of fast involves removing certain elements from your diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.
Complete Fast
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.
Partial Fast
This fast is sometimes called the “Jewish Fast” and involves abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, or from sunup to sundown.
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