Poured out: 21 Days of prayer + Fasting
As believers in Jesus Christ, we are engaged in a great spiritual battle. This battle is not against flesh and blood but a spiritual fight against unseen principalities and powers. Darkness is fighting against light; truth is battling against lies. Amid this conflict, it is imperative for the church to seek the help of the Lord in prayer.
As a community we are setting aside the next 3 weeks to seek the Lord together as part of a series we are calling "Poured Out". The Lord has issued an invitation in Jeremiah 33: “Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know". He has also promised, "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land* (2 Chronicles 7:14).
In this season of seeking the Lord, we are also encouraging voluntary fasting along with prayer. Throughout the Scriptures, we see many of God's servants humbling themselves before the Lord with fasting and prayer. Jesus said to His disciples, When you fast* (Matthew 6.16), not if you fast. When Daniel was in captivity in Babylon, he needed answers from the Lord, and he prayed. I set my face toward the Lord God to make requests by prayer and supplications, with fasting. sackcloth, and ashes* (Daniel 9:3).
God does not require or demand fasting of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something good, profitable, and beneficial. Fasting and prayer are often linked together. The purpose of fasting is not to twist the arm of the Lord or lose weight but to gain a new perspective and renewed reliance upon God but to detach ourselves from the flesh to focus upon the direction and will of the Lord for our lives.
It is our desire is that during this time as a church, we would sense the Lord moving among us by His Spirit, drawing us closer to Him. Let's be expectant together as we grow in living lives "poured out"!
A 21-day prayer + fasting guide will be provided at church for those who would like to receive one.
As a community we are setting aside the next 3 weeks to seek the Lord together as part of a series we are calling "Poured Out". The Lord has issued an invitation in Jeremiah 33: “Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know". He has also promised, "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land* (2 Chronicles 7:14).
In this season of seeking the Lord, we are also encouraging voluntary fasting along with prayer. Throughout the Scriptures, we see many of God's servants humbling themselves before the Lord with fasting and prayer. Jesus said to His disciples, When you fast* (Matthew 6.16), not if you fast. When Daniel was in captivity in Babylon, he needed answers from the Lord, and he prayed. I set my face toward the Lord God to make requests by prayer and supplications, with fasting. sackcloth, and ashes* (Daniel 9:3).
God does not require or demand fasting of Christians. At the same time, the Bible presents fasting as something good, profitable, and beneficial. Fasting and prayer are often linked together. The purpose of fasting is not to twist the arm of the Lord or lose weight but to gain a new perspective and renewed reliance upon God but to detach ourselves from the flesh to focus upon the direction and will of the Lord for our lives.
It is our desire is that during this time as a church, we would sense the Lord moving among us by His Spirit, drawing us closer to Him. Let's be expectant together as we grow in living lives "poured out"!
A 21-day prayer + fasting guide will be provided at church for those who would like to receive one.