PRAYER GATHERINGS IN THE CHURCH AUDITORIUM WILL BE:
Wednesdays: Jan 8th, 15th, 22nd | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Saturdays: Jan 11th & 18th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Spokane Valley’s Commissioning Night is on Saturday, January 25th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Post Fall’s Commissioning Night is on Sunday, January 26th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
One of the convictions we hold is that our lives and our church must be built on the foundation of prayer and a strong connection with God. It’s easy to slip into a mindset where we assume that what happens in our life is dependent on us. But the reality is there is more going on every moment than we can see. God is at work. And so is the enemy. We recognize that our success as a church depends entirely on the Lord’s work. 21 Days of Prayer is a season for our church to set aside extra time to seek the Lord and receive vision and direction for the coming year.
21 Days of Prayer is for you. If you sense God has more for your life, 21 Days of Prayer is a great place to start believing Him for all that He has for you. As you practice seeking Him first, He will move on your behalf like never before. You will start to see the power of prayer impact your relationships, work, family, and every area of your life. Whether you join us in person or online, we would love for you to be part of 21 Days of Prayer.
The 21 days begin on January 5th.
HEART BEHIND FASTING
Many people have questions about fasting as a spiritual discipline. 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 soul 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 what the Holy Spirit leads you to do. God desires to bring into our lives.
Fasting disconnects me from the world, Prayer connects me with God.
TYPES OF FASTS
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 what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.
COMPLETE FAST
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.
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.
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.
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 and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Matthew 6:16-18 | Matthew 9:14-15 | Luke 18:9-14 | Acts 27:33-37 | Nehemiah 9:1-3
When we fast and pray, new and fresh insights are opened to us, faith is increased, and we are spiritually revived and refreshed. Biblical fasting cleanses our souls, empowers our inner spirit, deepens humility, intensifies our prayers, and feeds our faith.
We invite you to join us in this season of Prayer and Fasting. We are believing for great impact in your heart and life that would overflow into your family, friends and entire sphere of influence. May God draw close to you in this time and refresh your spirit with His presence like never before.
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Sun City Youth & Young Adults
We encourage students to join us in prayer during the 21 days and participate in each prayer gathering! Youth and Young Adults will have hang out time from 5:00pm-6:20pm, then will join us for the prayer service until 7:30pm, followed by an optional extended prayer service in the College Room until 8:45pm.
Can’t join us in-person? no problem!
All of our 21 Days of Prayer Gatherings will be streamed live. Join us from wherever you are at by clicking the button below.
