PRAYER & FASTING
Beginning on Feb. 21, 2024 we are inviting our entire congregation to join together for an extended time of prayer and fasting. Our hope is that you will commit to a time of focused prayer each day and, if able, commit to a time of fasting.
Our pastors have each provided one week’s worth of devotions centered around prayer for ourselves, our church and others.
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
While prayer should always be a part of the life of a believer, it is helpful to have times of focused, intentional prayer that go beyond the normal pace of living. Though fasting is not required in order to pursue God more deeply in prayer, it is a great and helpful tool in pursuing Him with greater intensity.
WHAT IS FASTING?
Fasting is pushing away from the table and not eating food for a specific period of time and for a specific purpose. By setting aside the time normally used for eating, fasting creates space to pursue God with greater focus and intentionality.
TODAY’S DAILY PRAYER FOCUS
DAY 28 // MAR 19
Our Lord called us to peace. Therefore, pray and ask the peace of Christ to rule our hearts. May we be known as people of peace and unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15
PAST DAILY PRAYER POINTS
DAY 1 // FEB 21
Let’s start these 40 days of prayer and fasting with words of praise to our heavenly Father.
Focus on lifting His name, as He deserves all the glory.
This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Matthew 6:9
DAY 2 // FEB 22
Let your heart bring forth the finest praise to the Lord, and your mouth proclaims His wonders.
Praise Him today and every day on this journey.
I will extol the Lordat all times; his praise will always be on my lips. Psalm 34:1
DAY 3 // FEB 23
Focus today on how glorious His name is. Thank God for the name of Jesus and praise Him.
Direct your asking, seeking, and knocking through His name.
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13
DAY 4 // FEB 24
Offer this day the sacrifice of thanksgiving to honor our Lord.
Today, express your gratitude to the one who deserves it all.
Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me,and to the blameless[ I will show my salvation. Psalm 50:23
DAY 5 // FEB 25
Today, as you celebrate our King, Jesus our Lord, seek His kingdom.
May your life be confirmed by His kingdom’s principles and rule.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33
DAY 6 // FEB 26
Ask for the power of His Kingdom to overthrow every authority that is not of God in your life.
Pray that His kingdom becomes your priority.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Corinthians 4:20
DAY 7 // FEB 27
Ask the Lord to give you a thirst and hunger after His righteousness.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6
DAY 8 // FEB 28
In Psalm 24, the word of God says, “The earth is the Lord’s.” Pray for His will to be done on this earth.
Pray for a spirit of obedience to the Lord to align your desires with His.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10
DAY 9 // FEB 29
Ask for grace to depend on the Lord and to trust Him throughout this season.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Proverbs 3:5
DAY 10 // MAR 1
Pray for His will to be done in your daily activities and for direction in every step you take.
Submit every plan of your life to Him for direction and victory.
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6
DAY 11 // MAR 2
The Lord is your provider, the giver of all good things.
Therefore, bring your needs and your family’s needs before Him. and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. Psalm 50:15
DAY 12 // MAR 3
Pray today for the needs of your church. Pray for the financial needs of the FOR Campaign and your church’s general budget.
Pray for the wisdom of God on the leaders and the grace to lead well.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
DAY 13 // MAR 4
Pray for open doors for some of our members looking for jobs or going through financial struggles.
Ask for God’s intervention for families in trouble.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
DAY 14 // MAR 5
As you receive the forgiveness of the Lord, ask God to give you the courage to forgive others and live at peace with everyone.
Take time to review your relationships and make sure they are bringing glory to the Lord.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12
DAY 15 // MAR 6
We are living in a world full of temptation and deceit.
Ask the Lord to protect you from temptation and any thought or action that will dishonor Him.
And lead us not into temptation Matthew 6:13a
DAY 16 // MAR 7
Knowing that only the Lord can give you victory against the work of the enemy, pray for total deliverance from the evil plans of Satan. but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13b
DAY 17 // MAR 8
Pray against all the enemy’s plans concerning your life and your loved ones. Pray in faith against the arrows of the evil one. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16
DAY 18 // MAR 9
We have the victory in Christ Jesus. Therefore, pray with boldness, destroying all the weapons of the enemy against your life. Condemn every tongue which rises against you in judgment. no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord Isaiah 54:17
DAY 19 // MAR 10
Get the Lord involved in every area of your life and trust Him. Submit all your plans to Him in prayer and He will see you through. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
DAY 20 // MAR 11
Knowing that the kingdom belongs to our Lord, pray for His reign over our lives, church, and community today. Declare His lordship over your entire household, city, state, and nation. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:3-5
DAY 21 // MAR 12
Pray for open doors for some of our members looking for jobs or going through financial struggles. Ask for God’s intervention for families in trouble. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
DAY 22 // MAR 13
Our heavenly Father is all-powerful. We all need the strength of His power to operate in victory. Therefore, ask the Lord today to strengthen you with power through His Spirit. Ephesians 3:16
DAY 23 // MAR 14
We serve the God of great wonders, our glorious Father. Believing that all glory belongs to Him, let’s pray that our lives and church reflect His glory in everything we do. So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
DAY 24 // MAR 15
Let’s celebrate the King of Glory, who is strong and mighty today. Bring every battle of your life before him and wait expectantly for victory. Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Psalm 24:7-8
DAY 25 // MAR 16
May we desire in this day everything about our Lord. Ask for the fullness of our Lord in your life so that you can reflect His love and His character. and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19
DAY 26 // MAR 17
Let’s ask the Lord today to equip us with everything needed to continue doing His will. Ask the Lord to work through us according to His good pleasure and for His glory. Now may the God of peace…equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21
DAY 27 // MAR 18
Let’s ask the Lord today to equip us with everything needed to continue doing His will. Ask the Lord to work through us according to His good pleasure and for His glory. Now may the God of peace…equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21
DAY 28 // MAR 19
Our Lord called us to peace. Therefore, pray and ask the peace of Christ to rule our hearts. May we be known as people of peace and unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15