Prayer & Fasting: Introduction

For many, we may not feel very “good” at praying, and for most of us, fasting is a foreign concept. Be encouraged by the words of James: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” When we look at the life of Jesus, we find that He fasted (Matthew 4:2), and He assumed that His followers would fast when He spoke of “when” not “if” they fast (Matthew 6:16-18). We also see that worship and fasting were closely connected for the early church (Acts 13:2). As we accept this call to prayer and fasting, we pray this will be a beautiful step of faith for all of us. Jesus is simply inviting us to come…how He chooses to move and meet with us is totally up to Him!

Prayer – We invite you to anchor your prayers around the A.C.T.S. acronym. We will send out a weekly devotional that will include prayer prompts written around these themes.

• Adoration – Proclaiming who God is and why He is worthy of our praise and worship.

• Confession – Humbly repenting of our sins and asking God to forgive us of our sins.

• Thanksgiving – Joyfully thanking God for all that He has done for us.

• Supplication – Bringing our requests before God and asking Him to meet our needs.

Fasting – We invite you to fast one day a week during the month of May.

• At its core, fasting is focused on setting aside good gifts (specifically food), so that we can grow in our love for the Giver.

• By giving up food for a full day or a single meal, we want to take this time to draw near to God and recognize that our deepest need/hunger is Jesus.

We invite you to join us in a few specific ways in May:

1. Pray regularly throughout the week for the topic/focus for that week and intentionally draw near to God.
2. Fast once a week. Whether this is a meal, a day, or something else, we are inviting all of us to intentionally set aside food for the purpose of growing our hunger for Jesus.
3. Read the weekly devotionals highlighting a specific theme for that week.
4. Gather to pray with others. This month we invite you to join us on Monday mornings at the church between 7-8:00 am for a time of prayer.

• Tuesday Mornings at 10:00am in the Green Room (Room 125)

• Sunday Mornings at 8:30am in Room 104

• Women’s Prayer Night on May 15 at 7:00pm

We are expectant for what God wants to do in each of us and in our Faith Family as we draw near to Him and ask Him to grow our love and desire for Him. Thanks for joining us on this journey!

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