Prayer points for 40 days of prayer and fasting 2017 rccg. You are about to read my my fasting and prayer journal. The discipline of fasting is designed to separate you from your perceived life support so you can focus exclusively on the lord, your actual life support. Within the previous couple of days, i had read the account in luke about jesus fasting for 40 days in the wilderness and found most intriguing and inspiring that he returned to galilee in the power of the spirit. Prayer is the mightiest power in the universe that the believing christian can apply. National day and 40 days of prayer and fasting partners in. Prayer points for 40 days of prayer and fasting 2017. When breaking a fast of ten days or more, the breakin period should be extended one day for every four days of fasting.
Keep the jar and share your thank you notes as you gather at your thanksgiving table in november. Author mahesh chavda has victoriously lived through these many serious challenges in his life only to. Include these 40 days of prayer in your church calendar and mobilise your church to pray and partner with god in his revival of our nation. You can use the time youd normally spend eating as time in prayer for what god wants to do among us during this campaign. As we seek the lord with humility of heart, and as we put away earthly distractions, we will have a more receptive frame of mind to what god wants to do in our life and through our prayers. I am not asking you to go forty days without food, but i do encourage you to practice one of the fasting options offered below for the duration of the 40 day soul fast. Fasting and prayer journal christian fellowship church. A wifes 40day fasting and prayer journal kaylene yoder.
You can fast without praying, and it has an effect. It will be from 12am to 6pm daily with prayers twice a. Contrary to what our minds may tell us, the body can function for seven days without water and forty days without food. Fasting is a true way to sacrifice for god and humble oneself to him psalm 35. Ask the lord to close any doors that may have been opened and lead your family into new decisions that will honour him instead. The result of jesus time in fasting in prayer is the ministry he built through peter, the people he healed and the building of faith in those he taught. Nov 19, 2014 the needs of the church are much, the only answer to our present predicament is prostrate before god with fasting and prayer. Starting march 3 april 11, this 40day period is meant for you to draw near to god by building in some new routines and by deleting something from your life that will cause you to think of god more. For most believers, fasting is a seldompursued dimension of personal prayer. Each day includes a scripture verse from the nkjv, kjv, or amplified bible, a short devotion, questions, and a meditation. It is designed to guide and teach women how to build a strategic prayer practice.
Fasting and prayer combined can bring about a transformational revival in you, the nation, the world it can be a very powerful tool in seeking god. The search for health goes on unceasingly, and fasting has helped many to achieve it. The discipline of fasting was apparently a common practice in the early church see acts. February 21, 2018 february 27, 2018 sent2nashville.
Let heaven be opened and pour out its blessings on our land. Surely, we can each set aside 40 of those to figure out what god wants for the future of our church his church. Day 9 omit 1 meal today prayer for protec tion in warfare read romans 6. Prayer and fasting each year, we set aside a time for 40 days of prayer and fasting leading up to easter sunday april 12. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. My fathers house maryville will be participating in 20 days of fasting and prayer. Over this period, this guide will lead you, as an intercessor for america. Fasting just one time will be equivalent to having one good workout in the gym.
Matthew 4 12 then jesus was led by the spirit into the dessert to be tempted by the devil. Day 10 mi t1 e al od y prayer for the coming of christ and your future. The 2017 rccg prayer and fasting starts on the 11th january to 19th february, 2017. Day 4 of prayer and fasting grace christian center. It is a difficult discipline though dynamic in its results. The power of fasting was no longer a theory for me. This fast was marked by deep personal confession of sin, where god dealt. Prayer for the circumstances of the day read proverbs 3. As we progress through this 40 days of prayer and fasting, continue to record what you are thankful for. January 222 our congregation would love to invite you to join us. We have heard that you have organised 40 days of prayer and fasting, why is it so. Nine days of prayer and fasting for the holy father and.
The expectation is that this guide will be used over 40 days. Michael prayer try praying the original long form for these nine days, since this starts on his feast day. However, our united day of fasting for the 40 days of community campaign is for three primary reasons. Rather, fasting position you for what god s to do in your desires life. National day and 40 days of prayer and fasting partners. Why do we need to do fasting and prayer during this season. There was a 40 fast again during 1996, this time for the healing of our country. If you choose options, you must spend time physically preparing your body for 21 days of fasting.
Fasting is the one discipline jesus promised would bring about supernatural results. Not only will fasting and prayer transform an individual or church, it can change the course of a nation. This is the christian holy season and so fasting along with prayer during this time will give us all clarity for the season. The lord confirmed the fast, so i stepped out in faith and fasted for 40 days. It will guide you through the most solemn and powerful times with the lord. The growth of the church from three million in 1974 to eleven million in 1990 can be attributed largely to fasting and prayer. It brings mental clarity and releases spiritual gifts joel 2. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry. Then jesus was led by the spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. When god wants to work in and through someone in a mighty way, there is a. Through fasting and prayer we humble ourselves before god so the holy spirit will stir our souls, awaken our church and heal our land according to 2 chronicles 7.
His presence grows greater and greater with each day of the fast. Fasting and prayer the atomic power of god christian. Speak only positive words about where you live, other people and stop being negative and complaining. Before entering into this season of prayer with fasting, you should spend adequate time preparing your body, mind, and spirit. He reiterated in his prophecies for this year that surprise may be positive or negative. The power of global prayer resource network a prayer. The general overseer of the redeemed christian church of god worldwide, pastor e a adeboye told us that the vocal word for 2017 is surprises. This devotional prayer journal is available in paperback or kindle. Likewise, you and i have also embark on this 31 days of fasting that we will encounter.
God instructed us to be having this because of the challenges the country faces every year. In order for that to become more than just a pious wish persistent prayer is needed. It is proper then to conclude that by starting his prayer in the month chisleu, nehemiah had expectations of encountering god to download his divine assignment and mandate. Fasting to victory a word about fasting and prayer by dick eastman fasting. There are many good reasons, and even health benefits, for fasting. Eat smaller amounts of food before starting your fast. National day of prayer and fasting on sunday february 19 au 40 days of prayer and fasting from february 22 april 1. It is also important for you to prepare your body for the upcoming fast. Fasting for 40 days brings power since pentecost, the church has grown from a room full of jesus followers to hundreds of millions of christians.
Day of fasting and prayer tuskawilla presbyterian church. I pray over others in my life family, school, job, church, etc. You will experience exactly what i was thinking and feeling during my 21 day daniel fast experience in the year 2011. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Jesus said that we would do greater things than he did, but to do so we need to be connected to the holy spirit and that can only happen by prayer and fasting. The ultimate purpose of the fast is not you and what you seek, but god. The most powerful move of god in the world today is in korea. Praising god, pursuit of god and asking god for the grace to please him in every way possible this year are the major prayer points for this year fasting. This fast preceded the national day of prayer on 7 july 1996.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. During my stay in hamburg while working on the english original of atomic power with god through fasting and prayer, by franklin hall, i was touched so. Dear heavenly father, thank you for these 21 days of prayer and fasting. A wifes 40day fasting and prayer journal is a praying wifes best friend. I was ready for changes in my personal walk with the lord as well as in my ministry. The bible is clear that god considers 40 days a spiritually significant amount of time. Contrary to what our minds may tell us, the body can function for seven days without. Indeed, we have organised a 40day prayer and fasting session from january 2 to february 12 as a church. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. I confess that the stripes on jesus back has brought healing to my body. Some problems seem hard, huge, knotty, complex, unsolvable and demonic, jesus said. The whole purpose of the day of prayer and fasting is to lay self aside as we intercede for others.
Many people experience a physical detox during the first few days of the fast including headaches, fatigue, leg cramps and other. You will need to understand your own metabolism, overall health, and physical limitations. My intention for writing the booklet is to encourage you to fast and pray for one day, one week. During my stay in hamburg while working on the english original of atomic power with god through fasting and prayer, by. Many people experience a physical detox during the first few days of the fast including headaches, fatigue, leg cramps and other typical symptoms.