Church-Wide Vision Fast

For the month of January, join us in a church-wide fast. We are praying for God to fill our church with the knowledge of his will. We desire his guidance as we develop a vision for our church and learn how God is calling us to serve him.

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped
praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his
will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.”
– Colossians 1:9

Fasting Instructions

Biblical fasting involves abstaining from food and/or water for a determined amount of time. There are a variety of ways to fast, but what is important is to have a plan. Know what meals or what times you will fast and replace that mealtime with prayer, worship, and God’s word. If you have not fasted before, start light and consider challenging yourself further as time goes on. Below are some examples that begin at low intensity and increase:

1. Fast just one meal for one or two days each week. As you progress, consider fasting an additional meal or additional day each week.
2. Consider a Daniel Fast (see Daniel 10:2-3). Abstain from meat or certain foods for the duration of your fast.
3. Consider fasting until a particular time each day, for example, from 6 am to 6 pm. Some people drink juice instead of only water for health reasons or for strength during longer fasts.
4. If you cannot abstain from food, consider abstaining from something else that receives a lot of your time and attention. It is important to remember to dedicate yourselves to extra time in prayer and in God’s Word. In this way you will experience God sustain you through your fast and draw closer to Him.

Thanks for joining us as we seek God’s will.

-Bro. Michael Aguillard