Welcome to Awakening!

As a community, we are participating in a 21 day fast. The goal is to regain a spiritual intensity in each of our personal lives as well as in the life of our church, and to see God move in us! Jesus taught us that some things can only be accomplished by specific prayer and fasting (Mark 9). We have seen first-hand the power and real-life effects that prayer and fasting can have in the life of a believer, and we are excited to see what happens as a result of this 21 day fast!

The point of any fast is to deny yourself something of value, and to instead, use that time in prayer and conversation with God. So, whatever fast you decide upon, remember to take the time you would normally spend with it to focus on God.

Here are a few of the different types of fasts that you may be able to participate in for these 21 days:

Complete Fast: This is a fast where you abstain from ALL food; drinking only water. 

Daniel Fast: A fast where you abstain from meat and only consume vegetables and water. (For a list of foods to avoid and include during a Daniel Fast, visit http://danielfast.wordpress.com/daniel-fast-food-list/

A couple websites to check out with great Daniel Fast recipes are http://www.ultimatedanielfast.com/ and http://www.caringcarrot.com/

Each of these sites has great ideas and recipes made only with foods that you would normally eat during your Daniel Fast

Media Fast: In this fast, you refrain from different types of modern media (tv, video games, social networking, web browsing, ect.)

During this time, we will be having prayer services from 6-7pm each Sunday night; and Wednesday night from 7-8. We would love for you to join us for any or all of these times. Come with us on this journey to discover and claim new ground, both in your personal life and in the life of our community!