21 Day Fast

Tomorrow night(Sunday), Stephanie and I and the Lifepoint Family will begin a 21 Day Fast together.  We are also joining hundreds of churches around the world(awake21.org) in fasting for a divine movement of God in our churches.  I am so excited about this opportunity, and I deeply believe that God is going to change my life!  You might want to know why we have chosen to fast?  The answer is because we want to get closer to our great Savior relationally, and we want to experience His very best for our lives and for our church.  Doing without something we crave(Fasting) and taking the time to pray specifically when the cravings hit draws us closer to Jesus.  Secondly, God has placed some "God Sized" goals in front of us for 2010.  1020 in 2010 is goal for this year: 1020 baptisms by October 1, 1020 new members( middle school age and above) by Dec. 15, and our overall weekend attendance to grow by 1020 by Dec. 31.  We will not hit these goals or even come close without a miraculous movement of God!!  Will you please join me in fasting for the next 21 Days?  There are numerous types of fasts to do, and the key is to specifically do without something you love(Food, caffeine, facebook, etc.).  Stephanie and I are choosing to do a "Daniel Fast", which is doing without meats and sweets.  If you visit www.awake21.org, there is some helpful info regarding types of fasts.  If you so choose to join Stephanie and I in the "Daniel Fast", she will be posting recipes here on my blog over the next few days.  I am praying for you and we are going to see the Miracle!! 

Comments

[Matt]

Thanks for leading in this, pastor. It's going to be hard for me to give up sugary stuff but we've got a good example before us to help encourage.