I am excited for the start to this new year! Again we are beginning with a
focused time of prayer and fasting, and giving God the first of our year. Here
are a few reminders:
- Our Saturday Prayer Gatherings begin tomorrow at 7:14 pm – 8:00 pm in the
Sanctuary and will be every Saturday in the month of January.
- Our opportunity to pray together in unity also will come every day at
7:14 am and 7:14 pm. Set an alarm on your phone or home and choose to pray
together at those set times each day for a few minutes.
- Our 21 days of prayer and fasting begin this Sunday, January 6-27th and I
encourage you to get involved in this time by fasting a meal, particular foods,
different types of technology or other things can “eat up” your time for 3 days,
10 days or the entire 21 days and put a greater focused effort in meeting with
God through prayer, the Bible and personal worship time.
- Our iFast series in January will focus on II Chronicles 7:14 and how this
verse can help bring Forgiveness and Restoration to our lives, our communities
and our country.
- Our 7:14 smartphone APP is now available through iTunes. This provides a
great tool for a daily verse, and devotional, prayer lists, resources and a way
to see how many people hav joined you in prayer that day.
- Our first week (Jan 6-12) is a national week of prayer and we will be
providing a handout to use as a guide during that week for your time of
prayer.
- Our church is not alone. Check out www.jentzenfranklin.org/fasting-2013/
for even more resources and helpful hints and articles to make your 21 days of
prayer and fasting an even greater success!
I ask you to challenge yourself and those you know to commitment to attend
and get involved in as many of these opportunities as you possibly can. Let us
together be in a constant, daily, relentless pursuit of God’s presence in our
lives this first month of 2013. It will impact rest of your year the way you
choose to start the year!
Chasing Him,
Pastor David
