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Prayer and Fasting – SUPPORT SCHEDULE

We are excited as a ministry to join together spiritually on one accord to break the yokes of bondages off of our lives and FINALLY be FREE!! If this is your first fast, we have a support schedule for those that may want/need encouragement throughout the week. You are free to call in for prayer or come to the sanctuary at the following times:

MONDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00 PM, 7:00 PM

TUESDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00 PM, 7:00 PM

WEDNESDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00 PM (live) PRAYER @ The Worship Centre 4:00-6:00 PM

THURSDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00 PM (live) PRAYER AT The Worship Centre 4:00-6:00 PM

FRIDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00PM, 7:00 PM

SATURDAY – PRAYER LINE 12:00 PM (live) PRAYER AT The Worship Centre 4:00 PM

Prayer Line Phone Number
Toll: (415)373-6594
Pin number 648010 #
Click HERE to read more about our prayer line!

The Word of God does not specifically command believers to spend time in prayer and fasting. At the same time, prayer and fasting is definitely something we should be doing. Far too often, though, the focus of prayer and fasting is on abstaining from food. Instead, the purpose of Christian fasting should be to take our eyes off the things of this world and focus our thoughts on God. Fasting should always be limited to a set time because not eating for extended periods can be damaging to the body. Fasting is not a method of punishing our bodies and it is not be used as a “dieting method” either. We are not to spend time in prayer and fasting in order to lose weight, but rather to gain a deeper fellowship with God. By taking our eyes off the things of this world through prayer and biblical fasting, we can focus better on Christ. Matthew 6:16-18 declares, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Prayer and Fasting – What Does it Accomplish? Spending time in prayer and fasting is not automatically effective in accomplishing the desires of those who fast. Fasting or no fasting, God only promises to answer our prayers when we ask according to His will. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him.” In the prophet Isaiah’s time, the people grumbled that they had fasted, yet God did not answer in the way they wanted (Isaiah 58:3-4). Isaiah responded by proclaiming that the external show of fasting and prayer, without the proper heart attitude, was futile (Isaiah 58:5-9). How can you know if you are praying and fasting according to God’s will? Are you praying and fasting for things that honor and glorify God? Does the Bible clearly reveal that it is God’s will for you? If we are asking for something that is not honoring to God or not God’s will for our lives, God will not give what we ask for, whether we fast or not. How can we know God’s will? God promises to give us wisdom when we ask. James 1:5 tells us, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Sincerely,

Pastor C.J. Johns Sr.

Father and Son Love Worship Centre