Fasting

The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God. Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives. Remember, your personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know your body, your options, and, most importantly, to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

2026 FASTING CALENDAR

JANUARY 11 - JANUARY 31

WEEK 1

Day 1 - Genesis 1:1  - No Breads

DAY 2 - Matthew 6:33 - No Breads

DAY 3 - John 15:5 - No Breads

DAY 4 - Exodus 14:14 - No Breads

DAY 5 - Isaiah 40:31 - No Breads

DAY 6 - Matthew 11:28 - No Breads

DAY 7 - Joshua 1:9 - Fruits & Veggies Only

WEEK 2

DAY 8 - John 16:33 - No Red Meats

DAY 9 - Psalm 23:1 - No Red Meats

DAY 10 - Psalm 34:18 - No Red Meats

DAY 11 - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 - No Red Meats

DAY 12 - Proverbs 3:5-6 - No Red Meats

DAY 13 - Ephesians 4:32 - No Red Meats

DAY 14 - Colossians 3:23 - Fruits & Veggies Only

WEEK 3

DAY 15 - Proverbs 11:25 - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 16 - Galatians 5:22-23 - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 17 - Psalm 46:1  - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 18 - Matthew 5:14-16 - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 19 - Isaiah 41:10 - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 20 - Philippians 4:11-13 - Limit Social Media Use

DAY 21 - Revelation 21:4  - Fruits & Veggies Only

Prayer Points:
  • What we are believing for as a church: Helping people know God and discover more of their purpose.
  • Someone you are believing will come to know Jesus
  • Something personal you are believing for in 2026

TYPES OF FastS

Complete Fast

In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.

Partial Fast

This fast is sometimes called the “Jewish Fast” and involves abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, or from sunup to sundown.

Selective Fast

This type of fast involves removing certain elements from your diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.

Soul Fast

This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience fasting food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.

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“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,”
Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭
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