I would like to invite you to fast and pray with us tomorrow (Wednesday 4/12) for the Easter services at all of the Faith Church campuses – Dyer (including the Well), Cedar Lake, Valparaiso, and Hammond. We believe that God is on the move and we want to be a part of it. Here are possible ways to fast:
- Water fast
- Technology fast
- setting apart time for the Lord for prayer
I know many of us (me included) aren’t accustomed to fasting and many of us don’t quite know why to do it. In John Piper’s book, A Hunger for God, he gives 4 reasons, based from Acts 13:1-4, why a church should set aside special time to fast, pray, and worship:
1) “This fasting was after Christ’s coming.” Piper’s point: fasting should be part of our life as Christians today!
2) “The fast in Acts 13 was a corporate fast.” Piper’s point: it is good and right to fast with your friends in community.
3) The fast in Acts 13, “proved to be an occasion for the Spirit’s special guidance.” Piper goes on to say, “In reporting it this way, Luke clearly wants us to see a connection between the worship, prayer, and fasting on the one hand and the decisive guidance of the Holy Spirit on the other…”
4) “The fasting in Acts 13 changed the course of history.” Piper goes on: “This moment of prayer and fasting resulted in a missions movement that would catapult Christianity from obscurity into being the dominant religion in the Roman Empire….”
As the leader of Faith Church I desire the Spirit’s guidance and I want us to be used to change northwest Indiana and the south side of Chicago. But, we need the Lord.
I invite you to seek the Lord with us.
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