As we begin our 21 days of prayer and fasting for this year, we encourage you to remain focused on growing closer to God during this journey. Ask God to remove any distractions that will take away from you going deeper in your faith.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Keep My Eyes Up – Housefires & Ryan Ellis

Be encouraged, that in the eyes of God, our past doesn’t always dictate our future. Let us rejoice in the fact that God keeps no record of our past and wrongdoings, and furthermore, that He does not use them against us. As we go to pray, let us release the burden of the guilt and shame that may be hindering us from our developing our relationship with God and let us give thanks to Him for His mercies that are new every morning.

Luke 15:11-24

New Beginnings - Victory Worship 

Sometimes in life, the answers we seek, are already revealed to us.  If we open our Bibles, we have on full display the ways in which God wants us to live our lives.  The only way to truly understand His word, is to commune with Him on a regular basis so that He can impart wisdom and understanding to us. As we go to pray, let us ask pray and ask for wisdom and understanding and for a desire to always seek out God’s Word.

Matthew 4:4

Order My Steps – Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

If we’re being honest with ourselves, sometimes we get caught up in the performance of praise and worship on a Sunday morning that we forget what it truly means to worship God. While singing and making a joyful noise unto the Lord is important and necessary to show honor, appreciation and adoration, that is not all worship is! Worship is more than just singing and dancing, it is an active choice to live a life that is dedicated to serving God in everything we do. As we pray, let us commit to truly worshipping God by not what we say or do but how we live our lives.

2 Kings 17:38-39

Reckless Love - Worship Medley/Tauren Wells ft. Davies

As beautiful as life can be, there is no such thing as a perfect life.  We will all experience challenges in life, in our relationships, school, work, finances, health, even our faith. As much as we would want to avoid some of these obstacles, we can’t. That said, we have the opportunity to turn to God to help revive and restore us when things become too difficult. So ask yourself, where in your life do you need a revival?  As we pray, we encourage you to go boldly and humbly before God to thank Him for the opportunity to be revived and restored by Him. 

Isaiah 44:3
Fresh Wind Medley – Hillsong

Could you imagine the thoughts going through the mind of the person who built the world’s first skyscraper or better yet what was going through the minds of the person(s) who invented the world wide web? Now think about all of the things, big and small, that you dream and imagine for yourself or your family? The ability to imagine and create things in our mind and then actualize them is one of the many gifts we receive from God. He is a God who can do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think so as we go to pray, let us first thank Him for the gift of imagination and let us ask that our dreams be aligned with His will for us. 

Genesis 11:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:9

I’m Getting Ready – Tasha Cobbs Leonard

I’m sure you’ve all heard honesty is the best policy. As disciples of Christ, we are all called to live a life reflective of the one Christ lived but as humans we are inherently flawed. In a world of sinful nature, the church and its people are meant to serve as beacons of light for those who are lost and the only way we can do that is to always strive to be more like Christ and be honest with ourselves and others when we fall short. As we pray, let us ask God for help in being more authentically like Him in our lives.

Romans 12:9-10
Secrets – Israel Houghton

Have you heard the saying, forgiveness is for you, not the other person?  When people hurt us, we tend to hold onto feelings and emotional baggage associated with that wrongdoing. Over time, we may find ourselves becoming sad, angry, depressed or even physically sick.  Those feelings are becoming toxic in our bodies. The same can be said when we hurt ourselves or don’t take of ourselves. In an effort to heal, we have to let go of past hurt. Just as God forgives us when we fall short of His glory, so we should operate when it comes to those in our lives. As we go to pray, let us thank God for the mercies He has shown us and ask for a forgiving heart.

Matthew 6:14-15
Forgiveness – Matthew West

A songwriter once wrote, sometimes you have to lose, to win again.  You see sometimes in life, we are so consumed with acquiring things of this world, things that signify status and power that we forget that the ultimate prize we should be in pursuit of is to be with reunited with God in Heaven.  Don’t me wrong, it’s nice to have and want nice things but it shouldn’t come at the cost of our eternal souls, the acquisition of those worldly possessions should not be a distraction from our relationship with God. As we go to pray, let us ask God to help us stay focused on pursuing Him with the same intensity and fervor we show in other areas of our lives.

Philippians 3:13-14
Fear Is Not My Future - Ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Every day of our lives we are constantly making choices, and some of those choices are easier to make than others. One daily choice that should be easy to make but isn’t always is choosing to be obedient to the Holy Spirit, being obedient to what God has called us to do.  Sometimes we put conditions on our relationship with God, for example, we may say, I’ll pray when I find the time or I’ll meditate on His word when I get around to it.  Fortunately for us, God doesn’t care for us on a conditional basis because if He did, where would we be right now?  As we go to pray, ask God to help us become more intentional about seeking Him and making ourselves more available to be led by Him.

Isaiah 6:5-8
Make Room- Jonathan McReynolds

In a world of billions of people, sometimes we can feel lonely and alone. Some people may even prefer to be by themselves for reason or another. That said, God never intended us to live alone, he intended for us to be able to come together, learn, thrive and fellowship with one another. Building community is essential for our development as Christians and for our role as disciples of Christ. As we go to pray, let us make ourselves available to the movement of the Holy Spirit and let us ask God to give us wisdom and guidance as we build and grow the communities in our lives.

Focus Scripture Acts 2:42-47

By Our Love – For King and Country