Desert Vista Church

The 2008 Daniel Fast
January 6-27

/files/hands_reaching_up.jpgDon't eat for 21 days?
Sound improbable? Impossible? What about simply not eating certain foods in order to benefit both your health and your relationship with God? This is the practice of fasting. You'll have the opportunity to join others in our church January 6-27 for 21 days of fasting and prayer. The fast we have chosen to follow is often referred to as a "Daniel Fast," patterned after Daniel's fasts in Daniel 1 and Daniel 10. You can download all the details of the fast here.

PRAYER FOCUS
As a church, we are fasting in order to deepen our relationship with God and to walk in step with His plan and purpose. The best way to do this is to redirect our food source. This is accomplished through substituting our regular food intake with Bible reading, praying and journaling. The overall goals are to experience a genuine hunger for spending time with God personally and to pray for God’s blessing on our church.

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Download week one prayer focus here.

Be sure to bookmark this page and check back each week of the fast for prayer guides and updates.


TIMELINE
Sunday, January 6: Begin the “Daniel Fast”
At dinner, we will begin to introduce meals with pure foods of fruits and vegetables (download PDF menu guidelines). This plan will continue for the next 21 days.

Wednesdays, January 9 & 16: Corporate Prayer
We’ll gather corporately for worship and prayer at church at 7:00 p.m.

Week of January 20: LifeGroup Prayer
We’ll pray in LifeGroups as the new semester begins this week.

Sunday, January 27: Break the Fast
We will come together to end the fast with communion during worship followed by a soup lunch.