HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
You can participate at the church building with others:
Joining us for a Prayer and Fasting Kick-off from 10:00am-11:00am on Saturday, February 5th.
Praying in-person at the building from 10:00am-6:00pm on Saturday, February 5th. We will have prayer host(s) each hour in that time-frame.
You are welcome to participate in any of these environments and if you plan to participate, feel free to show up at any time between 10am-6pm on Saturday.
You can participatE AT HOME by:
Fasting from 10am on Saturday, February 5th through 10am on Sunday, February 6th and using the time you would have used for lunch, dinner, and breakfast to pray. See the videos and prayer prompts below:
WHAT IS THIS?
Each year around this time, we join together as a church for a 24-hour period of prayer and fasting. We believe this is absolutely critical to the health and well-being of our church. If you're a part of RRCOC, please join us in begging for God's presence and blessing on us in 2022. Commit to pray via the button below.
WHEN & WHERE WILL THIS HAPPEN?
We'll begin at 10am (before lunch) on Saturday, February 5th and continue through Sunday morning worship, after which we encourage you to break your fast together with some brothers and sisters in Christ. Make plans with a few people to have a meal together on the 6th.
Where? Wherever you want it to happen. Stay at home, go for a walk, find a quiet spot outdoors. Pray by yourself, pray with your family, gather a group of friends or your small group.
This year, we’re kicking off this year’s prayer and fasting with a gathering together on Saturday, February 5th at 10:00am-11:00am. We’d love to see every one of our members participate in whatever way feels safe and possible for you. You can see the possible options to participate at the top of the page!
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
During this time we ask that you safely abstain from food and spend time in concentrated prayer and communion with our Father. If you are unable to abstain from food, consider abstaining from technology, your phone, or something that usually draws your attention away from your family, God, etc.
We're asking each person to pray for around 25-30 minutes three times over the course of the fast (a breakfast prayer, lunch prayer, and dinner prayer). At the bottom of this page we've included three video prayer guides (one for each meal) full of prompts as well as a google doc with prayer topics to get you praying for our church, our city and our own personal transformation.
We would also encourage you to gather in small groups during this time and pray together lifting your voice in prayer and song!
BUT I'VE NEVER FASTED...
Great! This is the perfect time to start. Fasting is simply the act of abstaining from food in order to move your focus from the flesh to the Spirit.
In Scripture, Christians fast during times that they're asking God for big things. They also fast in times of grief and at times when they want to increase their spiritual focus. Jesus assumed his followers would fast, so if you're a follower of Jesus, you should explore this part of walking with him.
For a quick primer that will give you a handle on what fasting's all about and help you get started, check out this resource from Dave Clayton.
WHAT SHOULD I PRAY ABOUT?
This time is designed for you to lay before God praise, thanksgiving, confession, and supplication regarding our church. Pray about everything that's on your heart as you think about the past, present, and future of your church. Use the prompts for meals available on this page OR CLICK HERE for a comprehensive list of prayer topics/prompts that you can choose from to lift up to God in these 24 hours!
“So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.”