In just a few days, LifeStone Church will be stepping into a much anticipated and needed season of prayer and fasting called, “Awakening“. I personally am looking forward to this season because I desire so much more of God in my life and in my church! ”Awakening” is a national movement where hundreds of churches come together to pray and fast for God to move in greater ways in the new year. Through this season, we at LifeStone Church have two goals in mind as we join this movement and begin to seek God:
1. To see PERSONAL lives at LifeStone Church to be awakened to new levels in God.
2. To see Him do greater things in and through LifeStone Church CORPORATELY.
I anticipate that a strong majority of the people who call LifeStone Church “home” will participate in this season of 21 days of prayer and fasting and that really excites me! Some will fast for the very first time. Others might not be new to fasting. But whether this is your first or umpteenth time to seek God through prayer and fasting, I believe that Hebrews 11:6 says it all, “He will reward those who diligently seek him.” All God wants is for ALL of YOU to want ALL of HIM! And when you do that, God promises he will be found, Matthew 7:7 “ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” We are going to shake heaven with our prayers and our heart for God to move and God is going to show up in amazing ways during between January 15-February 4. But I also believe that we are also setting the tone for the entire year! So, God is not just going to move during the fast, but he is going to move in 2012 like we have never seen because we are diligently seeking him and putting him first in this new year!
I am also excited to begin the “Awakening” message series this Sunday, January 15 as we talk about how prayer and fasting opens the door to clearer vision in your life. Below is a schedule for the entire season:
January 15 – Teaching on Prayer and Fasting and how it is essential to receiving clear vision from God (Communion Sunday)
January 22 – Teaching on Fasting
January 29 – Teaching on Prayer (Held at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square)
February 5 – Teaching on Worship – To be awakened is to worship (“Winter Splash” – Water Baptism experience)
I don’t know about you, but I’m expecting God to “awaken personally” and “move corporately”!
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