As a church we will be doing a 40 days of prayer and fasting. These 40 days will lead up to the start of our Global Impact Celebration, our yearly missions conference where we celebrate what God is doing around the world through our missionary partnerships. We pray that you will join us in this.

Everyone who wants to participate signs up for a day between February 10th and March 21st. By signing up for that day you are committing to pray and fast that day for our Global Impact Celebration and the missionaries that we partner with. You should have received a prayer guide for the event that will list our missionaries and the ways that you can be praying for them.

If you’d like to signup you can do so by emailing Diane at dlynch@urbancrest.org.

1. The Disciples Fast

Fasting for freedom from addiction (see Matthew 17:20-21).

If we fast, we can break the besetting sins that limit a life of freedom in Christ.

2. The Ezra Fast

Fasting to solve problems (see Ezra 8:21-23).

If we fast for a specific purpose, we may solve a debilitating problem.

3. The Samuel Fast

Fasting to win people to Christ (1 Samuel 7:1-8).

If we fast and pray for revival, God will pour Himself on His people.

4. The Elijah Fast

Fasting to break crippling fears and other mental problems (see 1 Kings 19:2-18).

Through fasting, God will show us how to overcome negative emotional and personal

habits.

5. The Widows Fast

Fasting to provide for the needy (see 1 Kings 17:12).

When we sacrifice our own physical needs, God enables us to focus on and provide for

the needs for others.

6. The Apostle Paul Fast

Fasting for insight and decision making (see Acts 9:9-19).

If we fast to subject our will to God’s, He will reveal His will to us.

7. The Daniel Fast

Fasting for health and physical healing (see Daniel 1:12-20).

When we fast for physical well-being, God will touch our bodies and enrich our souls.

8. The John the Baptist Fast

Fasting for an influential testimony (see Matthew 3:4; Luke 1:15).

If we fast for the influence of our testimonies, God will use us.

9. The Esther Fast

Fasting for protection from the evil one (see Esther 4:16).

If we fast for protection and deliverance from Satan, God will deliver us from evil