21 Days of Prayer & Fasting
January 4-25
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer”
At the beginning of each year, we invite our church family to focus on our relationship with God through the annual 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting! Fasting in a biblical sense is simply abstaining from something to create an added awareness of our need for God. We dedicate ourselves to prayer while renewing our spiritual perspective and our commitment to obedience. As a church, we’re fasting today through Revival Sunday on January 25th, and we are expectant for what God will do in our hearts through this fast! We hope you will join us on this journey of strengthening our walk with God in the new year!
Why do we fast?
Fasting in a biblical sense is abstaining from something, typically food, to help create an added awareness of our weakness and our need for God’s strength inside our souls. We empty ourselves, so we can be filled with the Spirit as a result of time spent in prayer. Dedicating ourselves to prayer and fasting brings us to a new level of spiritual dependence and renews our perspective, commitment and resolve.
As a church, we’re fasting and praying from January 4-25 to prepare our hearts for Revival Nights (beginning on January 25) and for what God has for us in 2026.
How do I participate?
Choose your fast.
Commit & plan.
Connect with a friend for encouragement.
Be a part of the key dates below.
Selecting Your Fast
Here are some ideas as you consider what type of fast you’d like to partake in over the next 21 days!
The Daniel Fast
Fast from animal products and processed foods. More details below.
Liquid Fast
Give up solid foods, consuming only juices, smoothies, and soups.
Media Fast
Refrain from social media, TV, Netflix, etc.
Create Your Own
Give up a particular food or distraction for 21 days.
More about the Daniel Fast
The Daniel Fast is based on stories in the Bible starting with Daniel 1, where Daniel, a young man from Judah who has been taken captive to serve in the king’s palace, refuses delicacies offered by the king. He had an excellent spirit within him and purposed in his heart he would not defile himself with unclean food that was against Old Testament law. He asked his supervisor to let him eat vegetables and water for a time, and at the end of that time he is found to be in better appearance and shape than those who ate the delicacies. God gave Daniel great favor in knowledge and skill and the gift of understanding. In Daniel 10, he also spends 21 days fasting and praying, to humble himself before God and to receive understanding.
During this fast, remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water, juice, fruits, vegetables, and lentils (Daniel 1: 5-21 and Daniel 10: 2,3). The Daniel Fast is similar to a vegan diet in that it excludes the consumption of animal products and also excludes processed foods, additives, preservatives, flavorings, sweeteners, alcohol, and products made with white flours.
The Daniel Fast is one great fasting option to renew and refocus our spiritual commitment to God through prayer and dependence on Him.
Scripture references for further study:
Daniel 10: 2-3
Matthew 6:16-18
Matthew 9:14-15
Luke 18:9-14
Acts 27:33-37
Daniel 1:5-10,12-21
Psalm 63:5
Nehemiah 9:1-3
Key Dates
January 4 — 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Begins
January 18 — Build Night and Church Prayer for Revival Nights
January 25 - 27 — Revival Nights