Seek Week

• September 23-27, 2024

• Seek Week • September 23-27, 2024 •

Welcome to Seek Week!

We are excited to spend time corporately pursuing God together, humbling ourselves through fasting, and praying specific prayers for what He has in store for us as individuals and as a church this year. This is a great time to include others from your family, small group, and SERVE Team in seeking God together. You will find fasting suggestions, daily prayer prompts, and more resources below.
Why Should You Fast?

(From Dr. Bill Bright's "Your Personal Guide to Fasting")
Fasting is one of the Spirit’s tools for strengthening and transforming grace in our lives. This spiritual practice is a gift from God meant to grow us and draw us into a deepening relationship with Him. If you do not already know this power and the importance of fasting, here are some insights drawn from God’s Word and personal experience to get you started:
Fasting was an expected practice in both the Old and New Testament eras. For example, Moses fasted for at least two recorded 40-day periods. Jesus fasted 40 days and reminded His followers to fast. He said, “When you fast,” not, “If you fast” (Matthew 6:16).
Fasting and prayer can restore the loss of your “first love” for the Lord (Revelation 2:4) and result in a more intimate relationship with Christ.
Fasting is a biblical way to truly humble yourself in the sight of God (Ezra 8:21). King David said, “I ... humbled myself with fasting” (Psalm 35:13, New International Version).
Fasting enables the Holy Spirit to reveal your true spiritual condition, resulting in brokenness, repentance and a transformed life.
Through fasting, the Holy Spirit will imprint God’s Word deeper on your heart, and His truth will become more meaningful to you.
Fasting can transform your prayer life into a richer and more personal experience.
Fasting can result in a dynamic personal revival and make you a channel of life change to others.

Choose Your Fast

Liquid Fast.

Take in only water or other liquids for the entirety of the fast while devoting more time to seeking God.
Meal Fast.

Choose a meal a day to fast and dedicate that meal time to seeking God.
Combination.

Create your own fasting rhythm that includes periods of both liquid and meal fasts.

FOLLOW THE DAILY PRAYER & JOURNAL GUIDE

Monday - FAITH FOR MY LIFE

READ -Psalm 139, Hebrews 12:1-3, Ephesians 2:1-10
PRAY - Begin by thanking God for His grace and mercy. Spend a few minutes telling Him of all that He has done for you. Ask Him to deepen your faith, to increase your obedience to His Word, and to reveal any sin in your life.
WRITE - Where is God calling me to deepen my faith? Where am I holding back from fully trusting Him? What is my next step of faith? What habits do I need to break and/or begin to grow into who He’s created me to be?

Tuesday - FAITH FOR MY FAMILY

READ - Ephesians 5:21-33
PRAY - Praying for each person by name, ask God to fill your family with His Holy Spirit. If there is anyone who needs to surrender to the Lord, pray that God would draw them to himself. Ask God to become the center of your family and that you would effectively lead your family closer to Him.
WRITE - How can I incorporate more of my faith into my family? How can I lead my family to deeper faith? If single - What do I need to do to develop my faith to the point where I can help my future spouse grow in faith?

Wednesday - FAITH FOR MY PURPOSE

READ - James 2:14-26, Jeremiah 29:1-14
PRAY - Spend a few minutes praying for the people God has put in your life at work, in your neighborhood, at school, in your hobbies, etc. Ask God to give you a greater burden to see His Kingdom come in all of these places. Ask Him to give you boldness in living out your faith so others may come to know him.
WRITE - Where has God strategically placed me to advance His Kingdom? What do you think God wants to do in these places? What is my next step of obedience in living out my faith? Write down the names of 3-5 people that need to come to faith/begin a relationship with Jesus.

Thursday - FAITH FOR MY CHURCH

READ - Romans 4, Matthew 16:18
PRAY - Pray that God would grow us in every way so that we can impact this island and beyond for His Kingdom. Pray that God would move miraculously with our building; in His timing, at the right cost, and that it would serve to be a blessing to our community.
WRITE - How is God calling me to help grow Manna Church? Are there any priorities that need to shift for me to be obedient? Who do I need to invite to church?

Friday - FAITH FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE

READ - Matthew 17:14-21, Philippians 4:19
PRAY - Pray for a breakthrough in my family, friends, and co-workers. Take a few minutes to thank God for the difficult things in your life and for what He wants to do in you through them. Surrender your expectations and control over to Him, and ask him to give you a tenacious faith in praying for His will to be done.
WRITE - What is the thing in my life that only God can do? What is the mountain in my life that only God can move? How can I be obedient in letting God be God in this situation? How does my prayer life need to change/develop?