Churchwide Prayer and Fasting
12 Days of Prayer & Fasting
January 5–16, 2026
Pastor Daniel is inviting our entire church family to devote ourselves to 12 days of prayer and fasting beginning Monday, January 5, and continuing through Friday, January 16. This will be a time for us to dedicate the new year, seek the Lord, and pray together as one church with many locations!
We encourage each of you to ask the Lord what you should fast and follow His leading on what He’s asking you to set aside to focus on Him. As a church, we recognize that Scripture refers to fasting as abstaining from food. However, we understand health needs can impact what individuals are able to fast. We encourage you to take some time to pray and ask God what He wants you to fast from and be willing to consider a food fast in a healthy and safe manner! Some ideas of what fasting could look like are:
- Food & Drink Examples
Fast meals (one meal a day, all meals one day a week, sunup to sundown, etc.), sweets/sugar, meat, snacks between meals, soda, alcohol, or coffee. You could also try a “Daniel Fast” (from Daniel Chapters 1 & 10: eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and water), or only drinking water.
- Other Examples
If you are unable to fast from food, prayerfully consider areas in your life that might be consuming your attention or stealing your focus. You could fast from phone time, watching television, reading, or playing video games. You could also try getting up earlier in the day to pray and spend time in the Word in addition to what you’re fasting.
Why Fast?
The heart behind fasting is choosing to give up something important or costly to us in order to dedicate our hearts, time, and attention more fully to the Lord. It often allows us to better tune in and hear what God is speaking to us. Fasting creates an intentional shift in our hearts and minds to pursue God and His perfect will.
In-Person Prayer Times at Your Campus
Join us for dedicated times to pray together at your campus! Prayer gatherings are on weekdays only. We will gather at every campus from 6–6:55 am January 5–9 and January 12–15.
Resources
If you’d like to do attentional research into biblical fasting or need some encouragement, check out the helpful resources below!
Read Fasting: Clearing Space for What Matters Most.
Additional Resources
Check out Pray First by Chris Hodges in print, online, or as an audio book!
Read about fasting basics from Jentezen Franklin.
Night of Worship
On the final night of our fast, we’re gathering at the Southlake Campus for a churchwide night of worship! Join us on Friday, January 16, at 7 pm as we celebrate the new year and worship the Lord together!
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