{"id":863,"date":"2011-03-03T08:54:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T13:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fbclafayette.org\/?p=863"},"modified":"2012-08-31T14:35:07","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T18:35:07","slug":"schedule-and-suggested-readings-for-day-of-prayer-and-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/schedule-and-suggested-readings-for-day-of-prayer-and-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule and Suggested Readings for Day of Prayer and Fasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-897\" style=\"margin-left: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;\" title=\"Fasting-Why-Is-Faith-Fasting\" src=\"https:\/\/faith-blog-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/20170523133746\/Fasting-Why-Is-Faith-Fasting1.jpg\" alt=\"Woman praying\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" \/> &#8220;Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself?\u00a0 Is it for bowing one&#8217;s head like a reed, and for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed?&#8221; &#8211; Isaiah 58:5.\u00a0 As we corporately humble ourselves before the Lord on March 6, we desire to act in solidarity as one before the Lord.\u00a0 The schedule below may\u00a0help facilitate our\u00a0unity before the Lord.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The schedule includes some individual time, family time, small group time, and church body time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Families with children are invited to the small group gatherings.\u00a0 These gatherings are informal and parents can shepherd their children as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><strong>:30 AM \u2013 8:00 AM Personal Preparation (Individual Time at Home)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Read &amp; Pray<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exodus 34:27-28; Deut 8:1-20; note what our sustenance is (Dt. 8:3)<\/li>\n<li>Matthew 4:1-11; note how our Savior handled temptations.<\/li>\n<li>Psalm 119:1-16; the Word of God is our sustenance.<\/li>\n<li>Psalm 139:1-24; pray verses Ps. 139:23-24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0 Drink water and clear juices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8:00 AM \u2013 12:30 PM (Church Body Time at Church)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exodus 32-34 (sermon);\u00a0reflect on our tendency to depart from the way of God and His corresponding\u00a0mercy.\u00a0 Be sure to focus on loving God by loving others today while at church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30 PM \u2013 1:30 PM (Personal Family\/Individual Time at Home)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 \u00a0Read<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthew 5:1-48, reflect on Jesus\u2019 explanation of a heart that is truly righteousness.<\/li>\n<li>Ps. 32:1-11; Ps. 38:1-22;\u00a0Ps. 51:1-19;\u00a0\u00a0reflect on true repentance and confession.<\/li>\n<li>Jeremiah 29:10-14 &amp; Daniel\u2019s application of Jeremiah 29:10-14 in Daniel \u00a09:1-19; reflect on how we should handle our sin and what \u201cseeking God\u201d means.<\/li>\n<li>1 John 1:5-10;\u00a0reflect on true repentance and confession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Pray and confess any known sin.\u00a0 Resolve to solve any personal conflicts with others.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Drink water and clear juices.<\/p>\n<p><strong> 1:30 PM \u2013 3:15 PM (Small Group Gathering Time at Host Family Homes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Gather at a host family location. \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?hl=en&amp;key=tO7ix2QhpcL5qIegGjMhzVg&amp;authkey=CMCsne8C#gid=0\">Sign up<\/a>)<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Spend time getting to know one another if not everybody knows one another.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0 Read Scripture in time of praise and thanksgiving for Who God is and what He has done.\u00a0 Intersperse with testimony and prayers of thanksgiving and praise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exodus 15:1-17<\/li>\n<li>1 Sam 2:1-10 &amp; Luke 2:46-55<\/li>\n<li>Psalm 23, 34, 47, 96-99, 103, 136, 145<\/li>\n<li>Isaiah 40:12-31<\/li>\n<li>Romans 8:28-38<\/li>\n<li>Eph 1-3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Pray for (Ps 121:1-8)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those sick and in great need in the church known by the group and the host family (James 5:13-18).<\/li>\n<li>Purity and holiness in the church, growth in Christlikness for the congregation (Phil 1:9-11).<\/li>\n<li>Church Leadership\u2014wisdom in shepherding the congregation (I Peter 5:1-9).<\/li>\n<li>Church body to be a light to the community (Matt 5:16, 1 Peter 2:9-12).<\/li>\n<li>Glory of the Lord to be manifested through His Church (Eph 3:20-21).<\/li>\n<li>Provision and guidance for the Purdue Ministry Center (Prov 3:5-6; Ezra 8:23, Phil 4:6-7; James 1:5-8; 4:3; 13-16).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3:30 PM \u2013 4:30 PM (Small Group Gathering Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 \u00a0Choose either to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather at the PBF House (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps\/#JmNwPTQwLjQzMjA3OTExMDk0MDMzfi04Ni45MTQxNjImbHZsPTE2JmRpcj0wJnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1hZHIufnBvcy40MC40MzIzMzRfLTg2LjkxNDE1OF83MDUlMjBFdmVyZ3JlZW4lMjBTdCUyQyUyMFdlc3QlMjBMYWZheWV0dGUlMkMlMjBJTiUyMDQ3OTA2LTI2MzdfX19lXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=\">705 Evergreen Street, West Lafayette<\/a>). Gather to prayer walk at Purdue.\u00a0 We will be petitioning God for a ministry center to serve the Purdue and West Lafayette Community with the Gospel of Jesus.\u00a0 Pastor Aucoin is leading this group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather at FCC Community Rooms 1 &amp; 2 to prayer walk around our campus.\u00a0 We will be walking to the various facilities giving thanks for the abundance for which God has blessed us and the future ministry of FBC, FBCM, FCS, FBS, FCC, and VOH.\u00a0 We will also be petitioning God for guidance and provision for a ministry center at Purdue and Counseling Ministry Center here on this site (i.e. the top two identified priorities on our five year strategic plan).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sign up at the bottom of the <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?hl=en&amp;key=tO7ix2QhpcL5qIegGjMhzVg&amp;authkey=CMCsne8C#gid=0\">host family signup sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 \u00a0Drink water and clear juices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5:00 PM \u2013 6:30 PM (Church Body Time at FBC)<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend Church Family Night.<\/li>\n<li>Initial breaking of the fast at the Lord\u2019s Table.<\/li>\n<li>Close prayer time with corporate reading &#8211; 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