Matthew 6:16-18
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Fasting is: Denying yourself of food or comfort for a set amount of time for the purpose of experiencing God's power and love through prayer.

Results of Fasting:1. Fasting quiets the noise of the world, while amplifying God’s voice.

Deuteronomy 8:2-3
Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

1. Fasting releases breakthrough and strengthens faith.

Matthew 17:19-20
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

1. Fasting awakens the body of believers to God’s greater cause.

Joel 2:15-16,28-32 28
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions…29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. 30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 32 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

How To Participate In Seek:1. Ask Holy Spirit how you are to participate.

1. Attend the Seek gatherings.

Sunday: January 1 Kick off service.

Wednesday: January 4, Guest Speaker Cliff Graham.

Sunday: January 8 night of worship with Jared Anderson.

Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday prayer gatherings.

(All events are 6 PM)

1. Make use of the prayer guide.