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A 21-DAY DEVOTIONALON PRAYER AND FASTING

1FAITH PROMISE CHURCH

Introduction� 3Fasting�Tips� 5Bible�Reading�Plan� 721–Day�Devotional�&�Fast� 8One–Year®�Bible�Plan� 30Resourcing�the�Kingdom� 48Heart�for�the�Harvest� 49Prayer�Goals� 50Notes� 52

TABLE of CONTENTS

2 21 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING


It is hard to believe that the new year is upon us. How time flies! On Janu-ary 1st we will all begin reading the same Bible plan for 2014. Thousands of us reading the same sacred text every day, knowing we are not alone–how cool! Then on January 13th, we start a three-week fast together. I am so excited, I can’t stand it. This is going to be our best year yet! I believe we will gain spiritual momentum like never before. We are on this amaz-ing journey together as we seek His face. As you already know, our church’s theme for 2014 is, You Won’t, If You Don’t. When you love the things of this world and sow ungodly seeds, that is exactly what you will reap. But we are told in the Scripture to “set our minds on Him” and seek after godly things. If you sow the things of the Spirit, you will be blessed and reap the things of the Spirit. You won’t reap if you don’t sow, but also make sure you’re sowing in the right place!

Our theme verse is Genesis 26:12: “And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the Lord blessed him…” This verse is so cool. Isaac sowed and in that same year reaped 100 times as much! All this year we will return to this theme. Let’s meditate on what comes before the harvest–the sowing. Let me give you some things to think about and pray for that we will harvest this year:

1. Souls (Acts 1:8)2. Spiritual Fruit (Galatians 5:22–23)3. Healthy Physical Body (3 John 2)4. Prosperity (3 John 2)5. Personal Spiritual Growth (Ephesians 4:14–15)6. 2014 Church Goals (page 50)7. A Spirit of Generosity Throughout FPC (Weekly Offerings, Heart for the Harvest Offering, and year-end giving)

Imagine the harvest this year as thousands of us fast and pray and seek His face together. We will create a symphony of agreement as we all believe God for a great harvest. As you pray, please intercede for the rest

Introduction


of us praying today for our own personal harvest. Pray we plant the right seed so we reap the right harvest. Our God has no limits and as such is able to “Ephesians 3:20” each of us and our church together.

Please know I am fasting and interceding for you today as we prepare to begin our exciting journey together.

Love you,

Pastor Chris Stephens

P.S. Please consider sharing key passages and testimonies of how God is working in your life with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and Insta-gram. Use #fpBiblePlan.


From time to time, Pastor Chris will call our church to a time of fasting. The specific reason may vary slightly for each instance, but in general our fasting always centers around Faith Promise doing our part in expand-ing God’s kingdom, seeing people saved, and asking God to do works of restoration and healing in people’s lives.

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU MEAN BY FASTING?

In the life of the Christian, fasting is giving up something as an act of devo-tion to Jesus. Generally, fasting involves giving up all food and only drink-ing water or juice for the duration of the fast, but some people will choose a variation of this—eating no solid foods, eating only fruits and vegetables, or giving up a particular kind of food for the duration of the fast.

If fasting is new to you, you may also choose a partial fast—giving up a meal or two meals a day for the duration of the fast.

Although there are many different ways to fast, what is most critical is that you set aside time for prayer each day. Without prayer, fasting is merely dieting.

Fasting is a spiritual discipline that every believer should have in their lives. Jesus did not say “if you fast.” He said “when you fast.” (Matthew 6:16)

THE DANIEL FAST

In the Old Testament, there are two passages that describe the fasts of Daniel. Combining those two brief descriptions, the Daniel Fast is now commonly used to refer to a fast that only includes vegetables and fruits to eat and water to drink. Dairy, meats, breads, and processed foods are avoided completely.

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM THINKING ABOUT FOOD ALL THE TIME?

During the first few days of the fast, it’s natural to think about food more often than normal. Your body will tell you that you’re starving to death, but you’re not. Instead, you’re breaking the patterns of eating that your body is accustomed to. Try to use these hunger pains as an opportunity to focus your mind and attention back toward God.

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Each time you find yourself absentmindedly thinking of food, make the conscious decision to remember God and pray to Him.

ISN’T IT WRONG TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU’RE FASTING?

Jesus clearly warned people against drawing attention to themselves when fasting (Matthew 6:1–18), so we must be careful as individuals not to try to impress people through our actions; we’re doing this for God, not for people. Even still, there are many times throughout Scripture when God called groups of people to fast collectively—together demon-strating their dependence on God.

The best rule of thumb is to only tell people who need to know that you’re fasting.

ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW BEFORE I BEGIN FASTING?

• Headaches and fatigue are a normal during the first three days. • Hunger will diminish as you proceed through the fast.• Fasting will not impair the health of a healthy person, but

medical conditions must be taken into account. Consult your physician if you have questions.

• During the fast, make sure that you’re drinking plenty of water so that you don’t become dehydrated.

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster Fasting information on Jentezen Franklin’s websitehttp://jentezenfranklin.org Daniel Fast Recipeshttp://daniel-fast.com/myrecipes/


Beginning January 1, 2014, Faith Promise will begin the process of reading through the One Year® Bible Plan together as a congregation. The plan is listed alongside each day of the devotional that begins on January 13th, but the entire plan can be viewed on page 30. You can also read the plan on our website at faithpromise.org/bibleplan.

The One Year® Bible plan can also be accessed in the YouVersion Bible app. In order to have your daily reading align with the rest of the congregation, you will need to start the plan on January 1st.

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PLANReading


For the next 21 days as we journey through a time of fasting together, we’re going to spend time in prayer and reflection. To help us all stay on the same page, I’ve put together a 21-day devotional.

Since the space to write on each page is limited, we have provided extra space for journaling and reflec-tion beginning on page 52. You can also use this space for taking sermon notes.

Love you, and praying for you,

Pastor Chris

DevotionalFAST&

21-DAY


As we begin our fast together, remember that you are not alone in this journey in seeking God’s face for a great harvest for FPC and you. For many of you this is a new deal. This makes it all the more thrilling as you seek our Lord at a whole new level. There are many ways to fast. The key is to spend the meal time in prayer. Don’t use the fast to work additional hours or get things done. The time and energy should be focused on seeking His face. Here are some of the ways you can fast:

1. Daniel Fast (Listed on page 5)2. Total Food Fast (Please make sure you

are healthy enough for a full 21-day fast!)3. Fast one or more meals a day4. Fast from media or TV (Remember to

spend the time you gain in the fast pray-ing, not playing!)

Please use the list from my letter to you on page 3 to help you pray for the harvest. Read and meditate on Isaiah 58:1–12. This is one of the most expansive teachings on fasting in the Word. As you read the passage please note why we fast: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What were the reasons the Jews fasted that the Lord did not approve of? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Monday,�January�13,�2014

DAY 1________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What does the Lord say He will do when we fast with the right heart?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GENESIS�28:1–29:35MATTHEW�9:18–38PSALM�11:1–7PROVERBS�3:11–12

Devotional


You made it to day two–give yourself a hand! Whatever you do, don’t give up. That is exactly what the enemy wants you to do. The devil will stop at nothing to keep you out of the Holy of Holies and the very presence of God. Now is the time to press in, keep going, keep praying, keep pushing, and keep believing God will meet with you.

Remember our theme for the year is You Won’t, If You Don’t. This theme is found all through the Word. It is a principle you can’t get around. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked for a man will reap what he sows… ”this is the very Word of God. This principle is not broken.

What would you like to reap? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please use the list I gave you in my letter on page 3. As you meditate on the list of what you would like to reap, ask the Lord what you need to sow so you can reap the harvest you want. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Isaac reaped a hun-dredfold in one year. Can God still do it?

One final thought for the day: “If you sow sparingly you will reap sparingly, but if you sow bountifully you will reap bounti-fully.” Look again at the list the Lord gave you that you need to sow. What will it take for you to sow it bountifully?

Now get busy sowing it!

Praying for you!

GENESIS�30:1–31:16MATTHEW�10:1–23PSALM�12:1–8PROVERBS�3:13–15�

Tuesday,�January�14,�2014

DAY 2


Wednesday,�January�15,�2014

DAY 3We are all running now. By this time God has started to give you some thoughts you haven’t had before. I know He is speaking to you because we are all asking Him to, and He promised to answer our prayers.

In the last month you have heard me and others talk about what I’d like to share with you today, and that is your Personal Growth Plan. Question #1 is, do you have one? No? Well, it’s time to get to work. This 21-day fast is part of the spiritual journey the Lord has you on. We are fasting and praying early in the year asking for a huge hundredfold harvest.

Let me give you a push start in the right direc-tion. Fill in the blanks to start your personalized plan for 2014:

Bible Reading: _We’re all on the same plan. ___Bible Study: _____________________________Bible Meditation: _________________________Bible Memorization: ______________________Prayer: _________________________________Silence: ________________________________Solitude: _______________________________Evangelism: _____________________________Serving: ________________________________Giving $: ________________________________Mission Trip: _____________________________Books Read: _____________________________Areas of Weakness in the Spiritual Realm: ____ ____________________________________________________________________________

Ephesians 4:15: “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ…”

From this verse and many others, it is clearly the will of God for you to grow spiritually. Can you find any other verses that back up the fact that God wants you to grow?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

For a full growth plan worksheet, go to http://fpchur.ch/growthplan.

GENESIS�31:17-32:12MATT.�10:24-11:6PSALM�13:1-6PROVERBS�3:16-18


Read Genesis 26:12 again.

This year as you prepare to sow and reap, take the warning from the Word seriously:Colossians 3:1–4: “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.”

Where is your focus to be? ______________________________________________________

Is this true of your life today? ____________________________________________________

If not, how can you change your focus? ___________________________________________

When Jesus appears, what do you want Him to find you doing? _______________________________________________________________

If you evaluate your prayer life, where is it fo-cused? _______________________________________________________________________

What would your life look like if your focus changed to things above? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Your focus matters more that you know. Ask the Lord to show you how to alter your focus as you lay your life down on the altar.

Today, live as a living sacrifice, which is, “your reasonable service of worship.”Today’s thought: How does the world attract and distract our at-tention from things above? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Know that I am fasting and praying for you, and so are thousands of your Faith Promise Church family.

GENESIS�32:13–34:31MATTHEW�11:7–30PSALM�14:1–7PROVERBS�3:19–20

Thursday,�January�16,�2014

DAY 4


You’re almost done with week number one, and God is moving in our church because of your prayers. They matter more than you real-ize. He is listening, and your faith is moving the heart of God. Our theme verse is Gen. 26:12. Notice the first thing Isaac did: _________________________________________________________________________________________

God lists for us in Galatians 5 a crop we are to harvest. It is called the “Fruit of the Spirit.” This crop is not born of the flesh but is only enabled by the Holy Spirit controlling us.

Galatians 5:22–23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is…”:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you see some fruit evident in your life? ___ ____________________________________________________________________________

Thank the Lord for producing them.Do you see some fruit lacking in your life?What do you need to sow to reap these differ-ent aspects of spiritual fruit? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Ask the Lord to Psalm 51:12 you!


Friday,�January�17,�2014

DAY 5


Part of our sowing is in lavish corporate wor-ship of God. Many of our Faith Promise family worship on Saturday. We serve the gracious Lord of the harvest, and He controls the har-vest, but you control the seed you are sowing that will make or break 2014 for you.

Worship releases the Spirit of God in your life personally and in our church corporately.

Ask the Lord to show you anything that could be hindering your sacrifice of praise or worship:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In the times of war for the nation of Israel, they asked the Lord who was to lead into battle. He said, “The tribe of Judah.” Judah means praise! Facing an opposing army trying to kill them, they marched into war with the singers in front.

What war or battle are you facing that you need to worship your way into victory?_____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bow now and worship the Lord, the “Dread Champion,” who has all power to lead you into victory.

Thank Him for the vic-tory today no matter what the circum-stances are.

You are an overcomer!


Saturday,�January�18,�2014

DAY 6


It’s the last day of week one, and this is the Lord’s Day—a great day to rest and to seek His heart and face. If you worship on Sunday, get ready to give Him a great offering—a sacrifice of praise and worship worthy of the God we bow to.

Today, our devotional thought is heavenly wis-dom. Here we all are—trapped in this physical, cursed, demon-filled world. We know that we “see through a dim mirror” into the spiritual world. We desperately need heavenly wisdom. If we are to sow the right things so that we reap all God has for us, we need His wisdom. He clarifies it in James 3.

James 3:13–18: “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wis-dom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”

List what the world’s wisdom is marked by: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the marks of God’s wisdom? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can you see God’s wisdom at work in you? _____________________________________________________________________________________

What do you need to sow to reap the wisdom from above? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

GENESIS�39:1–41:16MATT.�12:46–13:23PSALM�17:1–15PROVERBS�3:33–35�

Sunday,�January�19,�2014

DAY 7


Well, you made it through an entire week. Congratulations!

Remember the list for prayer I gave you in my letter? This book was designed for us to seek the Lord together—to sow to the Spirit, and reap a great revival. God is blowing wind into the sails of Faith Promise because of our sym-phony of agreement in seeking His face and sowing intercession, fasting, and corporate humility. I believe He will do Ezekiel 37 for our church body!

Today is another day for which to thank the Lord. “This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”

Have you noticed that most people are nega-tive, have a poor outlook, and look for the worst to happen? How’s your attitude today? In Philippians 2 we are told to, “have the same attitude in us that was in Christ Jesus…” He had a great attitude.

We don’t “just” have a great attitude. It requires sowing the right things into our hearts and minds. Sadly, many Saints are not careful what they allow into their thinking. I call it stinking thinking. It is impossible to walk in faith, believe the best, and pray for a great harvest when you have a negative outlook. A poor outlook is from this world, not from heaven.

I love what Nehemiah said in 8:10: “Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Where does your strength come from? Do you walk in the joy of the Lord? _________________

How would you rate your outlook and attitude? How would your family rate your attitude? __________________________________

What would have to happen for you to walk in the joy of the Lord? _______________________________

Do you really believe it is God’s will for you to walk in joy and victory?

By faith, spend a few minutes thanking the Lord for the joy He is pouring into you right now. I’m praying for His favor to fall all over you as you seek Him.

GENESIS�41:17–42:17MATTHEW�13:24–46PSALM�18:1–15PROVERBS�4:1-6�


DAY 8


You are almost half way there! If you are on a total food fast, you can make it. Please restrict your physical activities as your energy level will drop, especially if you are older. I also hope you’re keeping up with your Bible reading plan. You are not alone, as thousands are read-ing and praying with you.

I know I keep reminding you that we must sow if we are to reap revival and everything God wants for us. But too many people sow to the flesh and expect to reap the Holy Spirit. It doesn’t work that way.

Paul warns us about this in Galatians 5:16–21: “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

As we fire into 2014, we must choose to sow to the Spirit.

Do you want to walk in the Spirit? Look at the partial list of the deeds of the flesh. Do you see yourself in the list? Be honest: ___________________________________________________

Would you agree that you have sown things in the flesh? Ask the Lord to remove these things and ask Him how to sow seeds of the Spirit.

Spend a few minutes and give up–offer up total surrender and submission to the Holy Spirit. Ask Him to fill you and control every aspect of your life. If He reveals other issues, repent and continue to offer up yourself as a living sacrifice to Him.

The key to the victorious life is totally surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus and allowing the Holy Spirit to have His way completely in you.

Praying for a major breakthrough for you.

GENESIS�42:18–43:34MATTHEW�13:47–14:12PSALM�18:16–36PROVERBS�4:7–10�


DAY 9


Many of the questions people ask me have something to do with the will of God for their lives. “Should I marry this person, take this job, move to another state?” The list is long.

That’s why I love to pray the Scripture. Praying the Word is praying and knowing the will of God. For the next few days, let’s spend some time in some of the biblical prayers. When you pray a biblical prayer, you know this is the will of God for you.

In Ephesians 1:14–21 we find one such prayer: “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do far more abun-dantly beyond all that we ask or think, accord-ing to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”

You could spend days in this powerful para-graph. The depth of this spiritual well has no bottom.

Think through all the things in this prayer

that are prayed for you. Which of these things do you need to seed into your spirit? ______________________________________________

Spend a few minutes thanking the Lord for moving in this area, for this is without a doubt His will for our lives.

Lord, please open our eyes to the wealth that is ours in your name. Forgive us for living like paupers when we have the wealth of heaven being poured out on us.

GENESIS�44:1–45:28MATTHEW�14:13–36PSALM�18:37–50PROVERBS�4:11-13�


DAY 10


Thank you for taking this Journey with Jesus and with me as your Pastor. Today we look at another biblical prayer for you. This will rock your world as this is the revealed will of God for you.

Ephesians 3:14–21: “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do far more abun-dantly beyond all that we ask or think, accord-ing to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. ”

This is one of my favorite passages of Scripture.

List from this Spirit-inspired prayer what God’s will is for you: ________________________________________________________________

Which one of these do you need more of right now? _________________________________

Ask, believing that God will do His will in you and grant your request.

Read the last sentence in the pas-sage–what a thought to meditate on! In this season of fasting, sowing, and believing God for a mighty harvest, look at all He can do. Can God do more than you ask? Can God do more than you can think?

Reread the last phrase and answer why God chooses to answer us in such an awesome fashion: _________________

Can you feel your faith rising up? In the name of Jesus I speak to the faith placed in you by Him. Rise up! Grow to new heights and new levels. I believe you are mov-ing right this minute. Have Your mighty way in us, Lord!



DAY 11


The weekend is here, and you’re almost done with the second week. The weekend gives you more time to spend seeking, chasing, and pursuing the Lord with all you are. I hope the Lord is speaking to you through these biblical prayers. Let’s meditate on another one:

Philippians 1:8–11: “For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteous-ness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. “

Reread the prayer and where it uses “you” or “your,” put your name in place of those words. This prayer is for you. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to pen this prayer almost 2,000 years ago. The Holy Spirit had you in mind when these words were uttered.

List all of the things that are the will of God for you: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We all believe lies that have been placed in our minds by the Father of Lies–Lucifer. He may have used someone else’s tongue to speak to you, but he is behind the lies. If you are not careful, the lies will let you believe these promises are not for you. They are! They were bought and paid for by our Lord.

Spend a few minutes imagining with me what your harvest could be like if God were to do for you what He did for Isaac.

Write out your har-vest in 2014: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What would the harvest look like for our church family? _______________________________________________________________________________________

Believe it, and we will receive it in Jesus name!

GENESIS�48:1–49:33MATT.�15:29–16:12PSALM�20:1–9PROVERBS�4:20–27�


DAY 12


The work week is over for many, and it’s time to rest and disconnect! But don’t disconnect from God. The weekend is the time to press in harder. You have more time, and corporate worship for our family of Faith Promise will be happening for thousands across many locations. You are not alone as thousands are seeking the Lord today and are praying for you as you do the same thing. Never forget we are a spiritual family. That is very important to the Lord and as such, should be to us. Jesus died for our gathering.

All of us that “know” the Apostle Paul love him. Let me show you at least one of the reasons God used him and will use you and us.

Philippians 3:10–15: “…that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you.”

I pray these verses all the time. I want it!

What three things did Paul ask for in v. 10?•_________________•_________________•_________________

Have you ever asked the Lord for these?Why did Paul ask for these things? __________________

What did Paul sow in order to receive these? __________________

Do you have this attitude? __________________

Ask the Lord to show you, and as the Word says, He will. ______________________________________________________________________________

Praying for a hun-dredfold harvest of your growth and walk in the Spirit.

GEN.�50:1�–�EXO.�2:10MATT.�16:13–17:9PSALM�21:1–13PROVERBS�5:1–6�

Saturday,�January�25,�2014

DAY 13


It’s Sunday, and you have completed two weeks of the fasting and prayer season for Faith Promise. We look at the Sabbath as the end of the week. In the Jewish calendar they saw the Sabbath as the first day of the week. God set it up so the Jews would begin their week with worship and thus set the tone for the week to come. It is a great thought.

Today, many of you are going to gather for our God. Some of you have already gathered and enjoyed the corporate worship with your spiritual family. Please pray for the others that will worship with us today. I encourage you to make it a habit of praying for our gathering. Pray for the power of God to be present. Pray for people to be saved, challenged, trans-formed, and fall in love with God. Your partici-pation in this journey is proof of your love for Him. 2014–time to sow and reap! We still have more than 11 months left. Sow, sow, and sow some more so He can give us a hundredfold harvest in the Spirit.

Let’s look at another prayer for you that is the revealed will of God for you.

Colossians 1:9–12: “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving

thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.”

All of that is God’s revealed will for you!

The other biblical prayers we have prayed are to people Paul knew, but he had never been to Colossae. How cool is that?

Reread v. 12 again. What did God do for us? From the list of what God’s will is for you, what do you need most today? _________________

What do you need to sow to reap God’s harvest for you? _________________

Get busy planting, for He is the Lord of the Harvest.

EXODUS�2:11–3:22MATTHEW�17:10–27PSALM�22:1–18

Sunday,�January�26,�2014

DAY 14


Hey saints, today we begin our last week. Are you okay? I would love to hear how the Lord is speaking to you. Email your stories to me at [email protected]. God is moving in a major way in our body because you are press-ing in, praying, and not giving up. Remember what Paul said yesterday? “I do not cease to pray for you.” As your Pastor, I can say the same thing. I do not cease to pray for you, and I ask you to do the same for me and for our Faith Promise spiritual family.

At the beginning of our journey together I gave you a list to pray over—things we are ask-ing a hundredfold harvest from the Lord.

I used a verse few know. It is 3 John 2: “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.”

Is this a biblical prayer? ___________________

Do you think it is the will of God for you? ____

In how many aspects of your life does the Lord want you to prosper? ____________________

List all the areas of your life in which you are prospering: __________________________________________________________________

I hope you ran out of room to write! Now spend a few minutes thanking the Lord for how He is already moving in your life. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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In what areas do you need the Lord to prosper you? _________________________________________

Is your soul prosper-ing? John assumes it is. What do you need to sow so you reap a prosperous soul?_________________________________________________________________________________________

In the sowing and reaping process, sow-ing ALWAYS comes first. Are you sowing? __________________

Lord, please speak to each of us where we desperately need to shift the seed we are sowing!

EXODUS�4:1–5:21MATTHEW�18:1–20PSALM�22:19–31PROVERBS�5:15–21�


DAY 15


We are coming close to the end of our three-week journey together. I have so loved writing these devotions for you. I pray that the Lord is speaking to you. I pray that you will never be the same and your harvest–our harvest–will change and multiply a hundredfold just as Isaac’s did. Jesus is the Lord of the harvest. HE CAN!

Part of my job as your Pastor is to prepare you for the “Bema Seat” of judgment where each Christ follower will stand in heaven. I so long to hear the Lord say to you, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” This will not happen if you do not sow the right seed.

2 Corinthians 5:9–11: “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men…”

Here we are all warned!

Look at what John says in 2 John 1:8: “Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.”

How do you think you can, “watch yourselves?” ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What do you think you could lose? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rewards are a “taboo” topic today for some reason. Do you think you will receive re-wards when you get to heaven? ____________________________________________________________________________

What do you need to sow so you receive rewards at the judg-ment seat? ___________________________________________________

Get planting!

EXODUS�5:22–7:25MATT.�18:21–19:12PSALM�23:1–6PROVERBS�5:22–23�


DAY 16


Let me give you something to pray about today and into the future. This is a supernatural request. I have to explain. Does God expect every part of His Body, the church, to do their part? Of course He does!

In the 1800’s, an Italian mathematician and philosopher named Pareto gave a postulation called the 80/20 principle. That is, 20% of the people do 80% of the ministry, give 80% of the money, and produce 80% of the results. This is not the will of God!

Ephesians 4:14–16: “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.”

“Each part” means each of us. God has given FPC a huge vision, and we cannot be faithful to His calling and direction when a large part of the body just attends and does nothing else. Thank God for you and all you do for His church!

In Romans 12 and in 1 Corinthians 12, gifts are listed and each part of the body is command-ed to do its part. 20% or less can’t carry the rest.

Please pray we accomplish ALL the Lord’s desires for FPC!

Please agree with me in prayer for a spirit of generosity and obe-dience in our body in the area of giving to our Lord. If the entire church tithed, we would quickly be out of debt and able to open more campuses and reach more people.

Let’s pray together that we really will make it hard to go to hell from East Tennessee! We are better together, and with synergism of the Spirit there is nothing that will be impos-sible for us.

Are you doing your part? What would FPC be like if every attender was just like you?



DAY 17


Part of our journey and prayer time and fast-ing is an act of war with hell and the demonic forces that are at war with us. They are at war with you and your family, your small group, and our church.

We must keep on our frontal lobe that we are “overcomers,” we are victorious, and that God has given us the weapons we need to fight from victory and for victory.

2 Corinthians 10:3–5: “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedi-ence of Christ,.”

I love this passage, for in it we are encouraged and informed of our weapons. They are not the weapons of the world.

What does Paul say about our weapons? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What can your weapons do? __________________________________________________________________________________________

Is there an area of your life in which you need deliverance? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

The only people that will not experience deliverance are those who refuse to believe He can deliver them.

Since the real battle-field is the mind, is there an area of your thinking in which you need to take some thoughts captive? __ ___________________________________________________

Confess it to God, and ask, believing you will harvest a great victory!

Praying for a hun-dredfold harvest of the Spirit in your mind and heart.



DAY 18


We are coming down the stretch, and the 21 days are almost over. What is the first thing you will eat or enjoy after the fast is over?

Yesterday we talked about spiritual warfare. Many dismiss it to their own peril or to the peril of those they love.

In Ephesians 6:10–19 Paul lists for us the “Spiri-tual Armor” we need to wear on a daily basis:

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf…”

List all of the weapons we have: _____________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you list praying in the Spirit? It is a weapon of divine power.

Do you sense any areas in your life or our church where the enemy is attacking? Please intercede now, and ask the Lord for the victory.

What would FPC be like if every attender that is saved wore their weapons daily? Pray for a harvest of great spiritual victory in 2014.

Remember that you are “more than an overcomer.”

EXODUS�12:14–13:16MATT.�20:29–21:22PSALM�25:16–22PROVERBS�6:12–15�


DAY 19


We are feeling more spiritual momentum now than ever before due to the fasting and prayer of all the saints together. Tomorrow is the last day of the fast. You have done well! I pray this journey has created a holy hunger in you that can only be quenched by the power and pres-ence of our Holy God.

If we are going to continue to reap God’s harvest, then He must become first for all of us. In the last book of the Old Testament, the Prophet Malachi brings a stinging rebuke to the nation of Israel because they gave God their leftovers!

Malachi 1: 6–10: “ ‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is to be despised.’ But when you present the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Why not offer it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts. ”But now will you not entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us? With such an offering on your part, will He receive any of you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts. ”Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you…”

Why was God dis-pleased with them? _____________________________________________________________________________________

Do you give the Lord your best? _________________

Is God worthy of our best offering? Does God deserve honor and respect? ________________________________________

In what ways do you need to sow this into your everyday life? ____________________________________

At FPC, let’s give the Lord all He is due in extravagant praise and worship. Our reasonable service of worship is to give our lives every day as a living sacrifice.


Saturday,�February�1,�2014

DAY 20


It’s the last day of the 21 days, and I know you are excited. If you kept up all three weeks, you are to be commended. I am grateful for your time with the Lord. It truly makes a difference for our whole church body. Others will harvest because of what you have sown in the Spirit.

Revelation 5:8: “When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”

Did you know God keeps every prayer you pray? Your prayers are more important to God and to us than most realize. You make a huge differ-ence! Our harvest of a hundredfold this year will be partly because of you.

Holy God, I ask you to move in power right now on the person reading this prayer. Inject them with a double dose of the Holy Ghost. Open their eyes to your power and potential in their lives. Reveal any lie of the enemy that has found its way into their hearts. Holy God, I ask for a fresh baptism of your love, presence, and Holy Spirit. I pray you will remove any spiritual blinders the enemy has put on them so they can see you more clearly, nearly, and dearly. Let this 21-day journey be just the beginning of the spiritual breakthroughs they will have. I ask for a holy hunger to find its way into their hearts and minds. I ask for a deep grasp of your Word and all Your promises to them. I pray this year is the greatest harvest they have ever experienced. Mighty God, reveal Yourself, and show them they are more than conquerors and overcomers. The enemy is defeated, strongholds are broken, and Ezekiel 37—the Breath of God—is being blown in them, on them, and through them. I know you will use them to a greater level than they ever dreamed possible. I believe Ephesians 3:20 for them, that “You will do exceedingly and abundantly more than they can think or ask.” Your plans for FPC are beyond breathtaking, and they will help lead the charge. Teach them to number their days so they can present to you a heart of wisdom–heavenly wisdom this world knows nothing about. Keep us on our faces and after your heart. In Jesus’ name I pray, totally and completely believing you are answering already—answering all of our heart’s desires.

Walk in His power and anointing this day, and every day, until He comes to get you.

I love you more than you know!

EXODUS�15:19–17:7� MATTHEW�22:1–33��PSALM�27:1–6� PROVERBS�6:20–26

Sunday,�February�2,�2014

DAY 21


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January 28Exodus 5:22–7:25Matthew 18:21–19:12Psalm 23:1–6Proverbs 5:22–23



January 31Exodus 12:14–13:16Matthew 20:29–21:22Psalm 25:16–22Proverbs 6:12–15

February 01Exodus 13:17–15:18Matthew 21:23–46Psalm 26:1–12Proverbs 6:16–19


February 03Exodus 17:8–19:15Matthew 22:34–23:12Psalm 27:7–14Proverbs 6:27–35





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February 15Exodus 39:1–40:38Mark 1:1–28Psalm 35:1–16Proverbs 9:11–12

February 16Leviticus 1:1–3:17Mark 1:29–2:12Psalm 35:17–28Proverbs 9:13–18


February 18Leviticus 6:1–7:27Mark 3:7–30Psalm 37:1–11Proverbs 10:3–4

February 19Leviticus 7:28–9:6Mark 3:31–4:25Psalm 37:12–29Proverbs 10:5



February 22Leviticus 13:1–59Mark 6:1–29Psalm 39:1–13Proverbs 10:10

February 23Leviticus 14:1–57Mark 6:30–56Psalm 40:1–10Proverbs 10:11–12



February 26Leviticus 19:1–20:21Mark 8:11–38Psalm 42:1–11Proverbs 10:17

February 27Leviticus 20:22–22:16Mark 9:1–29Psalm 43:1–5Proverbs 10:18

February 28Leviticus 22:17–23:44Mark 9:30–10:12Psalm 44:1–8Proverbs 10:19

March 01Leviticus 24:1–25:46Mark 10:13–31Psalm 44:9–26Proverbs 10:20–21


March 02Leviticus 25:47–27:13Mark 10:32–52Psalm 45:1–17Proverbs 10:22

March 03Lev 27:14–Num 1:54Mark 11:1–26Psalm 46:1–11Proverbs 10:23

March 04Numbers 2:1–3:51Mark 11:27–12:17Psalm 47:1–9Proverbs 10:24–25

March 05Numbers 4:1–5:31Mark 12:18–37Psalm 48:1–14Proverbs 10:26

March 06Numbers 6:1–7:89Mark 12:38–13:13Psalm 49:1–20Proverbs 10:27–28

March 07Numbers 8:1–9:23Mark 13:14–37Psalm 50:1–23Proverbs 10:29–30






March 13Numbers 19:1–20:29Luke 1:1–25Psalm 56:1–13Proverbs 11:8

March 14Numbers 21:1–22:20Luke 1:26–56Psalm 57:1–11Proverbs 11:9–11



March 17Numbers 26:1–51Luke 2:36–52Psalm 60:1–12Proverbs 11:15


March 19Numbers 28;16–29:40Luke 3:23–38Psalm 62:1–12Proverbs 11:18–19


March 21Numbers 32:1–33:39Luke 4:31–5:11Psalm 64:1–10Proverbs 11:22



March 23Num 36:1–Deut1:46Luke 5:29–6:11Psalm 66:1–20Proverbs 11:24–26

March 24Deut 2:1–3:29Luke 6:12–38Psalm 67:1–7Proverbs 11:27

March 25Deuteronomy 4:1–49Luke 6:39–7:10Psalm 68:1–18Proverbs 11:28

March 26Deut 5:1–6:25Luke 7:11–35Psalm 68:19–35Proverbs 11:29–31

March 27Deut 7:1–8:20Luke 7:36–8:3Psalm 69:1–18Proverbs 12:1


March 29Deut 11:1–12:32Luke 8:22–39Psalm 70:1–5Proverbs 12:4

March 30Deut 13:1–15:23Luke 8:40–9:6Psalm 71:1–24Proverbs 12:5–7


April 01Deut 18:1–20:20Luke 9:28–50Psalm 73:1–28Proverbs 12:10

April 02Deut 21:1–22:30Luke 9:51–10:12Psalm 74:1–23Proverbs 12:11

April 03Deut 23:1–25:19Luke 10:13–37Psalm 75:1–10Proverbs 12:12–14

April 04Deut 26:1–27:26Luke 10:38–11:13Psalm 76:1–12Proverbs 12:15–17

April 05Deut 28:1–68Luke 11:14–36Psalm 77:1–20Proverbs 12:18

April 06Deut 29:1–30:20Luke 11:37–12:7Psalm 78:1–31Proverbs 12:19–20

April 07Deut 31:1–32:27Luke 12:8–34Psalm 78:32–55Proverbs 12:21–23



April 10Deut 34:1–Joshua 2:24Luke 13:22–14:6Psalm 79:1–13Proverbs 12:26

April 11Joshua 3:1–4:24Luke 14:7–35Psalm 80:1–19Proverbs 12:27–28

April 12Joshua 5:1–7:15Luke 15:1–32Psalm 81:1–16Proverbs 13:1



April 14Joshua 9:3–10:43Luke 16:19–17:10Psalm 83:1–18Proverbs 13:4



April 17Joshua 15:1–63Luke 18:18–43Psalm 86:1–17Proverbs 13:9–10

April 18Joshua 16:1–18:28Luke 19:1–27Psalm 87:1–7Proverbs 13:11




April 22Joshua 24:1–33Luke 21:1–28Psalm 89:38–52Proverbs 13:20–23

April 23Judges 1:1–2:9Luke 21:29–22:13Psalm 90:1–91:16Proverbs 13:24–25

April 24Judges 2:10–3:31Luke 22:14–34Psalm 92:1–93:5Proverbs 14:1–2

April 25Judges 4:1–5:31Luke 22:35–53Psalm 94:1–23Proverbs 14:3–4

April 26Judges 6:1–40Luke 22:54–23:12Psalm 95:1–96:13Proverbs 14:5–6

April 27Judges 7:1–8:17Luke 23:13–43Psalm 97:1–98:9Proverbs 14:7–8

April 28Judges 8:18–9:21Luke 23:44–24:12Psalm 99:1–9Proverbs 14:9–10

April 29Judges 9:22–10:18Luke 24:13–53Psalm 100:1–5Proverbs 14:11–12

April 30Judges 11:1–12:15John 1:1–28Psalm 101:1–8Proverbs 14:13–14

May 01Judges 13:1–14:20John 1:29–51Psalm 102:1–28Proverbs 14:15–16




May 04Judges 19:1–20:48John 3:22–4:3Psalm 104:24–35Proverbs 14:22–23

May 05Judges 21:1–Ruth1:22John 4:4–42Psalm 105:1–15Proverbs 14:25

May 06Ruth 2:1–4:22John 4:43–54Psalm 105:16–36Proverbs 14:26–27

May 071 Samuel 1:1–2:21John 5:1–23Psalm 105:37–45Proverbs 14:28–29





May 121 Samuel 12:1–13:23John 7:1–30Psalm 108:1–13Proverbs 15:4

May 131 Samuel 14:1–52John 7:31–53Psalm 109:1–31Proverbs 15:5–7




May 171 Samuel 20:1–21:15John 9:1–41Psalm 113:1–114:8Proverbs 15:15–17




May 211 Samuel 29:1–31:13John 11:55–12:19Psalm 118:1–18Proverbs 15:24–26












June 012 Samuel 18:1–19:10John 20:1–31Psalm 119:153–176Proverbs 16:14–15

June 022 Samuel 19:11–20:13John 21:1–25Psalm 120:1–7Proverbs 16:16–17

June 032 Samuel 20:14–21:22Acts 1:1–26Psalm 121:1–8Proverbs 16:18

June 042 Samuel 22:1–23:23Acts 2:1–47Psalm 122:1–9Proverbs 16:19–20

June 052 Samuel 23:24–24:25Acts 3:1–26Psalm 123:1–4Proverbs 16:21–23

June 061 Kings 1:1–53Acts 4:1–37Psalm 124:1–8Proverbs 16:24

June 071 Kings 2:1–3:2Acts 5:1–42Psalm 125:1–5Proverbs 16:25

June 081 Kings 3:3–4:34Acts 6:1–15Psalm 126:1–6Proverbs 16:26–27


June 101 Kings 7:1–50Acts 7:30–50Psalm 128:1–6Proverbs 16:31–33

June 111 Kings 8:1–66Acts 7:51–8:13Psalm 129:1–8Proverbs 17:1









June 191 Kings 20:1–21:29Acts 12:24–13:15Psalm 137:1–9Proverbs 17:16


June 212 Kings 1:1–2:25Acts 13:42–14:7Psalm 139:1–24Proverbs 17:19–21










July 012 Kings 18:13–19:37Acts 21:1–7Psalm 149:1–9Proverbs 18:8

July 022 Kings 20:1–22:2Acts 21:18–36Psalm 150:1–6Proverbs 18:9–10

July 032 Kings 22:3–23:30Acts 21:37–22:16Psalm 1:1–6Proverbs 18:11–12

July 042 Kings 23:31–25:30Acts 22:17–23:10Psalm 2:1–12Proverbs 18:13

July 051 Chron 1:1–2:17Acts 23:11–35Psalm 3:1–8Proverbs 18:14–15



July 071 Chron 4:5–5:17Acts 25:1–27Psalm 5:1–12Proverbs 18:19


July 091 Chron 7:1–8:40Acts 27:1–20Psalm 7:1–17Proverbs 18:22



July 121 Chron 12:19–14:17Romans 1:1–17Psalm 9:13–20Proverbs 19:4–5



July 151 Chron 19:1–21:30Romans 2:25–3:8Psalm 11:1–7Proverbs 19:10–12



July 181 Chron 26:12–27:34Romans 4:13–5:5Psalm 14:1–7Proverbs 19:17





July 232 Chron 8:11–10:19Romans 8:9–25Psalm 18:16–36Proverbs 19:26









July 312 Chron 29:1–36Romans 14:1–23Psalm 24:1–10Proverbs 20:12

August 012 Chron 30:1–31:21Romans 15:1–22Psalm 25:1–15Proverbs 20:13–15

August 022 Chron 32:1–33:13Romans 15:23–16:9Psalm 25:16–22Proverbs 20:16–18

August 032 Chron 33:14–34:33Romans 16:10–27Psalm 26:1–12Proverbs 20:19

August 042 Chron 35:1–36:231 Cor 1:1–17Psalm 27:1–6Proverbs 20:20–21

August 05Ezra 1:1–2:701 Cor 1:18–2:5Psalm 27:7–14Proverbs 20:22–23

August 06Ezra 3:1–4:231 Cor 2:6–3:4Psalm 28:1–9Proverbs 20:24–25

August 07Ezra 4:24–6:221 Cor 3:5–23Psalm 29:1–11Proverbs 20:26–27



August 10Ezra 10:1–441 Cor 6:1–20Psalm 31:9–18Proverbs 21:3

August 11Nehemiah 1:1–3:141 Cor 7:1–24Psalm 31:19–24Proverbs 21:4

August 12Nehemiah 3:15–5:131 Cor 7:25–40Psalm 32:1–11Proverbs 21:5–7



August 15Nehemiah 9:22–10:391 Cor 9:19–10:13Psalm 34:1–10Proverbs 21;13

August 16Nehemiah 11:1–12:261 Cor 10:14–33Psalm 34:11–22Proverbs 21;14–16


August 17Neh 12:27–13:311 Cor 11:1–16Psalm 35:1–16Proverbs 21:17–18

August 18Esther 1:1–3:151 Cor 11:17–34Psalm 35:17–28Proverbs 21:19–20

August 19Esther 4:1–7:101 Cor 12:1–26Psalm 36:1–12Proverbs 21:21–22

August 20Esther 8:1–10:31 Cor 12:27–13:13Psalm 37:1–11Proverbs 21:23–24

August 21Job 1:1–3:261 Cor 14:1–17Psalm 37:12–29Proverbs 21:25–26

August 22Job 4:1–7:211 Cor 14:18–40Psalm 37:30–40Proverbs 21:27





August 27Job 23:1–27:232 Cor 1:12–2:11Psalm 41:1–13Proverbs 22:5–6




August 31Job 37:1–39:302 Cor 4:13–5:10Psalm 44:9–26Proverbs 22:13

September 01Job 40:1–42:172 Cor 5:11–21Psalm 45:1–17Proverbs 22:14

September 02Ecclesiastes 1:1–3:222 Cor 6:1–13Psalm 46:1–11Proverbs 22:15

September 03Ecclesiastes 4:1–6:122 Cor 6:14–7:7Psalm 47:1–9Proverbs 22:16

September 04Ecclesiastes 7:1–9:182 Cor 7:8–16Psalm 48:1–14Proverbs 22:17–19

September 05Ecc 10:1–12:142 Cor 8;1–15Psalm 49:1–20Proverbs 22:20–21

September 06Song of Sol 1:1–4:162 Cor 8:16–24Psalm 50:1–23Proverbs 22;22–23


September 07Song of Sol 5:1–8:142 Cor 9:1–15Psalm 51:1–19Proverbs 22:24–25

September 08Isaiah 1:1–2:222 Cor 10:1–18Psalm 52:1–9Proverbs 22:26–27




September 12Isaiah 10:1–11:162 Cor 12;11–21Psalm 56:1–13Proverbs 23:6–8


September 14Isaiah 15:1–18:7Galatians 1:1–24Psalm 58:1–11Proverbs 23:12

September 15Isaiah 19:1–21:17Galatians 2:1–16Psalm 59:1–17Proverbs 23:13–14

September 16Isaiah 22:1–24:23Galatians 2:17–3:9Psalm 60:1–12Proverbs 23:15–16

September 17Isaiah 25:1–28:13Galatians 3:10–22Psalm 61:1–8Proverbs 23:17–18

September 18Isaiah 28:14–30:11Galatians 3:23–4:31Psalm 62:1–12Proverbs 23;19–21




September 22Isaiah 39:1–41:16Ephesians 1:1–23Psalm 66:1–20Proverbs 23:25–28

September 23Isaiah 41:17–43:13Ephesians 2:1–22Psalm 67;1–7Proverbs 23:29–35


September 25Isaiah 45;11–48:11Ephesians 4:1–16Psalm 68:19–35Proverbs 24:3–4


September 27Isaiah 51:1–53:12Ephesians 5:1–33Psalm 69:19–36Proverbs 24:7


September 28Isaiah 54:1–57:14Ephesians 6:1–24Psalm 70:1–5Proverbs 24:8

September 29Isaiah 57:15–59:21Philippians 1:1–26Psalm 71:1–24Proverbs 24:9–10

September 30Isaiah 60:1–62:5Philippians 1:27–2:18Psalm 72:1–20Proverbs 24:11–12

October 01Isaiah 62:6–65:25Philippians 2:19–3:3Psalm 73:1–28Proverbs 24:13–14

October 02Isaiah 66:1–24Philippians 3:4–21Psalm 74:1–23Proverbs 24:15–16

October 03Jeremiah 1:1–2:30Philippians 4:1–23Psalm 75:1–10Proverbs 24:17–20

October 04Jeremiah 2:31–4:18Colossians 1:1–17Psalm 76:1–12Proverbs 24:21–22

October 05Jeremiah 4:19–6:15Colossians 1:18–2:7Psalm 77:1–20Proverbs 24:23–25

October 06Jeremiah 6:16–8:7Colossians 2:8–23Psalm 78:1–31Proverbs 24:26

October 07Jeremiah 8:8–9:26Colossians 3:1–17Psalm 78:32–55Proverbs 24:27

October 08Jeremiah 10:1–11:23Colossians 3:18–4:18Psalm 78:56–72Proverbs 24:28–29

October 09Jeremiah 12:1–14:101 Thess 1:1–2:8Psalm 79:1–13Proverbs 24:30–34



October 12Jeremiah 19:1–21:141 Thess 5:4–28Psalm 82:1–8Proverbs 25:9–10

October 13Jeremiah 22:1–23:202 Thess 1:1–12Psalm 83:1–18Proverbs 25:11–14

October 14Jeremiah 23:21–25:382 Thess 2:1–17Psalm 84:1–12Proverbs 25:15

October 15Jeremiah 26:1–272 Thess 3:1–18Psalm 85:1–13Proverbs 25:16

October 16Jeremiah 28:1–29:321 Timothy 1:1–20Psalm 86:1–17Proverbs 25;17

October 17Jeremiah 30:1–31:261 Timothy 2:1–15Psalm 87:1–7Proverbs 25:18–19





October 21Jeremiah 37:1–38:281 Timothy 6:1–21Psalm 89:38–52Proverbs 25:28

October 22Jeremiah 39:1–41:182 Timothy 1:1–18Psalm 90:1–91:16Proverbs 26:1–2


October 24Jeremiah 44:24–47:72 Timothy 2:22–3:17Psalm 94:1–23Proverbs 26:6–8

October 25Jeremiah 48:1–49:222 Timothy 4:1–22Psalm 95:1–96:13Proverbs 26:9–12

October 26Jeremiah 49:23–50:46Titus 1:1–16Psalm 97:1–98:9Proverbs 26:13–16

October 27Jeremiah 51:1–53Titus 2:1–15Psalm 99:1–9Proverbs 26:17

October 28Jeremiah 51:54–52:34Titus 3:1–15Psalm 100:1–5Proverbs 26:18–19

October 29Lam 1:1–2:22Philemon 1:1–25Psalm 101:1–8Proverbs 26:20

October 30Lamentations 3:1–66Hebrews 1:1–14Psalm 102:1–28Proverbs 26:21–22

October 31Lam 4:1–5:22Hebrews 2:1–18Psalm 103:1–22Proverbs 26:23

November 01Ezekiel 1:1–3:15Hebrews 3:1–19Psalm 104:1–23Proverbs 26:24–26

November 02Ezekiel 3:16–6:14Hebrews 4:1–16Psalm 104:24–35Proverbs 26:27








November 09Ezekiel 20:1–49Hebrews 9:11–28Psalm 107:1–43Proverbs 27:11


November 11Ezekiel 23:1–49Hebrews 10:18–39Psalm 109:1–31Proverbs 27:13



November 14Ezekiel 29:1–30:26Hebrews 11:32–12:13Psalm 112:1–10Proverbs 27:17

November 15Ezekiel 31:1–32:32Hebrews 12:14–29Psalm 113:1–114:8Proverbs 27:18–20


November 17Ezekiel 35:1–36:38James 1:1–18Psalm 116:1–19Proverbs 27:23–27

November 18Ezekiel 37:1–38:23James 1:19–2:17Psalm 117:1–2Proverbs 28:1

November 19Ezekiel 39:1–40:27James 2:18–3:18Psalm 118:1–18Proverbs 28:2



November 22Ezekiel 44:1–45:121 Peter 1:1–12Psalm 119:17–32Proverbs 28:8–10

November 23Ezekiel 45:13–46:241 Peter 1:13–2:10Psalm 119:33–48Proverbs 28:11

November 24Ezekiel 47:1–48:351 Peter 2:11–3:7Psalm 119:49–64Proverbs 28:12–13

November 25Daniel 1:1–2:231 Peter 3:8–4:6Psalm 119:65–80Proverbs 28:14

November 26Daniel 2:24–3:301 Peter 4:7–5:14Psalm 119:81–96Proverbs 28:15–16

November 27Daniel 4:1–372 Peter 1:1–21Psalm 119:97–112Proverbs 28:17–18




November 30Daniel 7:1–281 John 1:1–10Psalm 119:153–176Proverbs 28:23–24

December 01Daniel 8:1–271 John 2:1–17Psalm 120:1–7Proverbs 28:25–26

December 02Daniel 9:1–11:11 John 2:18–3:6Psalm 121:1–8Proverbs 28:27–28

December 03Daniel 11:2–351 John 3:7–24Psalm 122:1–9Proverbs 29:1

December 04Daniel 11:36–12:131 John 4:1–21Psalm 123:1–4Proverbs 29:2–4

December 05Hosea 1:1–3:51 John 5:1–21Psalm 124:1–8Proverbs 29:5–8



December 08Hosea 10:1–14:9Jude 1:1–25Psalm 127:1–5Proverbs 29:15–17

December 09Joel 1:1–3:21Revelation 1:1–20Psalm 128:1–6Proverbs 29:18

December 10Amos 1:1–3:15Revelation 2:1–17Psalm 129:1–8Proverbs 29:19–20

December 11Amos 4:1–6:14Revelation 2:18–3:6Psalm 130:1–8Proverbs 29:21–22

December 12Amos 7:1–9:15Revelation 3:7–22Psalm 131:1–3Proverbs 29:23

December 13Obadiah 1:1–21Revelation 4:1–11Psalm 132:1–18Proverbs 29:24–25

December 14Jonah 1:1–4–11Revelation 5:1–14Psalm 133:1–3Proverbs 29:26–27

December 15Micah 1:1–4:13Revelation 6:1–17Psalm 134:1–3Proverbs 30:1–4

December 16Micah 5:1–7:20Revelation 7:1–17Psalm 135:1–21Proverbs 30:5–6

December 17Nahum 1:1–3:19Revelation 8:1–13Psalm 136:1–26Proverbs 30:7–9

December 18Habakkuk 1:1–3:19Revelation 9:1–21Psalm 137:1–9Proverbs 30:10

December 19Zephaniah 1:1–3:20Revelation 10:1–11Psalm 138:1–8Proverbs 30:11–14

December 20Haggai 1:1–2:23Revelation 11:1–19Psalm 139:1–24Proverbs 30:15–16


December 21Zechariah 1:1–21Revelation 12:1–17Psalm 140:1–13Proverbs 30:17

December 22Zechariah 2:1–3:10Revelation 13:1–13:18Psalm 141:1–10Proverbs 30:18–20

December 23Zechariah 4:1–5:11Revelation 14:1–20Psalm 142:1–7Proverbs 30:21–23


December 25Zechariah 8:1–23Revelation 16:1–21Psalm 144:1–15Proverbs 30:29–31

December 26Zechariah 9:1–17Revelation 17:1–18Psalm 145:1–21Proverbs 30:32

December 27Zechariah 10:1–11:17Revelation 18:1–24Psalm 146:1–10Proverbs 30:33


December 29Zechariah 14:1–21Revelation 20:1–15Psalm 148:1–14Proverbs 31:8–9

December 30Malachi 1:1–2:17Revelation 21:1–27Psalm 149:1–9Proverbs 31:10–24

December 31Malachi 3:1–4:6Revelation 22:1–21Psalm 150:1–6Proverbs 31:25–31


Through your financial contributions, you’re partnering with Faith Prom-ise Church in the work of changing lives locally and worldwide.

GENEROSITY:�DEVELOPING�HEAVEN’S�HEART

Faith Promise is committed to helping our congregation grow in all areas of spiritual growth, including generosity. Generosity begins with the bib-lical understanding that God owns everything. Once we understand that nothing really belongs to us and that we are only managers or stewards, we can begin the generosity journey, allowing God to give us a heart that loves to give.

Like many other areas of spiritual growth, generosity isn’t something that comes naturally to most people. We must exercise our generosity to grow in the habit of giving.

There are several biblical reasons why we should cultivate generosity in our lives:

• Generosity is the antidote to greed.• Through generosity, we join with Jesus in furthering His work

in the world, funding the life-changing ministry of the church.• Our generosity reminds us that this world is not our home.• Generosity helps us to live with meaning and purpose.

Our church is completely supported by the tithes and offerings of our congregation. You can join us by giving online at http://faithpromise.org/give, giving at a kiosk in the Lobby of each of our campuses, or by giving through cash or check in the offering boxes in the Worship Center.

KingdomTHE RESOURCING


The Heart for the Harvest Offering is a special time each year when we give sacrificially as a church to further the ministry of Faith Promise and ask God to use our church to make an eternal difference in the world. This offering is key in our effort to launch new campuses and see expo-nential growth and changed lives.

We ask that you prayerfully considering giving above and beyond your regular tithes to the Harvest Offering weekend each November. Contributions can be made online at any time by going to faithpromise.org/give.

Our Heart for the Harvest Offering specifically focuses on the following areas:

DEBT REDUCTIONTo help place Faith Promise in a stronger financial position, a portion of this year’s offering will be dedicated to debt reduction. As we pay down debt, the portion of the budget that is now consumed with debt reduc-tion will be freed up for ministry purposes.

MULTISITEAs our portable campuses grow and mature, the need for permanent campus locations becomes increasingly important. Part of this year’s H4H Offering will be set aside to help us purchase those spaces or new ones as God provides, as well as launch additional campuses in the future.

MISSIONSA third area of focus for this year’s offering is on our International Cam-pus. Partnering with Terry Dupont, one of the founding pastors of Faith Promise and Open Eyes Ministries, we’ll be taking the hope of Christ to Central America by starting a new, life-giving church.

HARVESTKingdom FOR THE Heart


PEOPLE ARE OUR PRIORITY

This year we are asking God to send 525 people who will follow Christ in baptism. Many of these baptisms will come from our weekend services as well as our children and student camps. We will always continue to add sites, seats, and services to reach people for Christ. Pray that our church family will be inviters and have a passion for bring-ing those far from God into an environment where they can meet Him, and that they will personally share their story with others. Pray for God’s direction in planning and launching a new campus in 2015. Pray that God would give us eyes to see the people around us as He does.

FAMILIES ARE OUR FOUNDATION

We believe that the hope of the world is the church and that the hope of the church is the family. This year we will invest in marriages, children, and students. Pray that these ministries and our counseling ministry will continue to strengthen the families at our FP campuses. Pray for God to strengthen our families, our family ministries, and our ministry opportunities to families this year. Pray for the resources at our Family Ministry Centers to impact our church families. Pray that mar-riages would be strengthened and relationships would be restored.

GATHERING FOR OUR GOD

We are asking God to send 500 new people who will attend services at our campuses. We want to disciple the body of Christ by adding new small groups to create spiritual momentum in our church. Pray that our worship services will invite Christ’s presence to inhabit our worship. Pray that our Small Group Leaders will create environments for growth and accountability. Pray that our small group alignments will connect our hearts to Christ and our community as we’re transform us to be like Him. Pray for people to attend the Next Steps Class and become a part of our Core Team. Pray that new people would step up to lead new groups and that existing groups would multiply.

PRAYERGoals


GOD GETS THE LAST WORD

We believe in the Bible—that it is God’s inerrant, infallible, God-breathed Word for us. This year we are participating in the One Year® Bible Reading Plan as well as fasting together for 21-days as we ask God to move in our church in a way that He never has before! Pray that His Word will make a difference in our lives! Pray that God will speak to us and direct our path as we study His Word. Pray that many would take strong responsibility for their spiritual growth and establish a growth plan for the year. (http://fpchur.ch/growthplan)

DEVELOPING HEAVEN’S HEART

We believe that God has a generous heart and that we should too! Pray for our church family to give generously in our weekly offerings, our yearly Heart for the Harvest Offering this fall, and year-end giving. Pray that our church families attain new levels of giving—from Begin-ner, to Learner or Core to Lavish—so that we can effectively reach our community and world for Christ. Pray that we find new ways to eliminate indebtedness in our ministry. Pray that our church will attend the finan-cial classes offered to more effectively manage the resources God has given them.

SERVING IS HIS STRATEGY

We believe that every believer is called to serve and given a spiritual gift. As a staff team, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain volun-teers in ways that we never have before. We need new volunteers at each of our campuses in every ministry. Pray that our church will recognize their spiritual gifts and put them to work in His Kingdom. Pray that we will value volunteers in a way like never before!

MISSIONS ARE OUR MANDATE

We believe that God has called His church to be His hands as well as His voice here on this planet—both locally and globally. We will continue to serve locally in various ministries that we support, and organize trips to Big Creek, KY, Jamaica, Mexico, East Asia, Costa Rica, Honduras and South Africa. Pray that Christ’s presence will go before each team and that God will move in amazing ways as they minister in His name. Pray for people to be saved and discipled and His church to be strengthened. Pray for our FP missionaries. Pray that we humbly serve our community in every way possible.


NotesUse the following pages to record key thoughts and prayer requests during this 21-day journey as well as sermon notes.

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