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223 Oak Grove Church Road . Waynesboro, VA 22980
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www.oakgroveworsh ip.org Bishop T.E . Payne, Sr . , Pastor
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PRAYER & CONSECRATION 21 DAY FAST!
JANUARY 2, 2013 - JANUARY 22, 2013 Greetings, It is that special time again, a time of refreshing & devoting our lives to God. I want you to know that this year is intended to be a great year for the body of Christ. First of all I don’t want you to think that this is just a repeat of the previous years, this year God is speaking in a very unique way, what He is saying lines up powerfully with His word. As we know, it has been on our heart for the approximately last eight years to fast and pray for the directions for the upcoming year, seeking the very face of God. It is also our desire that we will GROW just as Jesus grew until one day His ministry began. GROW is an acronym for:
G=Seeking God
R=Greater Relationship
O= Having the Spirit of Obedience
W=Studying his Word
As we fast and Consecrate our lives together, let’s GROW together! In His Service,
Bishop T.E. Payne, Sr. Senior Pastor
Types of Fast: 1. Daniel Fast - Guidelines & Recipes available 2. 18 Hour Fast - Drinking only water & juice from 12am to 6pm 3. Prayer Fast - For those with Type 1 Diabetic or seniors with health problems - Pray 3 times a day 4. 24 Hour Fasting - For 21 days drinking only water and juice
In addition to the fasting, our corporate prayer times are: Monday mornings @ 6:00am Wednesday evenings @ 6:00pm Friday evenings @ 7:00pm We will be led in prayer on Wednesday & Friday evenings by the following ministries: Week 1 (Jan. 2nd & 4th ) – Ministers Week 2 (Jan. 9th & 11th ) – Deacons Week 3 (Jan. 16th & 18th ) – Missionaries Week 4 (Jan. 23rd & 25th ) - Mothers In preparation for the fast please read the following passages of Scripture: Daniel 1:5-20 Number 6:1-4 1 Corinthians 10:21 Isaiah 58 Acts 13:1-4 Psalm 35 Psalm 69 Daniel 9:3 Joel 2:12 Matthew 17:21 / Mark 9:29 1 Corinthians 7:5 Following are some guidelines and information that you may find useful in this spiritual journey. Additionally, it might be beneficial to keep a journal to write down the special things God, through His Spirit, shows you during this time.
Guidelines for Daniel Fast
Foods to Eat
Whole Grains: Brown Rice, Oats, Barley
Legumes:
Dried Beans, Pinto Beans, Split Beans, Lentils, Black Eyed Peas
Fruits:
Apples, Apricots, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Oats, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew
Melon, Kiwi, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Nectarines, Papayas, Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangelos,
Tangerines, Watermelon
Vegetables:
Artichokes, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chili Peppers, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic,
Gingerroot, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Squashes,
Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini
Seeds, Nuts, Sprouts & Raw Sugar
Liquids:
Spring Water, Distilled Water, 100% All-Natural Fruit Juices, 100% All-Natural Vegetable Juices
Foods to Avoid Meat White Rice Fried Foods Caffeine Carbonated Beverages Refined Sugar Sugar Substitutes White Flour and all products using it Margarine Shortening High Fat Products Foods Containing Preservatives or Additives
STEP 1: BE SPECIFIC Daniel was not vague in his objection to the Babylonian diet. He defined the problem immediately.
The king’s food was against dietary laws.
Daniel and his friends had vowed against wine.
The king’s food had been offered up to idols/demons. STEP 2: FAST AS A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT The Daniel Fast involves a spiritual commitment to God. “Daniel proposed in his heart that he would not defile himself” (Dan. 1:8). STEP 3: REFLECT INNER DESIRE BY OUTER DISCIPLINE Many people have an inner desire for better health, but they can’t discipline themselves to avoid junk food, and other foods that were not good for health. The physical health you seek from God may be more than an answer to prayer. Your physical health may be linked to any of the following factors:
1. Your food choices – see the section “Guidelines for the Daniel Fast.” 2. The level of your spiritual commitment as reflected in constant prayer
during the fast. 3. Time commitment. If you determine to fast for a certain time, keep it. For
example, if you determine to fast 10 days, don’t stop on Day 9 – for this fast we are committing to 21 days.
4. Testimony commitment. Your fast is a statement of faith to God that you want Him to heal your body.
Faith is foundational to the Daniel Fast. STEP 4: PRAY TO PERCEIVE SIN’S ROLE IN POOR HEALTH Notice James 5:13-16:
Sin is something related to the cause of sickness.
Lack of health/healing may be the result of spiritual rebellion.
Lack of health/healing may be due to sin of wrong intake, i.e. drugs, pornography.
Repentance is linked to health according to James.
Elders have a role in healing both spiritual and physical health.
Sick people must desire to be well.
The anointing oil could mean: 1. medicine for healing, 2. symbolic of the Holy Spirit, or 3. it could be baptism
Prayer alone may not gain healing, faith is the major factor.
In Greek there are several words for “sick”. James uses “Kanino”, which not only includes disease, but also means weak or weary.
Attitude is important. James said, “are there any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.”
STEP 5: FAST AS A STATEMENT OF FAITH TO OTHERS Daniel was making a statement of faith when he asked for only vegetables to eat and water to drink, then dared the overseer to compare the appearance of the four sons of Israel with the young men who ate the king’s food. STEP 6: LEARN THE EFFECTS OF THE FOOD YOU EAT Why are some foods good for us, and other foods not? What does certain food do to your body? If we really knew, there would likely be some things we would never eat again. STEP 7: YIELD ALL RESULTS TO GOD Daniel said, “As you see fit, deal with your servants” (Dan. 1:13). REMEMBER: • The Daniel Fast will lead to spiritual insight. “To those four young men God gave knowledge.” • The Daniel Fast is longer than one day. These young men fasted for ten days. • The Daniel Fast is a partial fast. They ate, but only vegetables and water. • The Daniel Fast requires abstinence from party or junk foods. • There is no indication that they ever began to eat the king’s food.
Daily Devotional for Fast
Prayer To guarantee our continual personal growth as Christians, we must have a regular devotional life. There are many reasons why we should pray daily. It is our belief and experience that prayer changes our world, beginning , first of all, with the one who prays. God yearns for all of us to pray. A meaningful prayer life grows naturally out of a healthy spiritual life. Our day must begin in prayer, for then God responds (Proverbs 8:17). God loves to move in our hearts early, “There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High God is in the midst of her: she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.” (Hebrew meaning during the dawn) – Psalms 46:4-5 Every morning during the fast begin your day by setting apart 10-15 minutes to prepare your heart for prayer. God will speak to us when He has our undivided attention. Through the consecration fast we develop such a powerful relationship with God. The soul learns to depend on its own faith, rather then continually needing support and bolstering from others.
Begin by quieting your heart before the Lord. Meditate on the verse of the scripture given for the day. Be still and know that He is God. Worship Him.
God will speak to us from the scripture if we give Him the opportunity. The morning hours find our minds clear from all the conflicts of the day: therefore we are capable of receiving the directions and instruction that can come from His Holy Word.
DAILY SCRIPTURES & JOURNAL
Day 1 - JANUARY 2ND
Psalm 29:2, Give unto the Lord the glory due his name: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Hebrews 13:15, By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God Continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Day 2 - JANUARY 3RD John 4:23-24, Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24, God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship him in spirit and truth.
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Day 3 - JANUARY 4TH Psalm 143:10, Teach me to do thy will: for thou art my God: thy spirit is good: lead me into the land of the uprightness. John 16:13, Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
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Day 4 - JANUARY 5TH Matthew 12:50, For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Luke 11:28, But he said, Yea rather blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it.
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Day 5 - JANUARY 6TH John 14:15, If he love me, keep my commandments. John 13:34-35, A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another: as I have loved you, that ye also love one another, 35, By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye love one another.
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Day 6 - JANUARY 7TH John 15:13, Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ephesians 5:1-2, Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2, And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
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Day 7 - JANUARY 8TH 1 Peter 4:8, And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves; for charity shall cove all multitude of sins. 1 John 3:18, My little children, let us not love in word, neither tongue: but in deed and in truth.
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Day 8 - JANUARY 9TH Colossians 3:12, Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering: Philippians 2:4, Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
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Day 9 - JANUARY 10TH Matthew 25:40, And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these brethren, ye have done it unto me. Galatians 6:2, Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.
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DAY 10 – JANUARY 11TH Colossians 3:13, Forebearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Mark 11:25, And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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Day 11 - JANUARY 12TH Romans 12:19-21, Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrathe: for it is written, Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord. 20, Therefore if thine enemy bunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink: for in doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21, Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:14, Bless them which persecute you: bless and curse not.
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Day 12 - JANUARY 13TH 1 Timothy 2:8, I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. James 1:19-20, Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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Day 13 - JANUARY 14th Proverbs 15:1, A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Ephesians 4:26, In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down on you while you are still angry.
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Day 14 - JANUARY 15TH 1 John 4:20, If anyone says I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. Fore anyone does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot Love God, whom he has not seen.
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Day 15 - JANUARY 16TH Romans 12:5, If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, Live at peace with everyone. Romans 14:19, Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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Day 16 - JANUARY 17TH Matthew 11:28, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 2 Corinthians 12:9, And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Hebrews 12:2-3, Looking unto Jesus the author and the finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradictions of sinners against himself lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
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Day 17 - JANUARY 18TH John 16:33, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, We are troubled on every side, yet not distresses; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Hebrews 4:16, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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Day 18 - JANUARY 19TH Matthew 21:22, And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. John 20:29, Jesus saith unto him, Thomas because thou hast seen me, though hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Hebrews 11:1, Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:6, But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently see him.
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Day 19 - JANUARY 20TH Psalm 37:7, Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who propereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Psalm 61:1-2, To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God, attend into my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Matthew 7:7-8, Ask, and it shall be given you: seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh receiveth: and he that seeketh findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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Day 20 - JANUARY 21ST Psalm 16:11, Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy: an thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 28:7, The Lord is my strength and my shield: my heart, trusted him him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
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Day 21 - JANUARY 22ND Psalm 68:19, Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. Psalm 136:1, O give thanks unto the Lord, for his is good: his mercy endureth forever. Isaiah 63:7, I will mention the loving kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses. Ephesians 5:20, Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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But seek ye first the kingdom of God
and
His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added to you.
(Matthew 6:33)
And ye shall seek me, and find [me],
when ye shall search for me with
all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13