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Daniel Fast | 21 Days | NJICM | Richmond, VA
New Jerusalem International Christian Ministries will participate in the Daniel Fast!
Fast Dates: Monday, January 14 through Sunday, February 3 (ending at 12 noon, or after Sunday worship)
There are two anchoring scriptures for the Daniel Fast. In Daniel 1 the Prophet ate only vegetables (that would have included fruits) and drank only water. So from these scriptures we get two of the guidelines for the fast:
1. Only fruits and vegetables
2. Only water for a beverage
Then in Daniel 10 we read that the Prophet ate no meat nor any precious breads or foods and he drank no wine for 21 days. So from this scripture, we get a third guideline:
3. No sweeteners and no breads
Another important guideline is drawn from Jewish fasting principles, where no leaven is used during the fast. So that's why yeast, baking powder and the like are not allowed on the Daniel Fast.
Finally, with all the above puzzle pieces, we conclude that no artificial or processed foods nor any chemicals are allowed on the Daniel Fast.
Be sure to read the ingredients on labels of prepared foods to make sure they only include Daniel Fast friendly ingredients. http://www.daniel-fast.com/about.html
o Mondays (Jan. 14, 21 & 28) 7-8 p.m. Prayer and Teaching with time for questions and answers concerning prayer and fasting. We will also be using (as a point of reference) the book, "Fasting," by Pastor and author, Jentezen Franklin.
o Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Praise, with teaching by special guest.
o Sunday, February 3, 8 & 11 a.m. SHOUT TO THE LORD CELEBRATION (Heb. 11:30), special Tithe offering. Tithe on what you believe to make weekly (or every other), this year! We agree that it will come to pass! This is also "Souper Bowl" Sunday. We ask all that can to bring in a can of soup to help feed the hungry. Thanks for your support!
o Incorporating Godly principals into all you do in life, family, business and/or school
o "Corporate Worship" This is a corporate fast, not a individual fast. Coming together is
not an option, it is a MUST. Joel 2:15-17,Heb. 10:25
o Creating a holistic move toward serving God, Mind, Body and Spirit.
o Living a healthy life. "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, just as it is well with your soul." 3 John 1:2 NRSV
o Greater discipline
o Power, to defeat the enemy! "And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by
nothing, but by prayer and fasting." Mark 9:29 KJV
Fast Dates: Monday, January 14 through Sunday, February 3 (ending at 12 noon, or after Sunday worship)
- What is a Daniel Fast?
There are two anchoring scriptures for the Daniel Fast. In Daniel 1 the Prophet ate only vegetables (that would have included fruits) and drank only water. So from these scriptures we get two of the guidelines for the fast:
1. Only fruits and vegetables
2. Only water for a beverage
Then in Daniel 10 we read that the Prophet ate no meat nor any precious breads or foods and he drank no wine for 21 days. So from this scripture, we get a third guideline:
3. No sweeteners and no breads
Another important guideline is drawn from Jewish fasting principles, where no leaven is used during the fast. So that's why yeast, baking powder and the like are not allowed on the Daniel Fast.
Finally, with all the above puzzle pieces, we conclude that no artificial or processed foods nor any chemicals are allowed on the Daniel Fast.
Be sure to read the ingredients on labels of prepared foods to make sure they only include Daniel Fast friendly ingredients. http://www.daniel-fast.com/about.html
- Service Times
o Mondays (Jan. 14, 21 & 28) 7-8 p.m. Prayer and Teaching with time for questions and answers concerning prayer and fasting. We will also be using (as a point of reference) the book, "Fasting," by Pastor and author, Jentezen Franklin.
o Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Praise, with teaching by special guest.
o Sunday, February 3, 8 & 11 a.m. SHOUT TO THE LORD CELEBRATION (Heb. 11:30), special Tithe offering. Tithe on what you believe to make weekly (or every other), this year! We agree that it will come to pass! This is also "Souper Bowl" Sunday. We ask all that can to bring in a can of soup to help feed the hungry. Thanks for your support!
- YOUTH!
- Focus
o Incorporating Godly principals into all you do in life, family, business and/or school
o "Corporate Worship" This is a corporate fast, not a individual fast. Coming together is
not an option, it is a MUST. Joel 2:15-17,Heb. 10:25
- Goals
o Creating a holistic move toward serving God, Mind, Body and Spirit.
o Living a healthy life. "Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, just as it is well with your soul." 3 John 1:2 NRSV
o Greater discipline
o Power, to defeat the enemy! "And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by
nothing, but by prayer and fasting." Mark 9:29 KJV
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