May 12th, 2023
Read 1 Kings 17:9-16 The Lord had instructed Elijah: “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” So Elijah went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. Elijah called to her […]
May 11th, 2023
Read Luke 1:13-15 But the angel of the Lord said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him, John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, […]
May 10th, 2023
Read Ezra 8:21-23 NIrV By the canal that flows toward Ahava, I announced a fast. I told the people not to eat any food. In that way, we made ourselves humble in God’s sight. We prayed that he would give us and our children a safe journey. We asked him to keep safe everything we […]
May 9th, 2023
Read Esther 4:15-16 NLT Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in […]
May 8th, 2023
Read 2 Chronicles 20:2-4 NIV “Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The […]
May 7th, 2023
Summary for week: In Preparation for our time of prayer and fasting during this series, this week we will spend time learning about different times of fasting from the Bible. Read Jonah 3:1-10 NLT Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver […]
May 6th, 2023
Read: Acts 19:23-27 NRSV About that time no little disturbance broke out concerning the Way. A man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans. These he gathered together, with the workers of the same trade, and said, “Men, you know that we get our wealth […]
May 5th, 2023
Read: Acts 18:24-28 NRSV Now there came to Ephesus a Jew named Apollos from Alexandria. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the scriptures. He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord, and he spoke with burning enthusiasm and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. […]
May 4th, 2023
Read: Acts 18:5-11 NRSV When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus. When they opposed and reviled him, in protest he shook the dust from his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am […]
May 3rd, 2023
Read: Acts 10:34-43 NRSV Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That […]
