COVENANT FAMILY CHAPEL
First Fruit Fasting (21 days) from 6am-6pm
January 9-29, 2017
INTRODUCTION
Biblical fasting is refraining from food for spiritual purposes. This takes a lot of discipline
and strength. Let me illustrate it this way. If you decide to diet it will take a lot of
discipline and it is the same way except that in fasting you spend these times of
refraining from food to pray. We believe that, as we pray and seek God and give Him our
best, He will bless our ENTIRE year.
OUR CORPORATE FOCUS
Praying the we GO FORWARD in our Faith, Finances, Faithfulness and our Family life
- Ex. 14:15
WHAT TO EAT
Fruits, Vegetables, Juices, Water
WHY DO I NEED TO FAST?
May be you are wondering, why do I need to fast. Here are a few reasons that may
necessitate a fast
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Do you desire to know God's will for your life?
Is there a dream inside you that only God can make possible?
Do you desire a deeper and powerful relationship with the Lord?
Are you in need of a fresh encounter?
Do you want to develop sensitivity to the things of God?
Do you need deliverance from curses & bondage?
Are you in need of healing or a miracle for yourself or someone?
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:14-15, Luke 18:9-14; 1 Samuel 7:5-6, Ezra 8:21-23,
Nehemiah 9:1-3, Joel 2:15-16, Jonah 3:5-10, Acts 27:33-37
TYPES OF FASTING
Throughout the scriptures there are different kinds of fasts
1 Full Fast - You drink only liquids for days that you determine
2 Daniel Fast – You eat no meat, no sweets and no bread but drink water, eat fruits,
vegetables and the like (Dan. 1:12; 10:3)
3 Partial Fast - A partial fast is from a certain time to another time as you will
determine.
QUICKTIPS
How to Begin: Ask yourself why you’re fasting? Do you need direction, healing,
restoration of marriage or family issues etc.?
Preparing Spiritually: Confess your sins to God. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal areas of
weakness. Forgive all who have offended you and ask forgiveness from those you may
have offended (Luke 11:4; 17:3-4).
Deciding What to Fast: The type of fasting you choose is up to you. Only remember to
replace that time with prayer and Bible study.
What to Expect: When you fast your body detoxifies and this can cause mild discomfort
such as headaches, irritability and hunger pains. Limit your activity and exercise
moderately. Take time to rest. Spend time listening to praise and worship CD’S. Pray as
often as you can throughout the day. Get away from the normal distractions as much as
possible and keep your heart and mind set on seeking God's
face.
How to End: Don't overeat, begin eating solid food gradually; eat small portions or
snacks.
CORPORATE PRAYER DURING THE FAST
PRAYER TIMES:
Daily prayer from 5am-6am; 12pm-1pm; 6pm-7pm; 10pm-11pm.
Meeting Place:
1. Monday's -Saturday's on the Phone: Dial 641 715 0696 and enter code
672478# to join prayer conference over the phone. You can also pray @
your meal times if none of our corporate prayer times work for you.
2. Sunday's at church from 9-11am. Rest of day on the phone
Medical Advice:
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATION. BUT I
CHALLENGE YOU TO TRUST GOD AT THIS TIME AS WE FAST & PRAY FOR
GOD TO HEAL YOU.
DAILY FOCUS
PRAYER POINTS
As we begin 2017 first fruit fast, here are some areas of prayer and related
scriptures that will help guide you during this fast. Please remember that these
prayer points are meant to be a guide. So I encourage you to allow God to refine
your prayer points and prayer language as you continue to seek him daily. If you
are leading a corporate prayer, I ask that you don’t deviate from them
completely. Thank You
DAY 1: CONFESSING YOUR SIN
(Psalm 32:5; Psalm 51; Daniel 9:3-20; Joshua 3:2-5; Hebrews 12:1; I John 1:8-9)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, as I set my heart to seek your face in prayer and fasting, I ask you
to forgive my rebellious ways.
2. Lord, I plead your mercy and forgiveness. Create in me a clean heart and
renew a right spirit in me.
3. Lord, I want to feel conviction. Convict me of sin when I am involved in
anything that is against your will.
4. This moment I lay down, every weight or anything that easily pulls me
back from righteous lifestyle (Hebrews 12:1).
5. Create in me a desire not to live where everybody else is. Lord, I am
coming up higher to the place of righteous living
6. May my heart desire to please
DAY 2: PLEADING THE MERCY OF GOD
(Lamentations 3:20-24; Romans 9:16; Matthew 15:21-28; James 2:13)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, you are the God who shows mercy to those who ask you for mercy,
show me your mercy.
2. Father, let your mercy triumph over your judgment in my life (James
2:13).
3. Lord your word teaches me that you chose based on mercy (Romans 9:16).
May your mercy chose me and let your mercy never run dry in my life.
4. Lord let your mercy bring me into the blessing I do not deserve (Matthew
15:26-27).
5. Let the crumbs of mercy bring me the miracle I seek
DAY 3: CAREER GUIDANCE
(Mark 8:34; Matthew 28:20; Proverbs 3:5-6; Proverbs 16:3; 18:9; 22:29; Galatians
6:3-4)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, give me a deeper understanding of my skills
2. Reveal to me my strengths and weaknesses. And give me the wisdom
to leverage my strengths for success and to seek the assistance for my
weaknesses (Galatians 6:3-4).
3. Lord, I pray that I will be diligent in the work that I do. Let my diligence
position me for open doors to better prospects (Proverbs 22:29).
4. Father, make me a cross bearer in the workplace. Help me to live in such a
way that people will see You through me
5. Let me be a person my employer can depend on. I declare I will do my best for
my employer.
DAY 4: DEVELOPING COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE
It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. But go and
learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, and not sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call
the righteous, but sinners. (Matthew 9:12)
(Luke 10:30-35; 1 John 3:17-18; Psalm 72:12-13)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, give me a heart of compassion so I can be a blessing to those who do
not know you.
2. Lord, have compassion on the poor (Psalm 72:12-13) and let them
experience your compassion through me.
3. Like the good Samaritan, give me a sensitivity that will responds to lives
in need and give me enough so I can help those in need.
4. Open my eyes to the wounded both in church, at work and in my
community and let me be an instrument of healing to them.
5. I cry father that I would be a person that lives and breathes compassion
each day and each moment and in every situation.
DAY 5 & 6: THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
(1 Corinthians 4:1-3; 1 Tim. 3:1-2, 8-9, 12; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Rev. 3:14-18; Heb.
13:16; Philippians 2:4; 1 Pet. 1:22; Isa. 61:1-3; Jn. 17:15; Matthew 6:13; Matthew
10:14)
PRAYER POINTS
Lord I pray for...
1. Pastors (2 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 4:1- 3 Ex. 33:13)
2. Leaders (1 Tim. 5:17; Acts 6:3-4; 1 Tim. 3:1-2, 8-9, 12;
Titus 1:7).
3. Children &Youth (Matt 18:3-4; 20:11; Eccl. 12:1; Ps. 71:17; 2Timothy 2:22).
4. Adults (Eph. 4:1; 2 Thess. 1:11; Psalm 132:9; Isa. 61:10; 3:4)
5. The Unsaved in the church (1 Thess. 1:5; Col. 4:5; 2 2:15; 2 Cor. 4:4)
6. Youth workers (1 Thess. 1:5; Col. 4:5; 2 2:15; 2 Cor. 4:4)
7. Behind the scene workers (1 16:15; 2 Cor. 9:12-13; Jas. 3:13; Eph. 6:7)
8. Children workers (Mk 10:14; Dt. 4:9; 29:29; 30:19; Proverbs 22:6; 3 John 1:4)
9. Increased Prayer focus corporately and individually (Mk. 11:17; 1 Pet. 4:7;
1 2:1; Eph. 6:18; 1 Thess. 5:17; Phil. 4:6; Ps. 32:6; Ezekiel 22:30; James. 5:16)
10. Love & Unity (1 Pet. 1:22; Jn. 13:34-35; Romans 15:5-7; Col. 3:14)
11. Financial increase (2 9:6-11; Mal. 3:10)
12. Missions/Outreach (Heb. 13:16; Phil. 2:4; Col. 1:7; Jude 1:23)
13. Growth & Evangelism (Acts 2:47; 1 4:15; 1 Pet. 3:1-2; Col. 1:13; 2
Corinthians 5:20)
14. Protection from the enemy (Jn. 17:15; Matt. 6:13; Matt. 10:14; 1 Jn. 4:1; 2
11:14; 2:11)
15. The community around the church (Galatians 5:14; Prov. 3:28; Isa. 61:4;
Luke 10:5-6)
DAY 7: RESTORATION
(Joel 2:12, 25-26 Isaiah 58:6; Zachariah 8:12; 9:12; Acts 3:19)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, I come to you in repentance over my own sins that may have
contributed to me being in bondage (Joel 2:12-13; Acts 3:19).
2. May you set me free from depression, abuse, nicotine, and addictions of
all kinds in my life.
3. Restore to me all that the enemy has stolen from me and give me your
peace that transcends all things.
4. On the basis of what you have declared in Joel 2:25-26, I ask that you
restore to me what I lost during the years of oppression.
5. Thank you Lord, for the restoration of all that has been stolen from me.
DAY 8: PERSONAL FINANCES
(Deuteronomy 28:7-12; Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 35:27; Psalm 84:11; Proverbs 13:22)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, You said, you would bless the work of my hands so I can pay my
debts and live on the rest. On the basis of that word, I break the yoke of
borrowing, and the yoke of overspending from my life. (Deuteronomy
28:12; Psalm 35:27).
2. Father, give wisdom and me the discipline needed to attack every lack in
my life.
3. Mighty God, teach me how to profit and bring me to my wealthy place in
Jesus name (Isaiah 48:17)
4. Father, I thank you that you would not withhold any good thing from me
(Psalm 84:11).
5. Lord, I pray for the (name of Country). Prosper this nation and other
nations of the world.
6. I pray for those who are in dire need, provide relief. May those with wealth
and abundance increase their charitable giving and support to help those
in need.
DAY 9: GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(1Corin. 12:31; 14:1,39; 2Corinthians 11:14; 1Peter 4:10; 1Corinthians 14:13;
1Corinthians 13:13; 2 Timothy 1:6)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Mighty God, I pray that Christians today will eagerly desire or strive for
the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lord let it start in my own life.
2. I pray against counterfeit of the gifts of the Spirit in my life and that of the
church universal.
3. Lord, I lift up the use of spiritual gifts in my local. May we eagerly desire
spiritual gifts that You’ve given for our common good. Help us
understand the various gifts and how they work.
4. Father raise teachers in the body of Christ, who will teach believers how to
use their spiritual gifts to serve others and faithfully administer your
grace—whatever form that takes.
5. I pray that believers in Christ will exercise their gifts and may we keep
fanning into flame the gifts you’ve entrusted to us.
DAY 10: GUIDANCE IN LIFE
(Psalm 37:23; Isaiah 30:2; Jeremiah 29:11; 31:17; James 3:15-17)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, I thank you for the perfect plan you have for my
2. Reveal to me what your plans are for my life.
3. Father, I need your wisdom to walk in the plan you have for my life.
4. Grant me the discipline to follow your purpose for my life. I pray against
unbridled ambitions that can ruin your plans for me.
5. Father, I embrace your will and give up mine. I declare “Not my will but
thine be done.” (Luke 22:42)
DAY 11: FREEDOM FROM GUILT
(Psalm 51:1-4; Romans 8:1-2; John 3:17-18)
PRAYER POINTS
1. God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Wipe out all my wrongs
and wash away all my sins.
2. Lord make me clean. I know about my wrongs, and I can’t forget my sin.
3. Father, I have carried guilt and condemnation for so long and today I lay
it at the cross. You have promised me freedom from condemnation
(Romans 8:1) so I receive freedom from guilt and condemnation
4. Lord, help me to receive your forgiveness so I am free from guilt and
condemnation. Release me from my past.
5. I declare that I have freedom in Jesus name because I am forgiven and
your blood has cleansed me.
DAY 12: GNENRAL HEALTH
(Jeremiah 30:17; Isaiah 53:5; Psalm 30:2-3; 43:5; Psalm 103:2-4; 107:19-20; 1Peter
2:24)
PRAYER POINTS
1. I pray that those who are sick physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. will
experience healing.
2. I declare healing from chronic conditions and all kinds of diseases in Jesus
name.
3. As a child of God, I receive the miracle of healing in my life and also in the
life of those I love. Father, may your healing power hit every life.
4. Lord, I ask for your mercy, heal me and also heal those I am praying.
Anything in my body that is hurting or destroying me, in Jesus, I am
healed.
5. I confess that that by “his stripes” I am healed.
DAY 13: MARRIAGES
(Ecclesiastes 4:12; Ephesians 4:2-3; 1Peter 4:8)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord help couples to love each other and may they unite no matter the
issues they are facing.
2. Lord help couples to accept each other just as you have accepted us.
3. In difficult situations, I pray for your strength for both of them.
4. In times of difficulty give couples the patience and the grace to succeed. I pray
that they will find the wisdom of God through godly counsel
5. Lord, I lift up single parents in our church and in this community before you.
May they know you are their defender and their protector? (Ps. 68:5)
6. Help families with single parent to relax in Your grace and provision, which is
more than enough for every weakness, and need (Phil. 4:19).
DAY 14: OBEDIENCE TO GOD
(2Corinthians 10: 3-5; Jeremiah 7:23; Luke 22:39-46; Hebrews 12:1)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, give me the wisdom to know when I am deceived and open my
heart to all truth. Help me to always know and recognize truth.
2. Reveal the true condition of my heart to me and renew a right spirit
within me. Please remove from me the pride that keeps me from seeing
myself as You see me.
3. Fill my heart with repentance for the things I have done that grieves you.
4. Don’t let anyone lead me astray with empty philosophy and vain deceit.
Empower me with Your strength so that the enemy’s tactics won’t entice.
(Colossians 2:7-8)
5. Give me a strong desire for righteousness and holiness. So that I will
maintain a teachable heart.
6. Lord, show me when I am rebellious and living contrary to Your May I
always be reminded that I will reap what I sow.
7. Help me forgive those who hurt me and to show mercy as You have shown
mercy to me. Please remove bitterness in my heart so that I can easily love
people just as you command me.
8. Fill me with Your goodness so that it becomes a natural way to treat others.
9. Give me strength to resist temptation and harmful habits that might control.
10.
Open my ears to Your voice as Your Spirit leads me. Help me to never
grieve Your Spirit.
11.
Give me the desire to obey You and the power to please you.
DAY 15: WISDOM AND PATIENCE IN PARENTING
(Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 6:6-9; Isaiah 54:13)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, I pray for parents to develop a passionate relationship with you
that will be an example to their children (Deut. 6:5-6).
2. Lord help parents to understand our children’s greatest need.
3. Help me, Lord, to teach and command my children to keep Your ways
and word.
4. I pray for wisdom, love and the ability to care for parents to help their
children in difficult times.
5. I pray that as parents we would not provoke our children, but nurture
them in love.
6. When I speak as a parent let my words be words of blessing and not
curses (Genesis 27:34, Mark 10:13-16)
DAY 16: GOD'S PROTECTION
(Isaiah 54:17; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Genesis 32:9-12; 2 Chronicles 20:6-12; Ezra 8:2123)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, I declare that no weapon formed against me shall prosper and
every tongue that rises up against me in judgment I condemned it in Jesus
mighty name!
2. Mighty God confuse every plan against my life and grant me victory in
Jesus name (Job 5:12)
3. Lord, I ask for protection from harm and the works of evils spirits because
you said you will deliver me from the snare of the fowler (Psalm 91:3).
4. I ask for protection for my children and also for myself. For our eyes are
upon you O my God (2 Chronicles 20:6-12; Ezra 8:21-23).
5. Father, I thank you that I will not die young, neither my children. We will
live to declare the works of the Lord Jesus in this land in the name of
Jesus! (Psalm 118:17)
DAY 17: SUPERNATURAL MANIFESTATIONS
(Jeremiah 32:17; Acts 2:22; Hebrews 2:4; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; Isaiah
48:3; Acts 16:26; Daniel 3:24; Mark 5:42)
PRAYER POINTS
1. I pray for the supernatural and the miraculous to take place in my life.
Lord, I declare that nothing is too difficult for you. You can turn any
situation around. So let it be!
2. Just us the chain of Paul and Silas fell suddenly, I pray for the ‘suddenly’
or unexpected miracle to take place in my life (Acts 16:26) because you are
the God who does things suddenly (Isaiah 48:3).
3. Just as the fourth man appeared with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
in the fire. May you suddenly intervene in my fiery situations (Daniel 3:24;
Mark 5:42)
4. Give me revelation knowledge about the things that are critical for my
success in life (Matthew 16:19).
DAY 18: STRENGTH TO ENDURE TO THE END
(Isaiah 40:29-31; Psalm 62:8; 2Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 4:13; Galatians 6:8-9;
Revelations 2:10; 3:2)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, I ask that you fill me with new strength because my flesh is weak.
2. I declare in Jesus name that I will not be weary in difficult times. I pray
that every discouraging situation in my life will receive new life.
3. Lord, fill me with your power to overcome every negative situation
4. Lord help me to align my will with your will because it is the only way by
which strength comes to your children (Luke 22:42-43)
5. Master Jesus, I ask for strength to stand until I see the harvest or the
manifestation of what you have promised me (Galatians 6:8-9).
6. Bring others into my life who will stand with me and pray with me and
for me.
DAY 19: THE UNSAVED
(Matthew 9:37-38; Acts 26:17-18; Colossians 4:2-3; 2 Corinthians 4:4, 6)
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, I pray that you will call many into missions and reach the unsaved.
2. Fill me with a passion for seeing people saved.
3. Father, forgive me for not believing that You can use my influence to reach
the lost for Your glory right where I am.
4. Lord, help me to live to attract people to Christ.
5. Lord, open the minds of those who do not know you so they can receive
your word. I speak against the works of darkness to prevent people from
receiving the truth.
6. I pray for Covenant Family Chapel that we would be a ministry that
focuses on missions and reaching the unsaved.
DAY 20: VICTORY OVER FORCES OF DARKNESS
(1John 5:4; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Zechariah 3:1; Daniel 10:12-13)
PRAYER POINTS
1. In the name of Jesus, I command every stronghold of Satan in my life and
that of my family to be pulled down (2 Corinthians 10:5).
2. I decree and declare that every foundation of Satan in my life be uprooted
in Jesus
3. Every assignment of evil forces against my life be terminated in Jesus
name - Zechariah 3:1
4. Father, I unlock all prison doors that are holding those who have been
sent to help me. I demand their release in Jesus name – Daniel 10:12-13.
5. I declare that because I am born of God, I am an overcomer.
6. Lord, I want to experience the power of the resurrection in my life. I don't
want to just talk about it, touch me Lord (Philippians 3:10).
DAY 21: THANKSGIVING
(Psalm 103)
PRAYER POINTS
1. O my soul, bless God. From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name!
2. O my soul, bless God because He forgives all my sins
3. O my soul, bless God because He heals my diseases.
4. O my soul, bless God because He redeems and saves me from hell.
5. O my soul, bless God because He crowns me with love and mercy
6. O my soul, bless God because He wraps me in goodness
7. O my soul, bless God because He renews me always in his presence.
8. Father, I thank You because You make everything come out right and put
victims back on their feet.
9. Father, I thank you because you are not easily angered. Lord, You don't
endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever. So, I praise you
because You have not treated me as my sins deserve, nor pay me back in
full for my wrongs.
God bless you as you seek HIM in 2017 to go forward in your faith, finances,
faithfulness and family life