30 Days of Prayer September 2016

Mon

5 FAST DAY
Pray for revival
Prayer walk and
communion @ 7:45pm
12 Pray for our Bury & area
to know Jesus. Pray for
those who lead & govern our
town.

19 FAST DAY
Pray for revival

26 Pray for any elderly

folk that you know. Pray
they know God. Ask God
what can I do to help you
serve them?

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1 Pray for your list

of friends who don't
yet know Jesus.

2 Pray for our Youth

Childrens work
Network Prayer
Manna House 8pm

3 Pray for Bury &

region that it would
come to know
Jesus.

4 Give thanks to God

for the good
things in your life.

8 Pray for the

6 What God has done 7 Pray for your list of
disadvantaged
in Bury.
in your life so far ? friends who don't yet
How
can
we
connect
Thank and ask him to
know Jesus.
them with God?
lead you on.

9 Pray for children &

young people around
Bury. Pray for
protection & peace.

10 Pray for those you

11 Give thanks for all
know in broken families our local churches, pray
& that families will know that together we become
Gods heart

13 Pray for those who

you know are sick, pray
they know the presence
of God and healing.

15 Pray for
SouperLunch,
Reminis-sing
Street Pastors.

16 Pray for our youth

work at the Elton Ctr
Pray for God's hand
upon all that happens

17 Pray for your

neighbours & your
community - what is the
Holy Spirit saying?

18 Pray that nations are

won for Jesus. Pray for
places where there is
tension.

22 Pray for that

struggling with life
particularly those
with mental health
issues.

23 Pray for the UK &

our leaders. Pray that
leaders decisions would
be righteous

24 Pray for BCF and all

we do. Pray that we
would be a church
known for our love .

25 Give thanks for the

goodness of God and his
salvation. Ask him to help
you help others.

14 Pray for your list

of friends who don't
yet know Jesus.

20 Ask the Holy Spirit to 21 Pray for your list

put someone on your
of friends who don't
heart, how can you serve
yet know Jesus.
them today?

27 Ask God today to

open his written word
to you, ask him for
practical ways that you
might know his word
better.

stronger in God.

30 What has God been

28 Pray for your list 29 Pray for wisdom.
The
Bible
tells
us
to
ask
saying over this last
of friends who don't
for
wisdom
if
we
lack
it.
month.
What changes do
yet know Jesus.
Ask for wisdom to live
your life for him.

you need to make? Who

are you going to share
this with?

Being and bringing the good news to Bury and beyond!

Bury Christian Fellowship

Thoughts on Fasting
God does not demand that Christians fast, however the Bible reveals fasting
as something that is beneficial. The book of Acts show believers fasting before
they made important decisions (Acts 13:2; 14:23). Fasting and prayer are
often linked together (Luke 2:37; 5:33). Too often our focus when fasting is on
the lack of food, missing the point that fasting is about taking our eyes off the
things of this world to focus ourselves completely on God. Fasting is a way to
show to ourselves and God, that we are serious about our relationship with
Him and totally reliant upon Him
30 Days of PrayerSeptember 2016
Throughout our recent review and re casting of our vision and in consulting with a
range of people outside of BCF as part of this process, we have repeatedly been
reminded of the importance of corporate and individual prayer. This is something
we take seriously and so we are calling for the BCF church family to join us in 30
days of prayer and fasting starting from 1/9/16.
A Variety of Means
We will use a variety of ways to help us all engage in this important activity.
The first and most basic is this prayer calendar, to remind you what we are
praying for each day. We will also use texts, WhatsApp and social media (Prayer
Hammer, Facebook, Twitter) to post relevant information to help keep things
focused. (Dont worry if you are not on line well do copies on paper too) We are
going to ask different folks from BCF to play a part in leading the praying on
different days to keep things fresh.
We want Life Groups and Ministry teams to engage in this process in group
meetings and across your group members please, we will of course include
prayer in our Sunday meetings and as ever there is the Prayer Network meeting
at the Manna House 8:00pm on Friday Sept 2nd

Fasting Days
Over the 30 days of prayer we are calling the church to fast on two days
(see over), in fasting together we show our unity as a church and our
commitment to serving God. Below are some brief thoughts on fasting, if
you have any questions on this topic, as ever, please feel free to ask one
of the Elders

Fasting in the Bible was nearly always fasting from food, there are other ways
to fast. Anything given up temporarily in order to focus all our attention on God
can be considered a fast (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). Fasting should be limited to a
set time, especially if fasting from food or drink. Long periods of time without
eating can be harmful to the body. (Fasting is not intended to punish the flesh)
Anyone can fast, but some may not be able to fast from food (diabetics, for
example) however everyone can temporarily give up something in order to
draw closer to God.
Fasting is not a way to get God to do what we want. Fasting changes us, not
God.
Nor is fasting a way to appear more spiritual than others. Fasting should be
done in a spirit of humility and a joyful attitude. (See Matt 6:16-18)
Isaiah 58:6 The purpose for our fasting
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every
yoke?