40 DAY FAST GUIDELINES – 2015

The Fast this year will run for 40 days beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18thand endingSaturday, April 4that midnight*. During the fast there may be some days of total fasting (abstinence from all food) as directed by Bishop Reeves at the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Foods You May Eat**

  • Whole Grains: Brown Rice, Oats, Barley; Whole Grain Breads
  • Legumes: Dried Beans, Pinto Beans, Split Peas, Lentils, Black Eyed Peas, Soy beans
  • ALL Fruits: i.e. 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
  • ALL Vegetables: i.e. 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, Herbs, Spices, Olives (Olive Oil)
  • Nuts& Seeds
  • Liquids: Spring Water, Distilled Water, Natural Fruit Juices, Natural Vegetable Juices
  • Meat: Poultry, Fish, Seafood, Lamb, Eggs, Cheese, Yogurt
  • Sweeteners: Honey, Brown Sugar, Stevia & other Natural Sweeteners

Foods To Avoid**

  • White Rice, Fried Foods, Carbonated Beverages, Foods Containing Preservatives or Additives, Refined Sugar, Sugar Substitutes, White Flour and All Products Using It, Margarine, Butter, Shortening, High Fat Products; Desserts, Candy, etc.

*According to custom, Sundays are not included as fasting days.

**This list is intended to be a guideline and is not all-inclusive.

Lenten Prayer Points and Scripture Meditation - 2015
Date / PRAYER FOCUS / SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
18-Feb / Pray for a greater intimacy with God / PSALMS 63
19-Feb / Pray that you will have a deeper understanding of God's love for you / EPHESIANS 3:17
20-Feb / Examine and pray for your relationships / Ephesians 4:25-27
21-Feb / Personal Repentance / 1 John 1:9
22-Feb / PRAISE/ADORATION/WORSHIP; God is deserving of the "highest Praise" / Psalms 95
23-Feb / Pray to love God's people more than ever before / 1 John 3
24-Feb / Spiritual Growth and a Deeper Relationship with Christ. / Ephesians 3:14-20
25-Feb / Pray for healing and deliverance and miracles / Luke 1:37
26-Feb / Pray that people will come to know God / Isaiah 55:1
27-Feb / Ask the Lord to equip you to serve other people / Matthew 20:25-28
28-Feb / Pray for laborers for the harvest / Matthew 9:35-38
1-Mar / Pray for a national thirst for God / 2 Peter 3:9-10
2-Mar / LISTENING; Be still and experience hearing God's voice / Daniel 2:19; Job 33:14-16
3-Mar / Personal Petitions - Pray for anything that you have on your heart / Philippians 4:6-8
4-Mar / LISTENING; Ask the Lord to show (reveal) to you specific ways to pray for your family / Colossians 1:26
5-Mar / INTERCESSION; PRAY for family member that needs salvation, restoration and/or encouragement / Isaiah 53:5
6-Mar / PRAISE/ADORATION/WORSHIP; Express your Praise, Adoration and Worship of God in a new way today / 2 Samuel 6
7-Mar / FORGIVENESS & RECONCILIATION; Ask the Lord to enable you to forgive someone with whom you have at odds, or someone you know is at odds with you / Matthew 18:21-35
8-Mar / THANKSGIVING for answered prayer / 1 Thessalonians 5:18
9-Mar / Ask the Lord to release his glory in the lives of his people / 2 Corithians 3
10-Mar / Pray for good health & wholeness / 3 John 1:2
11-Mar / Pray for revelation of God as the healer / Exodus 15:26
12-Mar / Ask God to give you a new measure of faith to intercede for miracles and healing / Isaiah 53:4-5
13-Mar / Pray for the healing of others (family, friends, co-workers etc) / Psalms 107:20
14-Mar / Ask God to reveal anything that may be interfering with your relationship with him / Psalms 24:3-4
15-Mar / Pray for more of the Holy Spirit's power for yourself and others / Matthew 28:18-20
16-Mar / Pray for an opportunity to share your faith this week / 1 Peter 2:9
17-Mar / Pray for strong Marriages and Families / Ephesians 6
18-Mar / Pray for clear and loving communication in the family / Ephesians 6
19-Mar / Pray for a deeper level of intimacy and understanding between family members / Ephesians 6
20-Mar / Pray for strong loving relationship between parents and children / Ephesians 6
21-Mar / Pray for Wisdom for training children / Proverbs 22:6
22-Mar / Pray that your eyes will be open to the hope that we have in God / Ephesians 1:18
23-Mar / Pray that our inner man is renewed daily / 2 Corinthians 4:16
24-Mar / Financial Health & Wealth / Deuteronomy 28:1-10
25-Mar / Pray about your own attitude regarding finances and wealth / Luke 16:19-25
26-Mar / Protection from spiritual warfare / Psalms 91
27-Mar / Pray about an issue in our nation where Satan has been seeking to get a foothold / Ephesians 6:12
28-Mar / Pray for your mind / James 4:7
29-Mar / Pray that God will help us to be less critical of others, quick to listen and slow to speak / John 8:7
30-Mar / Pray for those who are single that special friendships will be formed / Rom 12:13-16; Micah 6:8
31-Mar / Bishop, Lady O & Family and Church Leadership / Ephesians 6:18-19
1-Apr / Pray for New Life Anointed Ministries / 2 Corithians 8
2-Apr / Pray with boldness for things that will make life different for you / Luke 18:35-43
3-Apr / Pray that you will hear the voice of the Lord at all times and in all matters / Revelation 2:7
4-Apr / Pray to increase in spiritual strength / Isaiah 40:31
5-Apr / THANKSGIVING; Thank the Lord for specific things He has done in your life during this 40 day journey / Ephesian 1:16

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