We are entering sacred days for our Bridgewood community.  Before we do anything in 2024, we will fast, pray, and seek the Lord with all our hearts.  This is what 21 days of fasting and prayer is all about.  We desire to seek God FIRST and depend on Him WHOLLY. We know that it’s in times like these where God reveals His heart and changes ours as we PRAY, READ, AND FAST together as a church family.  It’s going to be a powerful 21 days!! 🙌

LIVE PRAYER

Every morning at 7am on our FB page

Here we go! Join us every morning at 7am on our Facebook page as we pray together. You do not have to have a social media account to watch this live prayer broadcast. Simply click here and you can watch.

WEEKENDS TOGETHER

God gives us the call to ARISE and SHINE in these dark days so that His glory is seen upon us.  As a church we desire that God’s glory is displayed through our lives so that the world may know Him.  Let’s respond together to the call of God found in Isaiah 60:1-2

WEEK 1 - Shine IN Me with a focus on repentance and purity

WEEK 2 - Shine ON me with a focus on favor & blessing

WEEK 3 - Shine THROUGH me with a focus on purpose & vision

Arise, shine, for your light has come!  And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.  For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you and His glory will be seen upon you. Isaiah 60:1-2

PRAYER GATHERINGS

Gathering together in prayer matters. Daily we will pray online together. Beyond our weekends, we will also gather together as a WHOLE CHURCH for 3 nights of prayer. These are holy nights for us as a church family and we would love for everyone to be a part.

DAILY:

  • Prayer on FB at 7am

WEDNESDAYS:

  • January 10 – Goodrich Campus (7pm)

  • January 17 – Clarkston combined with Youth (7pm)

  • January 24th – Goodrich Campus (7pm)

SATURDAYS:

  • January 13th at each campus at 9am

  • January 20th at each campus at 9am

  • January 27th at each campus at 9am

WORSHIP PLAYLIST

We have a curated a playlist called "Arise and Shine // Bridgewood 2024" for this 21 Day journey on apple, spotify, and youtube.

Here are the links:

  1. Apple Playlist

  2. Spotify Playlist

  3. YouTube Playlist

– CREATING A LIFESTYLE OF PRAYER – 

As you prepare for the next 21 days, it can be tempting to start thinking of a laundry list of prayers you’d love to see answered. But we really want to encourage you to keep this simple. When praying, make your primary goal to know Jesus more and experience Him. Pray prayers of total surrender, and aim to glorify God with your life. Focus first on what’s right about Him, such as His goodness and His greatness, and see everything else through that filter. 

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed. 

- MARK 1:35 

Prayer is most effective when it isn’t something we do every now and then, but when it’s a lifestyle we cultivate. To understand how to have a lifestyle of prayer, we can look at the example Jesus gave during His life on earth. 

HAVE A CERTAIN TIME 

Jesus got up early in the morning to spend time with His Heavenly Father. Make a daily appoint

COMPLETE FAST

In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.ment with God — whether it’s first thing in the morning, at lunch, or in the evening — and faithfully keep it. 

HAVE A CERTAIN PLACE 

Jesus had a specific place He went to pray. Having a designated place to pray helps us remove distractions and frees us to worship and pray out loud. 

HAVE A CERTAIN PLAN 

As we pray every day, our plans for our prayer time can vary, maybe include worship music, Bible reading, and quiet time to listen to God. It doesn’t always have to look the same; it just helps when we have a plan for connecting regularly with God. 

– FASTING –

Fasting, simply stated, is about eliminating distractions in order to draw nearer to God. Fasting gets us focused on God and renews us from the inside out. The most important part of prayer and fasting is your time with God.

There are many different fasts to choose from. Some may include omitting a particular food, giving up a habit, or perhaps you may choose to do a soul fast. Your personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know your body, your options, and, most importantly, to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

*Please consult with a medical professional before taking part in a fast if you have any health concerns or are under the care of a physician.

– TYPES OF FASTS –

We encourage fasting during our 21 Days to help grow your own spiritual development. It’s very typical to fast a single meal, a whole day, or three days or more. When deciding on a fast, we encourage you to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

SELECTIVE FAST

This type of fast involves removing certain elements from your diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food. This fast is based off of the fasting experiences of Daniel in the Old Testament.

PARTIAL FAST

This fast is sometimes called the “Jewish Fast” and involves abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, or from sunup to sundown.

COMPLETE FAST

In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.

SOUL FAST

This fast is an option if you have health issues that prevent you from fasting food or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.

A few of the many scripture references about fasting:

  • Matthew 6:16-18

  • Matthew 9:14-15

  • Luke 18:9-14

  • Acts 27:33-37

  • Nehemiah 9:1-3

21 Days of Fasting & Prayer