One Family Church begins 40 days of fasting,

One Family Church will begin its 40 days of prayer and fasting. (Photo taken from One Family Church’s website)

One Family Church started its 40 days of prayer and fasting on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and will be held until Sunday, Apr. 9.

The church’s website announced that it would be their opportunity to seek God daily through prayer and reading the scripture intentionally. They believe that these are the ways for God to work in powerful ways.

Moreover, the church provides resources for those members who want to prepare for the upcoming season of 40 days.

Also, the materials could help them discover more about how to empower their personal prayer life.

40 Days of Fasting

They pointed out that some individuals prefer to fast during the 40 days. They explained that it is their way of removing distractions and concentrating on God. They added that it refreshes the button of one’s soul and renews them from the inside out.

In addition, they mentioned that fasting allows them to celebrate the goodness and compassion of God. They said it prepares their hearts for all the positive things God wants to bring into their lives.

Kinds of Fasting

According to the website, there are ways of fasting. The first is the Complete Fast, wherein people could only drink liquids, usually water with light juices as their choice, as posted on the website.

Besides, members could also have the Selective Fast, which would remove a particular element from their diet. They noted that Daniel Fast is an example of this fasting. People would not eat sweets, meat, or bread.

In addition, they can only eat fruits and vegetables and drink water and juice for fluids, as stated on the website.

Meanwhile, the church also mentioned the Partial Fast, wherein members could abstain from eating any food in the morning and afternoon. They stated that this fasting could correspond to particular times of the day, like 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. or from sunup to sundown.

Lastly, they stated that Soul Fast is famous for those with limited experience in fast food. This kind of fasting is also suitable for those with health issues that hinder them from fasting for food.

During this fasting, people could abstain from using their social media or watching television, as noted on the website. Then they could decide to carefully bring that element back into their lifestyle in an orderly fashion at the end of the fast.

Scripture Reading

One Family Church stated that reading the Scripture is essential to prayer and fasting for 40 days.

In another section, the church hopes members to walk in the ways of the Bible in their lifestyle. They added that they could join the Life Groups to help them study God’s word.

Understanding the Scripture is best when they do it with the community, as stated on the website. They highlighted the Bible verse from Proverbs 27:17 that says one individual could sharpen another as iron sharpens iron.

Bible Knowledge

According to the YouTube video, the Bible explores the big question of why humans exist. They added that the Scripture motivated many individuals to do amazing things.

The video explained that the Bible is a small library of books that all emerge from the ancient story of Israel. Most of these books are written by prophets whom they regarded as geniuses.

They said they expertly made the Hebrew Language and were masters of metaphor and storytelling.