Pausing to pray and seek God’s will in our daily lives is essential. We witness God move and work because of His faithfulness and our prayers. Even more so, when two or three are gathered in His name and seek His will through prayer, He promises to be there among them and respond (Matthew 18:19-21).
At Night of Prayer, we will gather with our biblical community at each campus to call on the Lord to work in our church through Legacy’s leadership, members, and missions partners. Let’s pray for the Lord to strengthen marriages and families, to use Legacy to reach the lost, and ultimately to see His Kingdom grow!
We will continue to approach the Lord in prayer through our meditation on Biblical narratives. September’s upcoming Night of Prayer will focus on The Armor of God and is based on the sermon series entitled “My Weakness, God’s Power.” Our prayer is that you plan to join us for this spiritually edifying experience!
A FASTING EMPHASIS:
Legacy is doing a biblical study on spiritual principles called “Rule of Life.” Each Sunday we have discussed how God intends for His people to live life to the fullest and Christians accomplish this through their spiritual disciplines. At Night of Prayer, Legacy will practice each principle from the “Rule of Life” series including Scripture meditation, the Prayer of Examen (5 R’s), fasting, and communion!
Sunday May 21 will focus on the spiritual practice of fasting. Fasting is going without food for a set amount of time to awaken our body and soul to our deep hunger and need for God. It’s one of the most powerful of all of Jesus’ practices. Through the history of the Church, fasting was considered just as central as reading the Bible. It’s a great discipline to reintegrate our mind to our body and offer our whole selves to God in surrender.
Legacy’s church-wide fast will start after church the night of May 21 and end following Night of Prayer on May 22. See the fasting guidelines to prepare.
*If you are considering fasting and have any physical or mental health concerns, please seek medical advice from your doctor before you participate. Fasting is a spiritual principle, not a mandatory practice.