Fresh Start: Prayer & Fasting

Free Church
Jan 20
2 min read

Updated: Jan 26

A Week of Prayer & Fasting

We’re setting aside time to seek God together through a week of prayer and fasting. This is an invitation to slow down, refocus, and realign our hearts with God’s will for our lives and our city.

Dates: Monday 26 January – Sunday 1 February

Why We’re Praying & Fasting

Throughout the week, we’ll use The Lord’s Prayer as our framework, with a desire to:

Bring glory to God
Humble ourselves and surrender to His will
Grow in intimacy with Him
See His Kingdom come through renewal, rebuilding, and restoration in our city
Pray for those who don’t yet know Jesus

This week isn’t about obligation or manipulation. God is far more interested in the devotion of our hearts than the duration or details of our fast.

Choosing Your Fast

You’re encouraged to prayerfully choose the fast that seems right for you. This may include:

Fasting one meal a day
Fasting for a full day
Fasting for three-day, five-day, or a full-week fast
Soul detox fast

Check out the resources below to learn more!

Ask God to lead you, and remember that fasting can also be practiced at other times throughout the year as part of your ongoing spiritual growth.

Gathered Prayer Moments

We'll gather together for three early-morning prayer times:

Monday 26 Jan | 06:00–06:45 Free Church Office (Southdowns Office Park)
Thursday 29 Jan | 06:00–06:45 Free Church Office (Southdowns Office Park)
Sunday 1 Feb | 06:00–06:45 Trinityhouse Centurion (Sunday location)

Life Groups - use this week to pray together and share what God is teaching you.

Prayer & Fasting Resources

To support you through the week, we’ve created:

A teaching video to introduce prayer and fasting

You can find the teaching video here: YouTube | Spotify | iTunes

A prayer and fasting guide — a downloadable booklet with a simple prayer model, practical fasting tips, and space to journal. Printed copies will be available on Sun 25 Jan at both services.

Whether this is your first time fasting or a familiar practice, these resources are designed to help prayer become a life-giving, everyday rhythm, not a guilt-driven obligation.

We believe that when prayer and fasting are approached with the right heart, they create space for God to move deeply in us and powerfully through us.

We’d love for you to journey with us!