The way we start always matters. In 2024, we will be a pray first people –the kind of church that makes God's presence our first priority. At Zion, prayer isn't our last resort, but rather our first response. It's who we are–a people that seek God's face, knowing that prayer changes everything.
For these 21 days, we’re hosting 21 Nights of Prayer & Worship at Zion HQ, every evening for all 21 days of the fast! Together we faithfully seek God first, trusting in His power alone to create lasting impact in our lives, our church and our world.
EVERY NIGHT, JANUARY 8-27
6:00PM–7:00-PM
ZION HQ
1046 CALLE RECODO, SUITE E
The power of prayer deepens our dependence on Him and sharpens our faith. When we pray we choose to put everything in God’s hands knowing that His hand will show up in every aspect of our lives and in those around us. The act of prayer is what creates our intimacy with God. We can practice the spiritual habit of prayer knowing that our requests go to a God who hears us and who invites us to be intimately involved in His plan. For this reason, we pray in confidence knowing that our prayers are powerful and can bring about change in any circumstance.
Prayer is for everyone. We all can enter prayer with a posture of trust, openness, and faith, believing that God can do far more than we could even ask or imagine. It’s not about our circumstances, it’s about our heart stance.
Fasting is the ancient practice of choosing to abstain from food for a certain period of time. It is a spiritual discipline, the purpose of which is training to become more like Jesus. The motivation of our fasting is to draw closer to the heart of God. Fasting helps us to break the power of the flesh in our life – our desires, sins, and cravings – and to feed on the Holy Spirit.
Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.
“FASTING HELPS US TO EXPRESS, TO DEEPEN, AND TO CONFIRM THE RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE READY TO SACRIFICE ANYTHING, EVEN OURSELVES, TO ATTAIN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. “
- SCOT MCKNIGHT
Scripture References Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:14-15, Luke 18:9-14, Acts 27:33-37, Nehemiah 9:1-3
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. If it means something to you, it means something to God.
Complete Fast
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option. An option could be doing a complete fast for the first or last three days of the fast.
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. Another option is something like the Whole 30 Eating Program, during which you remove dairy, grains, sugar, legumes, alcohol, pasta, bread, processed additives, french fries, and potato chips.
Partial Fast
This fast 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.
In addition to fasting from food and certain types of beverages, we recommend considering a TV/Social Media Fast—choosing to abstain from certain technologies for a specific period of time.
WEEK 1 – RESET
Day 1- Return
Return to your First Love.
Day 2- Repent
Repent for putting other idols before Him.
Day 3- Remember
Remember the cross and the sacrifice He paid.
Day 4 - Praise
Praise in every season, on the mountaintop and in the valley.
Day 5 - Thanksgiving
Give Thanks at all times for what He’s done and what he has yet to do.
Day 6- Declare
Step into our authority as sons and daughters and declare the will of God on earth as it is in Heaven.
Day 7 - Intercede
Intercede for the lost: loved ones, friends, and family members.
WEEK 2 – RESTORE
Day 8- Physical Healing
Those in need of physical healing in her bodies would be completely healed and whole from all sickness, disease and infirmity.
Day 9- Mental & Emotional Health
Those suffering from depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, personality disorders, etc., would experience complete freedom in their mind.
Day 10- Practicing the Prophetic
Pause to spend time hearing the voice of God. That our ears would be attentive to His voice and our hearts sensitive to His presence.
Day 11 - Zion Men & Bloom
For men and women to step into their God given purpose as sons and daughters.
Day 12 - Marriages
Forgiveness, unity, and reconciliiation of marriages so we can seethe divorce rate plummet in our region.
Day 13- Next Gen (Zion Kids)
Our kids would be the next generation of world changers.
Day 14 - Gen Z (ZYTH)
For Gen Z to be activated and mobilized in this hour to run the race of faith and serve their generation well.
WEEK 3 – REVIVE
Day 15- Vulnerable Children
For Orphans and those in Foster Care to receive the spirit of adoption and for the Church to rise up and be the solution.
Day 16- Global Missions
US2Uganda Partnership
Day 17- The Nations
Every tribe, nation and tongue. That every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord.
Day 18 - Revival in the Workplace
For every business, store, restaurant, coffee shop to experience a move of God.
Day 19 - Our Government
Leadership, school systems, the economy, etc.
Day 20- Our City
That San Clemente would be a city set on fire and marked by God's Presence.This would spark a wildfire that will spread across our region and beyond.
Day 21 - Anniversary Sunday
End of the Fast!