PRAYER | SCRIPTURE READING | FASTING

1 PRAYER | SCRIPTURE READING | FASTING . Phillips Temple Church 3620 Shiloh Springs Road Trotwood, Ohio 45426. James E. Washington, Senior Pastor Page 2. Contents 2017 CONSECRATION PERIOD .. 5. CONSECRATION MENU .. 5. ENHANCED CALL IN PRAYER FOCUS SCHEDULE .. 6. CONSECRATION MENU INSTRUCTIONS .. 7. IMPORTANCE OF WATER .. 7. CONSECRATION OBSERVATIONS .. 8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FASTING .. 9. INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIBLE READING .. 11. Getting the Most Out of Your Daily Bible READING .. 11. Here are some suggestions to guide you in your daily READING : .. 11. PRAYER FOCUS .. 11. FIVE GENERAL 13. WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? .. 14. OBSTACLES OF PRAYER .. 14. THE COMPONENTS OF 15. HELPS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER .. 16. PRAYING IN THE HOLY 16. ASKING GOD FOR A HEART TO PRAY .. 17. KNOWING GOD'S WILL .. 18.

2 REVIVAL .. 19. UNITY AND HARMONY .. 20. VISION FOR OUR 21. FOR GROWTH AND ATTENDANCE AT 22. PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL WARFARE .. 23. PRAYER During Attack .. 23. Page 3. PRAYER for Resistance .. 24. Protection .. 24. PRAYER for the Protection of Children .. 25. PRAYER for Conversion of Unbelievers .. 25. PRAYER for Those Weakening in Their 26. Notes .. 27. Page 4. 2017 CONSECRATION PERIOD. CONSECRATION: Making sacred; dedicating to the service and worship of God; separated from a common use to a sacred use. Metaphorically, meaning perfect although not faultless, but bringing to a state of completion and fulfillment. To renew; to complete, mature, reaching the intended goal; to finish a work or duty. SCHEDULE. 21 Day Consecration Period May 7 - 27, 2017. 21 Days of PRAYER 5:00AM, 9:00PM & MIDNIGHT daily PRAYER Line #: 605-475-4000 code: 349207#.

3 CONSECRATION MENU. May 8 12; 15 19; 22-26. Drink: Water, Juices, Tea, Decaffeinated Coffee and Ginger Ale Eat: Fruit, Vegetables, Beans, Potatoes, Meatless Soups and Garden Salads Saturdays and Sundays A Moderate Meal from the Consecration Menu Throughout the Consecration Period, please observe total abstinence on Tuesdays and Fridays in accordance with our regular fast days until 3PM. Page 5. ENHANCED CALL IN PRAYER FOCUS SCHEDULE. May 7 27 5AM 9PM MIDNIGHT. May 7 PRAYER of Gratitude #1: Grace May 8 PRAYER of Gratitude #2: New Beginnings May 9 PRAYER of Gratitude #3: Unconditional Love May 10 PRAYER of Gratitude #4: The Holy Spirit May 11 PRAYER of Gratitude #5: Peace May 12 PRAYER of Gratitude #6: Guidance and Direction May 13 PRAYER of Gratitude #7: Nature May 14 PRAYER of Gratitude #8: Hope May 15 PRAYER of Gratitude #9: Strength May 16 PRAYER of Gratitude #10: Protection May 17 PRAYER of Gratitude #11: Healing May 18 PRAYER of Gratitude #12: The Body of Christ May 19 PRAYER of Gratitude #13: Faithfulness May 20 PRAYER of Gratitude #14: The Bible May 21 PRAYER of Gratitude #15: Faith May 22 PRAYER of Gratitude #16: Laughter and Joy May 23 PRAYER of Gratitude #17: Spiritual Gifts May 24 PRAYER of Gratitude #18.

4 Self Control May 25 PRAYER of Gratitude #19: Freedom May 26 PRAYER of Gratitude #20: Patience May 27 PRAYER of Gratitude #21: Salvation Page 6. CONSECRATION MENU INSTRUCTIONS. ABSTAIN from the following foods throughout the Consecration Period: Beef * Pork * Scavenger meats (shrimp, etc.) * Breads * Pastries * Desserts * Dairy Products * Salty foods * Fried foods * Fatty foods *. Fast foods * Sugar * Salt * Junk foods * Caffeine * Pasta Foods you may INCLUDE: Skinless chicken * Skinless fish * Fresh juices (not from Concentrate) * Oatmeal * Fresh fruit * Granola * Brown rice *. Fresh vegetables Drink plenty of water daily. In addition, pure fruit juices may be consumed. Cranberry juice is recommended to flush the kidneys. PLEASE NOTE: Diets and mealtimes may be adjusted as needed for medical purposes.

5 Diabetics and individuals under a doctor's care are encouraged to consult your physician concerning the fast. At the end of the Consecration Period, take two days to transition back into your regular diet, by eating non-heavy foods and drinking plenty of liquids. IMPORTANCE OF WATER. Drink plenty of water daily. While FASTING , the body has more waste to get rid of. This is why it is important to consume appropriate amounts of water during the fast. Water intake: Morning: Drink 1 quart of water over a 30 minute period. Noon: Drink 1 quart of water over a 30 minute period. Evening: Drink 1 quart of water between 5 pm and 6 pm. The overweight person needs to consume an additional glass of water for every 25 pounds of excess weight. In addition, when the body is thirsty, water should be taken immediately.

6 This drinking schedule brings the body's fluids into balance. This causes more fat to be used as Page 7. fuel. It alleviates fluid retention, helps maintain muscle tone and causes a natural decrease in appetite. When the body's fluids are balanced, the body does not require or crave food as much as when it is out of balance. CONSECRATION OBSERVATIONS. During the Consecration Period, please observe the following: Determine the one thing that you will abstain from during the 21 day consecration. (Ex. TV, social media, social activities, etc.). Increase PRAYER time. Maintain a DAILY PRAYER /consecration journal to include your petitions, scriptures read, daily activity and any inspiration given or revealed to you by the Lord. Tithe at least two hours and forty minutes each day through PRAYER , study of the Word, meditation or just being still.

7 Avoid secular TV, radio and magazines. (Options include Inspirational and spiritual enhancement viewing and READING .). Limit and/or avoid excessive social telephone calls. Limit or alleviate all social media activity that does not glorify God or edify believers. (Do not allow yourself to become distracted by distractible vices. Everybody you have befriended and converse with through social media may not share nor honor your time of Consecration. However, if you feel impressed of God to share an inspiration, be lead of God in your sharing, and remain focused.). Try to include some type of fitness activity walking, daily stretching and deep breathing, floor exercises, light weights, etc. Married couples do not deprive one another except with consent for a time (1 Corinthians 7:5a).

8 Parents are encouraged to include expanded time with their children during the consecration period, and to share with them the essence of denial and discipline as a part of a vibrant relationship with God. This includes limited access to video games and abstinence from fast foods. Pray, not so much for things, but to know God better. Be specific in your PRAYER petitions Page 8. INSTRUCTIONS FOR FASTING . Isaiah 58:1-14 and Matthew 6:16-18. FASTING should be accompanied by the following: Self Denial (Deuteronomy 9:18). Confession of Sin (1 Samuel 7:6; Nehemiah 9:1-2). Mourning (Joel 2:12-13). READING the Scriptures (Jeremiah 36:6). PRAYER (Daniel 9:3). FASTING requires our limiting or completely denying intake of food, drink or both for a period of time, and is done with a desire for some accomplishment.

9 Its significance is in how you approach it and what you do with it. However, recognize that if you fast, you will benefit physically as well as spiritually. There is no doubt that for the average, a healthy person's FASTING results in good health in that FASTING cleanses the system the digestive, circulatory, nervous and other systems. But in addition to the physical benefit and value of FASTING , FASTING has a great spiritual value. Isaiah 58 is entirely devoted to the subject of FASTING . It allows us to know that we fast to break the yokes of bondage and to let the oppressed go free. When we fast like God instructs us to, we get closer to Him and our lands are healed. When consecrating and FASTING , you must remind yourself throughout the fast that Christ suffered for our sins.

10 Thus Christians fast as a reminder of their goals of spirituality and growth. This is nothing new, but it is a Christian tradition as old as the call of God. In Old Testament times, FASTING was a part of life. David wrote in Psalm 35, I humbled myself with FASTING In Leviticus 16, when the law regarding the Day of Atonement was given, that day was called a day of FASTING . On that great day the High Priest went into the Holy of Holies on behalf of the people to bring God a sacrifice representing the repented, humble spirits of the people. Page 9. In later times, when Luke wrote about FASTING , recorded in Acts 27, he called it the fast day. In the Old Testament writings, Ezra called fasts at the time of the reconstruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Esther called a seventy-two hour fast when her people stood in jeopardy because of the edict of the king.