Let’s pray.
Prayer is one of the most important ways we can encounter God and become more like Jesus. Prayer leads us to the very heart of God. Below are some helpful resources to help you pray.
Yearly Fast + 21 Days of Prayer 🙏
We start every year at Commission Church with a corporate period of fasting and prayer. Below are resources and information about this year’s 21 Days of Prayer.
Key Details
Start date: Sunday, January 5th, 2025
End Date: Sunday, January 26th, 2025
Goal: To start the new year with prayer and fasting in order to put our earthly desires before God and offer them as a sacrifice. We seek to start the year by putting God first and seeking him as we begin a new year.
AG Week of Prayer (1/5-11/25)
Week of Prayer – January 5-11, 2025
Missions – Advancing God’s Kingdom
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19, NIV)
Sunday
Pray that the Church will be established in every nation and among all peoples of the world.
Monday
Pray for God’s Spirit to be poured out on school and college campuses throughout the U.S.
Tuesday
Pray for missionaries and global workers serving in areas of conflict, disaster, and tragedy.
Wednesday
Pray for missionaries serving in the U.S. as military, institutional, or vocational chaplains and those ministering in cross-cultural environments.
Thursday
Pray for the gospel to be made known to those who have never heard.
Friday
Pray for freedom for those battling addiction and for families to be restored.
Saturday
Send me! Pray that God will prepare our hearts to actively participate in missions by committing to prayer, giving, or going.
Daniel Fast
While technically not a “true fast” the Daniel Fast is abstience from certain foods as a response to our need for God at the beginning of a new year.
During the Daniel Fast, participants typically avoid:
Meat and animal products: Including beef, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs.
All Sweeteners: Such as sugar, honey, and artificial sweeteners.
Leavened bread and processed foods: Participants usually stick to whole grains and avoid leavened bread.
Solid fats: Avoid fried foods and choose healthier fat sources like olive oil.
Processed Foods: Participants usually cook whole foods and avoid processed items.
Beverages: Often, participants limit their beverage intake to water and herbal teas.
The emphasis is on consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. The Daniel Fast is not about dietary restrictions at all; it is a response to a sacred moment that encourages prayer, meditation, and spiritual reflection.
The Daniel fast is a partial fast, meaning it does not require the individual to give up all food for a period of time, though some people will abstain from eating before dinner. It is very strict about what foods can be consumed. The Bible does not go into great detail about what specifically he ate, though it does say Daniel and his friends consumed vegetables and water. The Daniel fast is built around this knowledge, an understanding of Levitical law, and clean foods.
Please consult a medical doctor if you have any questions.
Children, nursing and expecting mothers, elders in questionable health, or those who have existing medical conditions or illnesses should not fast! (apart from clearance and supervision from medical professionals).Please click the link below to learn more about the Daniel Fast.
The link below is simply an initial resource and is not officially endorsed by or affiliated with our church.
The Prayer Hub
Prayer is important here at Commission Church because we have the opportunity to bless others and love others through prayer. For those who call Commission Church home, you can pray for our local needs in the Prayer Hub. You can share prayer requests 24/7 and in real time. Share any need you have, and our church will be able to pray instantly.
Daily Prayers
Topical Prayers
For Guidance
Direct us, O Lord, in all our doings with your most gracious
favor, and further us with your continual help; that in all our
works begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify
your holy Name, and finally, by your mercy, obtain everlasting
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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For Light
God meet us in the dark nights of our souls. Meet us where we are. Lead us into your light. You are my shepherd. You lead me beside still and peaceful waters. In the darkness, I find comfort in you and my soul is restored. Though darkness surrounds me, I know you are with me. In you, we will be raised to glory. Out of the tomb, you overcame darkness and revealed your glorious light. Praise the Christ, the son of the God of all light.
For Peace
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we
are born to eternal life.
Amen.
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For Unity
O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Savior,
the Prince of Peace:
Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions;
take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatever else may hinder us
from godly union and concord;
that, as there is but one Body and one Spirit, one hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may be all of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and
one mouth glorify you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
BCP
For Young People
God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world:
Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals.
Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start.
Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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