Dates: January 6-26, 2025 

Theme:  Preparing for Revival 

Following our powerful joint service with other area churches on 12.29.24, we want to continue the momentum of the theme of that service, “Preparing for Revival.” We believe God is encouraging us to join Him in pressing in for His Plan for our community. 

Over the decades of our existence, CCC has numerous prophetic words calling us to be a catalyst for revival for our community.  If we truly believe these words, then why not prepare for the increase.  Jesus words in Matthew 9:37 (TPT) are very compelling, “He turned to his disciples and said, “The harvest is huge and ripe! But there are not enough harvesters to bring it all in.” Let’s prepare for the harvest together. 

PRAYER 

During our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, we have prayer topics we will be posting each day on our social media.  We encourage you to find a prayer partner(s) to pray with during this time because there is power in agreement, “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Matthew 18:19 (ESV) 

We invite you to join us for our weekly Wed noon prayer and our corporate worship & prayer on Wed nights at 6:30pm-7:30pm. We also have an opportunity to come together for Community Prayer on Jan 20 at Calvary Baptist at 10:30am.  Lunch will be provided after prayer. If you would like to stay for lunch, please register at https://calvary.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/771/responses/new 

Thank you for joining us as we pray into all that God has for us individually and corporately in 2025. 

PRAYER TOPICS 

Jan 6-26, 2025 

Scripture: “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and 

                  Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8 

LOCAL: 

Jan 6:   Personal/Family        

Jan 7:   Neighborhood 

Jan 8:   CCC 

Jan 9:   City Churches 

Jan 10:  Community 

  • “Bringing Light into the Darkness” missions with Ella Mae Miller 

Jan 11:  Penn State University 

  • Victory Christian Fellowship with Aaron Yanchek 

Jan 12:  Central PA 

  • Fierce Love for Good, Mercy Run Ministries- outreaches to those who have been trafficked 

NATIONAL: 

Jan 13:   U.S. Government 

  • Executive, Legislative & Judicial branches 

Jan 14:   PA- Keystone State 

Jan 15:  Northwest 

Jan 16:  Southwest 

Jan 17:  Midwest 

Jan 18:  Southeast 

  • Hurricane Helene Recovery 
  • New Orleans Tragedy 

Jan 19:   Northeast 

WORLD: 

Jan 20:   Israel & Middle East 

Jan 21:   Europe 

Jan 22:   Asia 

  • China & N. Korea missionaries- Ted & Helen 

Jan 23:   Africa 

  • Madagascar- Missionaries Lance & Sandratra Kerr 
  • Zambia & Zimbabwe- Christopher Alam  

Jan 24:   Australia 

Jan 25:   South America 

  • Ecuador- Pastor Pedro 
  • Brazil- Apostle Carneiro 
  • Costa Rica- Anna Carroll 

Jan 26:   North America 

FASTING 

The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God. 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. Remember, 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. 

Fasting Scripture text:  Isaiah 58:6-14 (TPT) 

6This is the kind of fast that I desire: Remove the heavy chains of oppression! Stop exploiting your workers! Set free the crushed and mistreated! Break off every yoke of bondage! 

7Share your food with the hungry! Provide for the homeless and bring them into your home! Clothe the naked! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 

8Then my favor will bathe you in sunlight until you are like the dawn bursting through a dark night. And then suddenly your healing will manifest. You will see your righteousness march out before you, and the glory of Yahweh will protect you from all harm! 

9Then Yahweh will answer you when you pray. When you cry out for help, he will say, “I am here.” If you banish every form of oppression, the scornful accusations, and vicious slander, 

10and if you offer yourselves in compassion for the hungry and relieve those in misery, then your dawning light will rise in the darkness and your gloom will turn into noonday splendor! 

11Yahweh will always guide you where to go and what to do. He will fill you with refreshment even when you are in a dry, difficult place. He will continually restore strength to you, so you will flourish like a well-watered garden and like an ever-flowing, trustworthy spring of blessing. 

12Your people will rebuild long-deserted ruins, building anew on foundations laid long before you. You will be known as Repairers of the Cities and Restorers of Communities. 

13If you stop pursuing your own desires on my holy day, and refrain from disregarding the Sabbath, if you call the Sabbath a delightful pleasure and Yahweh’s holy day honorable, if you honor it properly by not chasing your own desires, serving your own interests, and speaking empty words, 

14then you will find joyous bliss that comes from serving Yahweh. And I will cause you to prosper and be carried triumphantly over the high places of the land. You will enjoy the heritage of Jacob, your ancestor. Certainly the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it! 

TYPES OF FASTS  

  • Complete Fast: This fast calls for drinking only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option. 
  • 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. 
  • Partial Fast: This fast is sometimes called the Jewish Fast and 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. 
  • Soul Fast: This fast is common for those who do not have much experience fasting food, who have health issues that prevent them from fasting food, or who wish to refocus certain areas of their life that are out of balance. For instance, someone might select to abstain from using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast.