fast:

to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink

Lent is the season of preparation. We see Jesus prepare for his ministry by fasting for 40 days. As a Church, we emulate Christ by spending the next 40 days with a week of fasting from the good things to focus on a better thing - Jesus.

Fasting is a discipline that is taught throughout the Bible This Lent season, we are wanting to practice fasting together and focus our eyes on God’s glory.

Fasting Schedule

Monday

Food

As a church will give up eating food from dinner on Sunday to dinner on Monday. Let the growls of our hunger be reminders to approach the throne of God in prayer.
Tuesday

Social Media and Video Games
We are saying no to the distraction of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and the video games we delve into after long hard days. Instead of turning to the screens of our phones, let us turn to abide in Christ.
Wednesday

Streaming services and Youtube
We love a good binge of our favorite shows. At the end of the day after thinking, homework, friends, problem solving, coworkers, we want to come home turn off and laugh. Today, let us instead find the joy and peace we so often look to our screens to in Jesus himself - the creator of laughter, peace and comfort.
Thursday

Music & Podcasts
God has made us to worship and learn through the voices of people and the sounds from instruments. God is good in giving us the availability to learn and worship through our headphones, but there is a sweetness to walking in silence. To hear the creation’s worship of him and to tune into what’s around you. Let us spend this day listening to what we might have missed, praying God’s voice and worship rings louder than ever before.
Friday

Getting up Early to Pray
Let us end the week with getting up early to pray over what God has done and will do. God is worth an hour of our time to be used to pray, intercede, to give thanks and to ask God be God. That we may witness his glory for all our days.
Saturday

Drink
For most, this day is observed as our day off, . The day we sleep in and do what we’ve been looking to do to fill up. Today, let us look to giving up all other drinks beside water, remembering the water Jesus offers us never leaves us thirsty, but gives us life.

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PODCAST

What is Lent?

Wednesday 03/01

Before interviewing any of the pastors Chelsy & Taylor talk about what is Lent, fasting and their past experiences of meeting God in the midst of giving up good things.
FOOD

Wednesday 03/08

Hear Taylor & Chelsy, the hosts of The World as We Know It, interview Pastor Matthew Young about the importance of fasting from food.
SCREENS

Wednesday 03/15

Chelsy & Taylor interview Pastor Chris Routen on the impact of giving up screens and how it could affect our faith and relationship with God.
NOISE

Wednesday 03/22

This week we hear from Pastor Colin Luoma about the goodness of silence and the value of taking out our headphones every once in and while.
TIME

Wednesday 03/29

In this episode, we will hear from Pastor Ben Wenzl about the significance of giving up time and even sleep to pray. When we talk about fasting the discipline of prayer is usually followed and it is here we will talk about that.
DRINK

Wednesday 04/05

On this last episode for the Lent season, Chelsy & Taylor talk with Pastor Steve Trantham about the significance of water in the Bible and how we could be reminded of that as we strive to only drink water.