The purpose of this guide is to direct our focus during this 70-Day fast as we seek the face of God. This is not simply something for us to fulfil dutifully out of obligation or requirement. It is not just something “to do” over the course of this fast.
We want to engage our heart with the LORD and allow the Holy Spirit to speak, direct, search and steer our hearts towards His heart, will and agenda for all of us, individually and corporately.
Psalm 139:23–24 should be the spirit behind this fast with the ultimate goal of contending for a tender and responsive heart unto the LORD, a revived and vibrant prayer life, and the sharpening of our prophetic spirit. The heart of the fast is to ENGAGE God, to EMBRACE His heart and plan, and to ENTER into the fullness of His plan for this season.
| Week 1: PREPARE in order to ENTER (Nov 1 – 7, 2020) |
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| Read: Hosea 10:12; Jeremiah 4:3–4; 6:16; Habakkuk 2:1; Hebrews 3:1 – 4:6; 12:1–29 |
| Week 2: RE-VISIT the Word of the LORD for 2020 (Nov 8 – 14, 2020) |
| Malachi 1 – 4 (September – October 2019) Word of the LORD for 2020 Word of the LORD through the Closed-Door Meeting in 2019 Read: Zechariah 3 – 4; 2 Corinthians 6:14 – 7:1; Psalm 2: Micah 7 |
| Week 3: RE-VISIT the Word of the LORD II (Nov 15 – 21, 2020) |
| What is God saying? What is God doing? What does God want from us? What does God want to give us? The response that is required of us. Read: Haggai 2:4–9; Matthew 11:1–19; John 17; Hebrews 12:25–29; Revelation 3:14–22 |
| Week 4: BREAK UP EVERY FALLOW GROUND I (Nov 22 – 30, 2020) |
| How is my HEART? How is my PRAYER LIFE? Read: Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 13:1–23; Mark 4:1–25; Luke 8:4–18 |
| Week 5: BREAK UP EVERY FALLOW GROUND II (Dec 1 – 9, 2020) |
| Rend our hearts in REPENTANCE and bow down in HUMILITY
Read: Psalm 139:23–24; Mark 8:1–38; Luke 13:1–9; 2 Corinthians 6:14 – 7:1,9–11; James 4:1–10 |
| Week 6: SOW (Dec 10 – 19, 2020) |
| RESET: Psalm 27:4; Matthew 22:37–38; 25:1–13; Luke 10:38–42 RE-ALIGN: Matthew 5 – 7; Revelation 2 – 3 RE-ORDER: Hebrews 12:1–2 REVIVE our HEARTS and PRAYER LIFE FINE TUNE our spiritual signal-to-noise ratio to the frequency of the Holy Spirit |
| Week 7: TIME TO SEEK THE LORD I (Dec 20 – 26, 2020) |
| RE-VISIT the WORD of the LORD for 2014 – 2019
Read: Revelation 3:1–6 |
| Week 8: TIME TO SEEK THE LORD II (Dec 27, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021) |
| RE-VISIT the IHOP Prophetic Promises, our MISSION STATEMENT, MANDATE, ASSIGNMENT and CORE VALUES
Read: Psalm 78:1–8; Revelation 3:1–6 |
| Week 9: TILL HE COMES (Jan 3 – Jan 9, 2021) |
| Contend for: – The Hephzibah Calling (Isaiah 62:4–5); – Song of Songs 8:6 seal; – Zechariah 3 and 4 grace; – Haggai 2 and Hebrews 12 impartation; – John 17 moment; – Outpouring of the Holy Spirit |
