Guided Prayer Stations
Monday 16 – Friday 20 February | 6:30 – 9:30am
Step into a space of intentional prayer with guided prayer stations available each morning across our Campuses.
Move through different stations and activities designed to help you focus, reflect, and pray into specific areas including our leadership, discipleship, miracles and healing, salvations, generations, and communion.
Come for as long or as little as you’re able, and let God meet you in the stillness.
Locations:
• Mt Eden: Upstairs next to the Team Lounge
• Manukau: Adventure Kids Basecamp
• Albany: Small Foyer
• Tauranga: Foyer and Parents' Lounge
• Westgate: New Youth building
• Howick: We encourage you to check out the other Campus Prayer stations. Otherwise, we'd love to have you join our daily online prayer meetings with the East Team via Zoom as we lift up our prayers together.
Daily Devotionals on Socials
Available daily from 6:30am
Start each day grounded in prayer with our daily devotional moments on our social media channels.
Each day will be hosted by different Campus Pastors, sharing a short encouragement and leading us in prayer around a specific focus.
Open Heaven
Open Heaven is a powerful moment for churches across our cities to come together in unified prayer for the nation and specific focuses.
As we gather in one place, we believe God moves when His people pray with one heart and one voice.
This is a free event, but registration is required – secure your ticket below and be part of this significant night of prayer and worship!
- Tauranga: Wednesday 11 February – Mercury Baypark Arena
- Auckland: Tuesday 17 February – Spark Arena
Why do we Pray?
We believe in the power of prayer and fasting as a practice to build deeper relationship with God. As we draw near to God, we find ourselves aligned with His heart and good plans for us.
Join us as we pray for the following during this week:
• For the filling of the Holy Spirit in different areas of our lives
• Salvations and Baptisms
• Generations & Families
• For our leaders - Ps Luke & Melissa, board, Eldership, Executive Team, staff and volunteer leaders
• Miracles & Breathrough
• Discipleship & Groups
Apps and Tools
There are a range of apps and tools available to help you create space and guide you in prayer - here are some of our favourites.
Why do we Fast?
The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God.
It's about eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose and enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God. It helps prepare our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.
Fasting should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.
Practical Tips for a Successful Fast
Consider the power of a made-up mind
One of the greatest keys with fasting, is to make a decision before we start how long we’ll fast for. Writing your commitment down, telling others for accountability, and planning your diary well to avoid tempting situations all help to stick to your decision.
Decide to keep going
If you break your fast or forget you're fasting for a moment, don’t let that stop you. Just pick up from where you had your ‘pause’ moment and keep pressing into God.
Don't over-commit
A marathon runner can’t just turn up to the race without any training. It’s best to start with small runs to prepare the body. In the same way, we should start small, start short, with fasting – our bodies require conditioning to it. Once we’ve succeeded at a one-day fast, the prospect of a three-day fast becomes far less daunting.
Prepare well in the kitchen
It’s a great idea to be well prepared in the kitchen before the fast begins. Why not prepare some meals in advance, particularly if you’re responsible for providing meals for your family. Or maybe you need to stock up on all the essential Daniel Fast foods so you can avoid the supermarkets on your fasting days.
Chat with your doctor before you fast
We recommend that you consult with your doctor or health professional before taking part in any fast; especially if you have a medical condition, take medication, are pregnant or nursing. All children and youth need to consult with their parents or caregivers if they are taking part in fasting. On completing the fast, we advise that you don't rush back into eating the regular foods you ate before the fast, as it may cause some minor discomfort in your body.