Finish in Faith | Fasting Guide

• Consider fasting from all food and drink (except water, tea, and coffee).
• Consider fasting from dinner on one evening until dinner the next day. For example, fast during dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.
• Consider fasting with your community group, family, or a group of friends from church. You could even break your fast by sharing a meal together.

Modifications: If this is your first time fasting, consider selecting one simple food (like crackers or fruit) to eat at each meal instead of eating a full meal. Or, consider just fasting for one or two of the meals.

Medical Disclaimer: If you take medication that requires you to take food with it, it is recommended that you follow your doctor’s instructions. If you have any concerns, please speak with your physician before doing a full-day fast.

Here is a suggested plan for a full-day fast from dinner on Saturday through lunch on Sunday.

Dinner (Sat.): Pray through 1 Peter 2:9-10 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us remember we’re a holy nation (v. 9).
• Ask God to help us remember we’re a royal priesthood (v. 9).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the next day.

Breakfast (Sun.): Continue praying through 1 Peter 2:9-10 and pray through Psalm 23.

• Ask God to help us remember we’re God’s special possession (v. 9).
• Ask God to help us remember we are called out of darkness into light (v. 9).
• Read through Psalm 23 line by line. Thank God for any of His character and works. Repent of any sins exposed in your life. Ask for help in yielding your life to God’s will. Make specific requests for people in your life, our city and nation, and our world.

Lunch (Sunday: Continue praying through 1 Peter 2:9-10 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us remember we are recipients of mercy (v. 10).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the rest of the day.

• Consider fasting from all food and drink (except water, tea, and coffee).
• Consider fasting from dinner on one evening until dinner the next day. For example, fast during dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.
• Consider fasting with your community group, family, or a group of friends from church. You could even break your fast by sharing a meal together.

Modifications: If this is your first time fasting, consider selecting one simple food (like crackers or fruit) to eat at each meal instead of eating a full meal. Or, consider just fasting for one or two of the meals.

Medical Disclaimer: If you take medication that requires you to take food with it, it is recommended that you follow your doctor’s instructions. If you have any concerns, please speak with your physician before doing a full-day fast.

Here is a suggested plan for a full-day fast from dinner on Saturday through lunch on Sunday.

Dinner (Sat.): Pray through Acts 2:42-47 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us be devoted to learning the Scriptures together (v. 42).
• Ask God to help us be devoted to building relationships (vv. 42, 44).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the next day.

Breakfast (Sun.): Continue praying through Acts 2:42-47 and pray through Psalm 1.

• Ask God to help us be devoted to praying together (v. 42).
• Ask Go to help us be devoted to meeting needs (v. 45).
• Read through Psalm 1 line by line. Thank God for any of His character and works. Repent of any sins exposed in your life. Ask for help in yielding your life to God’s will. Make specific requests for people in your life, our city and nation, and our world.

Lunch (Sunday: Continue praying through Acts 2:42-47 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us be devoted to welcoming those He adds to our church (v. 47).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the rest of the day.

• Consider fasting from all food and drink (except water, tea, and coffee).
• Consider fasting from dinner on one evening until dinner the next day. For example, fast during dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.
• Consider fasting with your community group, family, or a group of friends from church. You could even break your fast by sharing a meal together.

Modifications: If this is your first time fasting, consider selecting one simple food (like crackers or fruit) to eat at each meal instead of eating a full meal. Or, consider just fasting for one or two of the meals.

Medical Disclaimer: If you take medication that requires you to take food with it, it is recommended that you follow your doctor’s instructions. If you have any concerns, please speak with your physician before doing a full-day fast.

Here is a suggested plan for a full-day fast from dinner on Saturday through lunch on Sunday.

Dinner (Sat.): Pray through 2 Cor. 9:6-15 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us to give cheerfully and sacrificially (v. 7).
• Ask God to help us abound in good works (v. 8).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the next day.

Breakfast (Sun.): Continue praying through 2 Cor. 9:6-15 and pray through Psalm 37.

• Ask God to help us grow in righteousness (v. 10).
• Ask God to help us point others to Christ (v. 13).
• Read through Psalm 37 line by line. Thank God for any of His character and works. Repent of any sins exposed in your life. Ask for help in yielding your life to God’s will. Make specific requests for people in your life, our city and nation, and our world.

Lunch (Sunday: Continue praying through 2 Cor. 9:6-15 and the Lord’s Prayer.

• Ask God to help us thank Him (v. 15).
• Adopt the requests in the Lord’s prayer to your personal requests for the rest of the day.