“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love and he relents from sending calamity.”
Joel 2:12-13

On January 8, we are kicking off 21–days of prayer and fasting.

In 2025, we believe God is going to do more than we could ever ask, think, or imagine at HighPoint Community Church. But first, we’ve got to get ready. For the next 21 days, we are going to lay the spiritual foundation for the rest of the year through prayer and fasting. Fasting disconnects us from the world, while prayer connects us to God. When we put the two together, we will see God do a tremendous work in our lives!

Your first step is to pick your fast. We’ve got four options for you to choose from. Take some time to learn about the fasts and select the one that is right for you. Always consult your physician if you have any medical restrictions or concerns.

4 Types of Fasts

  • The Soul Fast

    A soul fast is choosing something other than food to abstain from. If you don’t have much experience fasting food, have health (or other) issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance, this is a great option for you. For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.

  • Selective Food 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 Food Fast

    The partial food fast is where you do a complete food fast for a partial part of time. For example, you can choose to skip an entire meal each day, maybe you skip lunch and use your lunch hour to pray. Or you can decide not to eat anything all day until a certain time (3 pm, 5 pm, etc.).

  • Complete Food Fast

    A Complete fast is abstaining from all foods for 21 days. This allows your mind and body to purge itself giving you great focus and spiritual clarity. The only intake you do when doing this fast is drinking water, fruit juices, or a fruit smoothie. (Some will also do broth if they need it to settle their stomach). If you don’t have much experience in fasting food completely, please consult your physician if you have any concerns and if you have any questions concerning the fast, contact the church to connect with Pastor Joey. This is the fast he is choosing to do. Be sure to consult us especially at the conclusion of the fast. You will need to slowly reintroduce your diet and that needs to be in steps.

What is fasting?

What are we Praying for?

During the 21 Days we are asking our congregation to pray for “Spiritual Quickening” for themselves and our Church. Spiritual Quickening is the waking up of the whole person to the full consciousness of who they are in the sight of God. If we could fully grasp who we are in Christ and what resides within each of us, there could be an awakening take place among us that could change everything. If you think it’s time for change in your spiritual life and the life of the Church, then join us in praying for this “Spiritual Quickening” among us. “Look Alive” church we have been brought to this place in history for a time such as this.