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PRAYER & FASTING
At RiverChurch, we believe that Jesus has called us to a lifestyle of prayer, partnered with fasting. Not just when we need him to speak, or when we are facing a crisis in life, but embracing it as a lifestyle. For that reason, we believe in the importance of making it a regular spiritual discipline that we commit to.
Fasting looks different for each person. As we've studied scripture, we've come to these four common types of biblical fasting:
1. Major Fasts // When you abstain from food or drink for 24 or more consecutive hours.
2. Minor Fasts // When you abstain from food for a certain period of time, for part of a day. This is a fast of food, while drinking liquids during the day and having one small meal after sundown each evening.
3. Partial Fasts // This is giving up certain foods during the course of your fast. This is often called a Daniel Fast, referencing Daniel 1, when Daniel abstains from certain foods out of devotion to God for a period of time.
4. Soul Fast // While biblical fasting refers to abstaining from food, or drink for spiritual purposes, some people are unable to do these kinds of fasts. So they can choose to fast from things other than food: television, social media, or other activities. They replace those activities with significant season of seeking God.
Fasting looks different for each person. As we've studied scripture, we've come to these four common types of biblical fasting:
1. Major Fasts // When you abstain from food or drink for 24 or more consecutive hours.
2. Minor Fasts // When you abstain from food for a certain period of time, for part of a day. This is a fast of food, while drinking liquids during the day and having one small meal after sundown each evening.
3. Partial Fasts // This is giving up certain foods during the course of your fast. This is often called a Daniel Fast, referencing Daniel 1, when Daniel abstains from certain foods out of devotion to God for a period of time.
4. Soul Fast // While biblical fasting refers to abstaining from food, or drink for spiritual purposes, some people are unable to do these kinds of fasts. So they can choose to fast from things other than food: television, social media, or other activities. They replace those activities with significant season of seeking God.
A l i t t l e b i t m o r e a b o u t u s
We are a non-denominational gathering of about 50-75 followers of Jesus. We began in the summer of 2009 in a living room in Chattanooga and since then have moved to a coffee shop downtown. We believe that God is Father, Jesus is the Son of God, and Holy Spirit was sent to be our Helper. We believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God for us to study. We believe that the Holy Spirit and the gifts He provides are still active. We believe in God's design for marriage & relationship as one of male and female. We believe that God is the god of life so we partner with him to see life for all: the unborn, babies, children, immigrants, women, men, all.