Day of Prayer & Fasting

Our next day of Prayer and Fasting will be Tuesday, November 3.  On that day, we invite you to join us as a church in skipping one or more meals and focusing that time on prayer. If you are unable to skip a meal for health reasons, try fasting from something else (television, social media, etc.).

God's Word instructs us to pray for our governing authorities (1 Tim 2:1-4) and this Tuesday is an election day in our nation. Here are five ways to pray:  

1. Pray that God would intervene in this election and turn voter’s hearts to make righteous judgments when they cast their ballots (Zech 8:16).
2. Pray for those who are elected that they would serve God for the good of the people and wield justice to rightly punish evildoers (Rom 13:1-4).  
3. Pray for the defeat of Amendment 1* and for the end of abortion in Virginia and in our nation. Pray for laws that will protect women and preborn children (Prov 24:11).
4. Pray for the defeat of Amendment 2*, that marriage would be honored (Heb 13:4). Pray for the restoration of a biblical understanding of marriage in Virginia, and that marriages would display Christ’s love for the church (Eph 5:32).
5. Pray for Christians to be faithful as salt and light (Matt 5:13-16) and as ambassadors for Christ (2 Cor 5:20). Pray for the light of the Gospel to shine brightly in the state of Virginia and that God would grant revival and mercifully bring those who are dead in their sins to new life in Christ (Eph 2:1-7).

*To learn more about why we are addressing this as a church, please go here. To see a detailed explanation of the concerning language behind Amendment 1, go here.