2025 Week of Prayer
We will start 2025 with a week of prayer, filled with time for prayer for our community, and for the many different facets of our church activities and outreach.
Our Week of Prayer will start on Sunday the 5th, finishing the following Sunday the 12th of January.
We will also hold our monthly Day of Prayer and Fasting on Saturday the 11th, as part of our Week of Prayer.
Below is the timetable of events happening during our Week of Prayer, with time to pray, mornings and evenings, for all aspects of church life at NBC.
We'd love for you to join us.
Prayer
Prayer is an opportunity to spend time with God. To really understand the heart of God, you need to pray. In John 15:15, Jesus says He no longer calls us his servants, but calls us His friends. Talking with God develops a deeper relationship with Him. During lock down this day has become an entire day of prayer with someone praying every hour.
Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons God has given us. We turn to prayer because it is the most personal way to experience God, to encounter Him and to grow in knowledge of Him. We encourage everyone to make prayer a part of your daily life.
Fasting
Fasting is an essential part of this special day.
Fasting is a deliberate abstinence from physical gratification, usually going without food for a period of time in order to achieve a greater spiritual goal. Fasting is intentionally denying the flesh in order to gain a response from the spirit; it means renouncing the natural in order to invoke the supernatural.
We urge everyone to fast for the day and put aside the time saved for God. You don’t have to fast from food, you can fast from TV or Netflix, social media or even your phone.
All we ask is that the time you would normally spend doing this activity is actually spent seeking God, listening for His voice and giving Him your undivided attention regularly throughout the course of the day.
Day of Prayer and Fasting
, Usually, on the 1st day of each month, we encourage the whole church to join in a day of
prayer and fasting. To begin 2025, we will hold our day on the 11th of January, instead of the first, as part of our Week of Prayer.
Prayer and fasting is a sign of our desire and hunger to seek God. Through prayer and fasting, we develop a passion for God that supersedes everything else. When this happens, the Holy Spirit begins to flow into us, allowing us to live above our circumstances and low self expectations.
To help plan our day of prayer, we use a 24-7 prayer room and publish notes to help you pray for the hour you choose. You can book an hour prayer slot through the newsletter link the week before or by clicking on the button below.To book and hour slot during our day of prayer and fasting, please click on the button below.
Day of Prayer and Fasting Notes
Prayer
Breakthrough Prayer Clinic
If you would like to have someone pray for you, please email prayerministry@northchurch.com to book an appointment in person or online.
Alternatively, you can check out our Prayer Clinic Page.
Spiritual Rhythm
We believe that a regular spiritual rhythm plays a key role in our walk with God. That's why on Tuesdays we have our rhythm of prayer throughout the day. We would encourage people to get involved with prayer.
To see all our prayer meetings, just click Spiritual Rhythm.