Day of Prayer and Fasting
On the 1st day of each month, we encourage the whole church to join in a day of
prayer and fasting.
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.
Prayer Notes for Prayer and Fasting Day
October 2026
Romans 14:17. Paul is explaining that the Kingdom of God is more than meat and drink, righteousness peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit.
Maybe take 15 minutes of your hours prayer to think about each of these four things.
1. The Kingdom of God
2. Righteousness
3. Peace
4. Joy in the Holy Spirit
1. The Kingdom of God
- the rule and reign and manifesting of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Give thanks and pray over the following scriptures.
· Matthew 6.10 – Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.
· Matthew 12.28- But if I cast out demons by the Holy Spirit, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
· Psalm 45.4 The king of the kingdom rides prosperously in Truth humility and righteousness.
· Daniel 7. 25-27 His kingdom shall not be destroyed.
2. Righteousness
- doing right, thinking right, being made right by the activity of God, dressed in the righteousness of Jesus,
· Matthew 5:6 - Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.
· Psalm 45:6 - your throne o God is forever and ever a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your kingdom.
· Psalm 11:7 - For the Lord is righteous, he loves righteousness, his countenance beholds the upright.
· Psalm 24:3-4 - who may ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in his Holy place- those who have clean hands and a pure heart.
3. Peace
· Romans 12.18- as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
· Matthew 5. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God.
This flows from Romans 8 where Paul says, ‘we haven’t received a spirit subjecting us to fear, but a spirit of sonship and by him we cry Abba father, his spirit testifies with our Spirit that we are children and if children then heir, heirs of God and co-heirs of Christ. Sons/children of God will be peacemakers.
Paul goes on, ‘if we share in his suffering that we might also share in His glory.’
Matt 5:10 - blessed are those persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
· We pray for peace; we join others in interceding for peace.
· We pray for people of good decisions in Government.
· We pray for people of peace in Government.
· We pray for Andy Burnham to spend on National defence.
· We pray for war to fail, and those wanting war to fail and to be resisted.
4. Joy in the Holy Spirit
· Isaiah 55:12 - you shall go out with Joy be led forth with peace…56:1 - keep justice and righteousness,
· The joy of the Lord is my strength and stronghold. Nehemiah 8:10.
· The joy of The Lord to break out as a show of our truth in him.
· Acts 16:25 - Paul and Silas in prison.
Talk to God about these things and apply them to your life, your family’s life and also the church life at NBC.
For those who want to, you can use the PENT readings as a 50 day study on the work of the Holy Spirit. To download the guide, please click on the button below.
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.
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.