21-Day Gratitude Fast

January 5-25

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21-Day Gratitude Fast

January 5-25

Join the 21-Day Fast Join the Fast & Register for The Blessing Register for The Blessing Only

Unlock Gratitude in Every Area of Your Life!

What would your 2026 look like if you entered it with a heart grounded in gratitude?

Join us for a powerful new teaching series led by our Lead Pastor, Dr. David Ireland, and the Teaching Team, designed to cultivate a heart of gratitude as we look to start next year with thanksgiving at the center. You will be equipped and positioned to pray with intention and walk in gratitude throughout the year ahead.

Dear Christ Church Family,

As we enter a new year, we invite you to join us in expectation as we begin grounding ourselves in gratitude through the 21-Day Gratitude Fast.

Rooted in the Apostle Paul's call to gratitude and contentment in every season, this fast helps us set the tone for the months ahead as we intentionally seek and hear God's voice together. We believe this season will bring spiritual renewing—shaping our hearts, strengthening our faith, and transforming our perspective as a church family.

May gratitude lead us into all God has prepared for the year ahead.

Our King Cometh!

David D. Ireland, Ph.D.

Lead Pastor

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21-Day Gratitude Fast: Choose the Fast That Works for You

Our fast spans 21 days from January 5–25, and you have flexibility in how you choose to participate.

Choose Your Fast
  • Partial fast (foregoing one or two meals daily and using mealtime for prayer).
  • Daniel Fast (no meat or processed foods) – Access resources here.
  • A fast of your choosing.

Whatever approach you take, your fast can be adjusted or shortened to suit your lifestyle.

Please consult your doctor as needed.

Join The Fast

Once you sign up, you will have instant access to free resources and an exclusive 35% discount to Dr. David Ireland’s Gratitude Unlocked hardcover devotional.

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Prepare for The Fast

Seek God’s wisdom to establish prayer goals, and start preparing your mind, body, and spirit. This may include easing off sugar, adjusting your meal routine, or creating space in your schedule for prayer and reflection.

Participate and Celebrate

Join us for two special services where we will come together to worship, pray, and celebrate with friends and family—expressing gratitude and standing in expectation of what God will do.

The Blessing Service

January 23
Montclair & Rockaway | 7:30PM
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Gratitude Sunday

January 25
All Campuses | All Services
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A Can't-Miss Experience

The Blessing Service
Montclair & Rockaway*
Friday, January 23 @ 7:30PM

This service will be a time of worship, celebration, and an opportunity for you to be personally prayed for by our pastors and prayer leaders through "The Laying on of Hands," a biblical phrase that describes a practice Jesus and the apostles used when praying over people. During this time of personal ministry, we are believing God for life-transforming breakthroughs and for miracles.

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A Celebration of Gratitude

Gratitude Sunday
All Campuses
Sunday, January 25 | Each Service

Gratitude Sunday is the joyful, faith-filled culmination of our 21-day journey. More than just a service, it’s a celebration and a movement of gratitude and grace. What God has done in you isn’t just personal—it’s powerful and life-changing. This is your moment to invite friends and family to encounter the God who’s been so good to you.

Benefits of Fasting

Engaging in the spiritual discipline of fasting—the abstaining from food for spiritual purposes—can produce some remarkable results. Check out some of these proven, time-tested benefits in the following list, and listen to the message below from our Lead Pastor, Dr. David Ireland, which unpacks 7 Benefits of Fasting.

Fasting Message
  • Deeper intimacy with God

  • Increased sensitivity to God’s voice

  • Supernatural guidance/answers

  • Power in prayer

  • Divine direction in fulfilling your God-given purpose

  • Fresh anointing to overcome challenges

  • Creation of an environment for miracles and breakthroughs

  • Breaking bonds of wickedness and destroying spiritual yokes

  • Miraculous occurrences of healing, deliverance, and the salvation of loved ones

What Type of Fast Is It?

In 2025, we're adopting a partial fast for 10 out of the 12 days between January 13 and 24. You can choose any 10 days within this period to eat only one meal each day, giving you flexibility in your fasting schedule. But, please consult your physician for medical clearance to fully participate.

In addition, here are some alternative fasting options that you can choose from:

The Daniel Fast

The Daniel Fast is a clean, simple, partial fast with no meat or processed foods like white rice, sugar, or solid fats. It is a diet of harvestable foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, and LOTS of water.

Learn More Daniel Fast Started Kit
Sunup-to-Sundown Fast

Abstaining from all food—and drinking liquids only—from sunup to sundown.

The Daniel Fast

Is a fast inspired by Daniel—one of the Bible’s great prophets—who, despite living in a culture steeped in pagan practices, chose intimacy with God. Daniel avoided meats, rich foods, and wine. God honored his obedience. He took Daniel and made him even better.

Fasting Tips

The following are some invaluable tips that will make your time of fasting more enjoyable and fulfilling:

  • Inform household members that you will be fasting to prevent misunderstanding.

  • If you have health-related problems and take prescription medications, consult your physician before the fast.

  • Prepare spiritually through personal consecration, repentance, and forgiving others.

  • Be specific about why you’re fasting. Decide on your prayer goals and have clearly in mind what you hope to gain through fasting.

  • Limit physical activity, and if desired, only exercise moderately during the fast.

  • Replace eating times with increased times of prayer and Bible study.

  • Do not overeat when the time comes to end your fast.

  • If you don’t receive answers to your time of prayer and fasting, do not be discouraged. Ask God for clarity and wait for His answer!

21-Day Gratitude Fast: Scripture Reading Plan

As we journey through the Gratitude Fast, we’re inviting God to shape our hearts day by day. To help you stay rooted in His Word, we’ve prepared a 21-Day Scripture Reading Plan designed to deepen your gratitude, strengthen your joy, and align your life with Christ. Each week centers on a theme that will guide your reflections and enrich your prayer time. Take a few moments each day to pause, read, and let the Holy Spirit speak to you.

Week 1:
Living From
Grace to Gratitude

Jan. 5: Romans 1:8-10 (NIV)

Jan. 6: Romans 5:1–2 (NIV)

Jan. 7: Romans 8:1–2 (NIV)

Jan. 8: Romans 12:1 (NIV)

Jan. 9: Romans 15:13 (NIV)

Jan. 10: 1 Cor. 1:27–29 (NIV)

Jan. 11: 1 Cor. 10:13 (NIV)

Week 2:
Joy That Endures;
Gratitude That Overflows

Jan. 12: 2 Cor. 4:7 (NIV)

Jan. 13: 2 Cor. 12:9 (NIV)

Jan. 14: Galatians 5:1 (NIV)

Jan. 15: Eph. 1:3 (NIV)

Jan. 16: Eph. 2:10 (NIV)

Jan. 17: Eph. 5:19–20 (NIV)

Jan. 18: Phil. 4:4 (NIV)

Week 3:
The Gift of
A Grateful Life

Jan. 19: Phil. 4:11–13 (NIV)

Jan. 20: Col. 1:12–14 (NIV)

Jan. 21: Col. 2:6–7 (NIV)

Jan. 22: 1 Thess. 5:16–18 (NIV)

Jan. 23: 2 Thess. 2:13 (NIV)

Jan. 24: 1 Tim. 1:12–14 (NIV)

Jan. 25: Philemon 1:6 (NIV)

How Can Gratitude Unlock Every Area of My Life?

Pray through this Gratitude Wheel for 30 minutes each day. Start with thanksgiving in every area, and notice how gratitude changes your prayer and perspective.

Join Us in Prayer

Fasting is fueled by corporate prayer. Join us as we ask God to:

Raise up at least 100 more, strong Christ-centered leaders—so we can expand our impact and move toward launching another campus.
Help every person connected with Christ Church to grow bolder in sharing their faith with others in order to reach more souls for Christ.
Provide financial provision and strategic partnerships that will strengthen our ability to care for the community through The CARE Center.
Help us model Christ-like grace in a divided world and influence our region, nation, and world with the love and hope of Jesus.

How Can We Pray for You?

Click the button below to let us know how we can pray for you during your fast!

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