Each year, we have our annual global HMCC church-wide fast, called the One Desire Fast, to begin the new year by seeking and hungering after God. It’ll be two weeks from 6 January 2020 to 18 January 2020.
Fasting centers on God and aims to glorify God. John Wesley wrote, “Let it be done unto the Lord with our eye singly fixed on Him. Let our intention herein be this, and this alone, to glorify our Father which is in heaven.” Once we understand the central intention of fasting, to glorify God, it is safe for us to look at its secondary benefits. Fasting reveals the things that control us. Pride, anger, bitterness, jealousy, fear – if they are within us, they will surface during fasting. We can rejoice as our weaknesses are revealed, because we know that Christ can uproot these idols from our lives. There are other secondary values of fasting. It helps us keep our human cravings and desires under control. It increases our concentration and our effectiveness in intercessory prayer. It can contribute to our physical well being and aid us as we pray for guidance.
How we will fast
Social Media fast along with 2 options of fasting from food: • Option 1: Week 1 no meat, Week 2 liquids only • Option 2: Week 1 no meat, Week 2 one meal per day
We recently relaunched applications for our Disciple-Making Movement cohort (or DMM cohort). The DMM Cohort will be a small group community that will learn and practice disciple-making principles together, targeting specific people groups in Jabodetabek.
The purpose of the DMM Cohort is:
to reach the unwanted, unreached and unengaged in our city
by partnering with existing missional initiatives in our church
to declare and demonstrate the Gospel
in hope of catalyzing a disciple-making movement among them.
This will be a four-month commitment from April 18 – August 2, 2020, where the DMM Cohort would take the place of being part of regular LIFE Group in our church.
If you’re interested in learning more or applying to the DMM Cohort, you can find the application at bit.ly/2020dmmcohort. Applications are due on Sunday, January 26, 2020.
Please note that you need to be a covenant-signing member of our church to apply and that you’ll need to get a LIFE Group leader’s recommendation, which is included in the application.
Registration Schedule: Regular Registration closes on Sunday, 19 January 2020 Late Registration closes on Sunday, 2 February 2020 *After we close late registration, we cannot guarantee a hotel room for you.
Fee covers 1-night stay and 5 meals at hotel venue. Fees are not adjustable even if you choose not to stay overnight because the hotel calculates per participant.
