LENT 2023

Now we enter a season where we remember Christ's life and His sacrifice for us.

The season of Lent is a time dedicated to fasting, prayer and Scripture reading. It is modeled after the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.

During Lent we choose something to abstain (or fast) from, which will be a sacrifice that will help us to focus our time and attention on God. We have provided a list of suggestions below.
 
  • DATES: Wednesday February 22nd to Saturday, April 8th (Sundays are excluded)
  • WHO: ALL are welcome to participate
  • SCRIPTURE READINGS: The scriptures will be posted on this page daily. You can also find them on the Lent Reading Plan (below).
  • PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Download The Fountain Church App to get the daily readings sent directly to your smart phone each morning. You must turn on "push notifications"  in your phone's settings.
  • LENT ACTIVITIES:
    • Download The Fountain Church App
    • Read the Daily Scriptures that are posted on this page and in The Fountain Church App
    • Select YOUR Fast. Choose something to abstain from for the duration of Lent
    • Try to journal each day and keep track of your spiritual journey

Join the "Deeper Devotional Life" Wellness Community by tapping on the messaging area of the Church App. You will be able to share your insights on today's scripture passage and encourage others along the way.

LENT 2023

Now we enter a season where we remember Christ's life and His sacrifice for us.

The season of Lent is a time dedicated to fasting, prayer and Scripture reading. It is modeled after the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.

During Lent we choose something to abstain (or fast) from, which will be a sacrifice that will help us to focus our time and attention on God. We have provided a list of suggestions below.
 
  • DATES: Wednesday, February 22nd to Saturday, April 8th (Sundays are excluded)
  • WHO: ALL are welcome to participate
  • SCRIPTURE READINGS: The scriptures will be posted on this page daily. See below.
  • PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Download The Fountain Church App to get the daily readings sent directly to your smart phone each morning. You must turn on "push notifications"  in your phone's settings. 
  • LENT ACTIVITIES:
    • Download The Fountain Church App
    • Read the Daily Scriptures that are posted on this page and in The Fountain Church App
    • Select YOUR Fast. Choose something to abstain from for the duration of Lent
    • Try to journal each day and keep track of your spiritual journey
Join the "Deeper Devotional Life" Wellness Community by tapping on the messaging area of the Church App. You will be able to share your insights on the daily scripture passages and encourage others along the way.

Your Lent experience with The Fountain will be maximized by downloading the Fountain Church app.

LENT FASTING IDEAS

21 Ideas of THINGS to Give Up for Lent: 

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHOOSE ONE OR SELECT YOUR OWN.

  • Meat 
  • Chocolate 
  • Sweets (candy, desserts, etc.) 
  • Junk food 
  • A specific food group 
  • Coffee 
  • Soda 
  • Alcohol 
  • Getting takeout 
  • Fast food/drive-thru
  • Social networking/Social media

  • Television/YouTube /streaming platforms 
  • Movies 
  • Listening to the radio 
  • Secular music 
  • Online shopping 
  • Buying unnecessary items 
  • Games on your phone 
  • Video Games/Gaming
  • Sex 
  • Excessive/Unnecessary talking

LENT READING PLAN

SCRIPTURES ARE POSTED EACH MORNING.

WEEK 6 -  PRAYER

DAY 39 - Mark 11:24-26 (NKJV) (NIV)
 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. 25 "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."
DAY 38 - 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
DAY 37 - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
DAY 36 - Philippians 4:6-7  (NIV)
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
DAY 35 - 1 John 5:14-15  (NIV)
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

WEEK 5 -  SERVING TOGETHER

DAY 34 - Ecclesiastes 4:9  (NIV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor
DAY 33 - Psalms 133:1  (NIV)
How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.
DAY 32 - Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
DAY 31 - Acts 2:46-47  (NIV)
46. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47. Praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
DAY 30 - Colossians 3:14  (NIV)
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
DAY 29 - Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
24. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25. Not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

WEEK 5 -  GROWING TOGETHER

DAY 28 - Isaiah 55:8 (NIV)
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.
DAY 27 - Acts 17:28 (NIV)
‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
DAY 26 - Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
DAY 25 - James 1:5 (NIV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
DAY 24 - Isaiah 55:1-3  (NIV)
1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.
DAY 23 - James 4:8 (HCSB)
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

WEEK 4 - VIBING TOGETHER

DAY 22 - Psalm 150 (AMP)
 Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute. Praise Him with resounding cymbals; Praise Him with loud cymbals. Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
DAY 21 - Romans 15:13 (AMP)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
DAY 20 - Psalm 1:1-3 (CSB)
How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
DAY 19 - Colossians 4:2 (AMP)
Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.
DAY 18 - Matthew 5:4 (AMP)
“Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are those who mourn [over their sins and repent], for they will be comforted [when the burden of sin is lifted].
DAY 17 - Psalm 57:7  (AMP)
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]! 

WEEK 3 - Giving Generously

DAY 16 - Genesis 14:18-20  
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
DAY 15 - 2 Corinthians 8:7  
Just as you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us-- see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
DAY 14 - Proverbs 13:11
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
DAY 13 - 2 Corinthians 9:7  
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
DAY 12 - Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
DAY 11 - Proverbs 3:9–10  
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

WEEK 2 - TRUSTING GOD

DAY 10 - Jeremiah 17:7-8
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
DAY 9 - Psalm 9:9-10
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
DAY 8 - Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
DAY 7 - Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
DAY 6 - Psalm 37:3-9
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
DAY 5 - Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal. (NIV)

WEEK 1 - UNITY

DAY 4 - Ephesians 4:14-16
14. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (NIV)
DAY 3 - Ephesians 4:11-13
11. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12. to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13. until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (NIV)
DAY 2 - Ephesians 4:4-7
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;  5. one Lord, one faith, one baptism;  6. one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (NIV)
DAY 1 - Ephesians 4:1-3
1. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.  2. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (NIV)