Discovery Church, FASTING, Ministry

21 Day Discovery Fast

I am writing these notes for this blog from my tent on the cliffs of Mooney Falls in Havasupai….so forgive me if I sound a little “out there”….The temps tonight are in the mid teens, the Supai river & Mooney falls are making such an amazing sound and there is a beautiful full moon tonight…..It’s a perfect blog writing moment.

As you may already know, we will be launching Discovery Church March of 2013. Before we start such a venture, I am asking friends of Discovery to join Brenda and I in a 21 day fast .

We are asking for direction, guidance and favor in this endeavor.
The 21 day Daniel fast will begin Sunday night @ mid-night January 6th and go through Sunday January 27th Breakfast at 9:00 AM.

Many friends have ask me for a “shopping” list or “menu” for a resource.

So I will do my best from here to update us on our informal shopping guidelines.

The concept of a Daniel fast comes from Daniel 1:8-14, “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel, but the official told Daniel, ‘I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.’

Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, ‘Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.’ So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.”

Here are some informal menu helps for the 21 day Daniel fast.

GUIDELINES FOR DANIEL FAST
(Foods We May Eat)
Whole Grains: Brown Rice, Oats, Barley
Legumes: Dried Beans, Pinto Beans, Split Peas, Lentils, Black Eyed Peas
Fruits: Apples, Apricots, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Oats, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew Melon, Kiwi, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Nectarines, Papayas, Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangelos, Tangerines, Watermelon

Vegetables: Artichokes, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chili Peppers, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Gingerroot, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Squashes, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Yams, Zucchini Seeds, Nuts, Sprouts

Liquids: Spring Water, Distilled Water, 100% All-Natural Fruit Juices, 100% All Natural Vegetable Juices

(Foods to Avoid)
All “fast” food – hahahaha ( no really).
Meat
White Rice
Fried Foods
Caffeine (are you kidding me?) 😡
Carbonated Beverages
Foods Containing Preservatives or Additives
Refined Sugar
Sugar Substitutes
White Flour and All Products Using It
Margarine, Shortening, High Fat Products

Please do not risk your health to go on this fast. Consult your doctor with specific question regarding an extended fast.

Brenda and I have been amazed to see what God has done in our lives over the years through fasting and prayer. We can only imagine what He has in store for us over the next few weeks and the year ahead, not only for our family, but for your family and our church.

I am really looking forward to this years 21 days of fasting for Discovery.

Let me know if you are joining us this year.

Fasting for Discovery’s launch
Pastor Steve

Discovery Church, Ministry

growthtrack2013

Follow this reading chart to read through the New Testament in 2013.

We encourage you to get out in the elements to invest some time in God’s Word.

Whether next to a river, up on a mountain or in your favorite chair in your back yard…..

See if it makes a difference in your devotional and spiritual life.

For a daypack and water proof Bible, contact us at discoverychurchprescott@gmail.com

Pastor Steve Lummer

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. – Psalm 19:1‑6

Daily Bible Reading Plan – New Testament
1/1 Matthew 1
1/2 Matthew 2
1/3 Matthew 3
1/4 Matthew 4
1/5 Matthew 5:1-26
1/6 Matthew 5:27-48
1/7 Matthew 6:1-18
1/8 Matthew 6:19-34
1/9 Matthew 7
1/10 Matthew 8:1-17
1/11 Matthew 8:18-34
1/12 Matthew 9:1-17
1/13 Matthew 9:18-38
1/14 Matthew 10:1-20
1/15 Matthew 10:21-42
1/16 Matthew 11
1/17 Matthew 12:1-23
1/18 Matthew 12:24-50
1/19 Matthew 13:1-30
1/20 Matthew 13:31-58
1/21 Matthew 14:1-21
1/22 Matthew 14:22-36
1/23 Matthew 15:1-20
1/24 Matthew 15:21-39
1/25 Matthew 16
1/26 Matthew 17
1/27 Matthew 18:1-20
1/28 Matthew 18:21-35
1/29 Matthew 19
1/30 Matthew 20:1-16
1/31 Matthew 20:17-34
2/1 Matthew 21:1-22
2/2 Matthew 21:23-46
2/3 Matthew 22:1-22
2/4 Matthew 22:23-46
2/5 Matthew 23:1-22
2/6 Matthew 23:23-29
2/7 Matthew 24:1-28
2/8 Matthew 24:29-51
2/9 Matthew 25:1-30
2/10 Matthew 25:31-46
2/11 Matthew 26:1-35
2/12 Matthew 26:36-75
2/13 Matthew 27:1-26
2/14 Matthew 27:27-50
2/15 Matthew 27:51-66
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2/16 Matthew 28
2/17 Mark 1:1-22
2/18 Mark 1:23-45
2/19 Mark 2

2/20 Mark 3:1-19
2/21 Mark 3:20-35
2/22 Mark 4:1-20
2/23 Mark 4:21-41
2/24 Mark 5:1-20
2/25 Mark 5:21-43
2/26 Mark 6:1-29
2/27 Mark 6:30-56
2/28 Mark 7:1-13
3/1 Mark 7:14-37
3/2 Mark 8:1-21
3/3 Mark 8:22-38
3/4 Mark 9:1-29
3/5 Mark 9:30-50
3/6 Mark 10:1-31
3/7 Mark 10:32-52
3/8 Mark 11:1-18
3/9 Mark 11:19-33
3/10 Mark 12:1-27
3/11 Mark 12:28-44
3/12 Mark 13:1-20
3/13 Mark 13:21-37
3/14 Mark 14:1-26
3/15 Mark 14:27-53
3/16 Mark 14:54-72
3/17 Mark 15:1-25
3/18 Mark 15:26-47
3/19 Mark 16
3/20 Luke 1:1-20
3/21 Luke 1:21-38
3/22 Luke 1:39-56
3/23 Luke 1:57-80
3/24 Luke 2:1-24
3/25 Luke 2:25-52
3/26 Luke 3
3/27 Luke 4:1-30
3/28 Luke 4:31-44
3/29 Luke 5:1-16
3/30 Luke 5:17-39
3/31 Luke 6:1-26
4/1 Luke 6:27-49
4/2 Luke 7:1-30
4/3 Luke 7:31-50
4/4 Luke 8:1-25
4/5 Luke 8:26-56
4/6 Luke 9:1-17

4/7 Luke 9:18-36
4/8 Luke 9:37-62
4/9 Luke 10:1-24
4/10 Luke 10:25-42
4/11 Luke 11:1-28
4/12 Luke 11:29-54
4/13 Luke 12:1-31
4/14 Luke 12:32-59
4/15 Luke 13:1-22
4/16 Luke 13:23-35
4/17 Luke 14:1-24
4/18 Luke 14:25-35
4/19 Luke 15:1-10
4/20 Luke 15:11-32
4/21 Luke 16
4/22 Luke 17:1-19
4/23 Luke 17:20-37
4/24 Luke 18:1-23
4/25 Luke 18:24-43
4/26 Luke 19:1-27
4/27 Luke 19:28-48
4/28 Luke 20:1-26
4/29 Luke 20:27-47
4/30 Luke 21:1-19
5/1 Luke 21:20-38
5/2 Luke 22:1-23
5/3 Luke 22:24-46
5/4 Luke 22:47-71
5/5 Luke 23:1-25
5/6 Luke 23:26-56
5/7 Luke 24:1-35
5/8 Luke 24:36-53
5/9 John 1:1-28
5/10 John 1:29-51
5/11 John 2
5/12 John 3:1-15
5/13 John 3:16-36
5/14 John 4:1-26
5/15 John 4:27-54
5/16 John 5:1-24
5/17 John 5:25-47
5/18 John 6:1-21
5/19 John 6:22-40
5/20 John 6:41-71
5/21 John 7:1-27
5/22 John 7:28-53

5/23 John 8:1-27
5/24 John 8:28-59
5/25 John 9:1-23
5/26 John 9:24-41
5/27 John 10:1-21
5/28 John 10:22-42
5/29 John 11:1-29
5/30 John 11:30-57
5/31 John 12:1-26
6/1 John 12:27-50
6/2 John 13:1-20
6/3 John 13:21-38
6/4 John 14
6/5 John 15
6/6 John 16
6/7 John 17
6/8 John 18:1-18
6/9 John 18:19-40
6/10 John 19:1-22
6/11 John 19:23-42
6/12 John 20
6/13 John 21
6/14 Acts 1
6/15 Acts 2:1-21
6/16 Acts 2:22-47
6/17 Acts 3
6/18 Acts 4:1-22
6/19 Acts 4:23-37
6/20 Acts 5:1-21
6/21 Acts 5:22-42
6/22 Acts 6
6/23 Acts 7:1-21
6/24 Acts 7:22-43
6/25 Acts 7:44-60
6/26 Acts 8:1-25
6/27 Acts 8:26-40
6/28 Acts 9:1-22
6/29 Acts 9:23-43
6/30 Acts 10:1-23
7/1 Acts 10:24-48
7/2 Acts 11
7/3 Acts 12
7/4 Acts 13:1-25
7/5 Acts 13:26-52
7/6 Acts 14
7/7 James 1

7/8 James 2
7/9 James 3
7/10 James 4
7/11 James 5
7/12 Acts 15:1-21
7/13 Acts 15:22-41
7/14 Galatians 1
7/15 Galatians 2
7/16 Galatians 3
7/17 Galatians 4
7/18 Galatians 5
7/19 Galatians 6
7/20 Acts 16:1-21
7/21 Acts 16:22-40
7/22 Philippians 1
7/23 Philippians 2
7/24 Philippians 3
7/25 Philippians 4
7/26 Acts 17:1-15
7/27 Acts 17:16-34
7/28 1Thessalonians 1
7/29 1Thessalonians 2
7/30 1Thessalonians 3
7/31 1Thessalonians 4
8/1 1Thessalonians 5
8/2 2Thessalonians 1
8/3 2Thessalonians 2
8/4 2Thessalonians 3
8/5 Acts 18
8/6 1Corinthians 1
8/7 1Corinthians 2
8/8 1Corinthians 3
8/9 1Corinthians 4
8/10 1Corinthians 5
8/11 1Corinthians 6
8/12 1Corinthians 7:1-19
8/13 1Corinthians 7:20-40
8/14 1Corinthians 8
8/15 1Corinthians 9
8/16 1Corinthians 10:1-18
8/17 1Corinthians 10:19-33
8/18 1Corinthians 11:1-16
8/19 1Corinthians 11:17-34
8/20 1Corinthians 12
8/21 1Corinthians 13
8/22 1Corinthians 14:1-20

8/23 1Corinthians 14:21-40
8/24 1Corinthians 15:1-28
8/25 1Corinthians 15:29-58
8/26 1Corinthians 16
8/27 2Corinthians 1
8/28 2Corinthians 2
8/29 2Corinthians 3
8/30 2Corinthians 4
8/31 2Corinthians 5
9/1 2Corinthians 6
9/2 2Corinthians 7
9/3 2Corinthians 8
9/4 2Corinthians 9
9/5 2Corinthians 10
9/6 2Corinthians 11:1-15
9/7 2Corinthians 11:16-33
9/8 2Corinthians 12
9/9 2Corinthians 13
9/10 Acts 19:1-20
9/11 Acts 19:21-41
9/12 Acts 20:1-16
9/13 Acts 20:17-38
9/14 Ephesians 1
9/15 Ephesians 2
9/16 Ephesians 3
9/17 Ephesians 4
9/18 Ephesians 5:1-16
9/19 Ephesians 5:17-23
9/20 Ephesians 6
9/21 Romans 1
9/22 Romans 2
9/23 Romans 3
9/24 Romans 4
9/25 Romans 5
9/26 Romans 6
9/27 Romans 7
9/28 Romans 8:1-21
9/29 Romans 8:22-39
9/30 Romans 9:1-15
10/1 Romans 9:16-33
10/2 Romans 10
10/3 Romans 11:1-18
10/4 Romans 11:19-36
10/5 Romans 12
10/6 Romans 13
10/7 Romans 14

10/8 Romans 15:1-13
10/9 Romans 15:14-33
10/10 Romans 16
10/11 Acts 21:1-17
10/12 Acts 21:18-40
10/13 Acts 22
10/14 Acts 23:1-15
10/15 Acts 23:16-35
10/16 Acts 24
10/17 Acts 25
10/18 Acts 26
10/19 Acts 27:1-26
10/20 Acts 27:27-44
10/21 Acts 28
10/22 Colossians 1
10/23 Colossians 2
10/24 Colossians 3
10/25 Colossians 4
10/26 Hebrews 1
10/27 Hebrews 2
10/28 Hebrews 3
10/29 Hebrews 4
10/30 Hebrews 5
10/31 Hebrews 6
11/1 Hebrews 7
11/2 Hebrews 8
11/3 Hebrews 9
11/4 Hebrews 10:1-18
11/5 Hebrews 10:19-39
11/6 Hebrews 11:1-19
11/7 Hebrews 11:20-40
11/8 Hebrews 12
11/9 Hebrews 13
11/10 Titus 1
11/11 Titus 2
11/12 Titus 3
11/13 Philemon
11/14 1Timothy 1
11/15 1Timothy 2
11/16 1Timothy 3
11/17 1Timothy 4
11/18 1Timothy 5
11/19 1Timothy 6
11/20 2Timothy 1
11/21 2Timothy 2
11/22 2Timothy 3

11/23 2Timothy 4
11/24 1Peter 1
11/25 1Peter 2
11/26 1Peter 3
11/27 1Peter 4
11/28 1Peter 5
11/29 2Peter 1
11/30 2Peter 2
12/1 2Peter 3
12/2 1John 1
12/3 1John 2
12/4 1John 3
12/5 1John 4
12/6 1John 5
12/7 2John
12/8 3John
12/9 Jude
12/10 Revelation 1
12/11 Revelation 2
12/12 Revelation 3, 4
12/13 Revelation 5
12/14 Revelation 6
12/15 Revelation 7
12/16 Revelation 8
12/17 Revelation 9
12/18 Revelation 10
12/19 Revelation 11
12/20 Matthew 1 Luke 3
12/21 Revelation 12
12/22 Revelation 13
12/23 Revelation 14
12/24 Revelation 15
12/25 Revelation 16
12/26 Revelation 17
12/27 Revelation 18
12/28 Revelation 19
12/29 Revelation 20
12/30 Revelation 21
12/31 Revelation 22

Ministry

In A Time Of Tragedy

This art by Jeremy Collins gives us what no words can express.

In light of the recent tragedy and school shooting, we find ourselves at a loss for words but yet full of emotion and grief.

Our message today @Discovery Church is simply titled “In Times Of Tragedy”

FACTS ABOUT THE CRISIS OF LIFE
1. Crisis are INEVITABLE – James 1:2 ” “when all kinds of trials come your way
2. Crisis are UNPREDICTABLE – Matthew 8:24 “Suddenly, a terrible storm camp up.”
3. Crisis are IMPARTIAL – Matthew 5:45 It rains on the just and the unjust.”

What Traumatic events do to us
They Shatters life’s ASSUMPTIONS – They conjures up GUILT – They produces a sense of FATE

1. EVIL IS RAMPANT
John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

2. GOD IS IN CONTROL
Psalm 103:19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

3. LIFE IS FRAGILE
Luke 13:1-5 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

4. GOD IS TRUSTWORTHY.
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight

REEDS SHAKEN IN THE WIND OR OAKS OF SUPPORT?
Matthew 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

GOD’S CALLING IS ON US

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Isaiah 61:3-4 (NIV)
When tragedy strikes …that is the time for all of us to take on the Spirit of Christ and;

REBUILD

RESTORE

RENEW

Pastor Steve Lummer

Prescott, Arizona

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Both and ….. Not either or

A friend of mine said to me one time, “I’d rather be on my mountain bike thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my mountain bike ..”

I hear that kind of statement almost every week. It’s this tension between having time in the outdoors and being a person that attends a “church” meeting once a week.”

I used to struggle with it, but the more I think about it the more I like it.

This issue is nothing new.

I came across an interesting read out of John Wesley’s paper blog he wrote from May 5th to June 2nd sometime in the 1730’s.

From the Diary of John Wesley

Sunday, A.M., May 5
Preached in St. Anne’s. Was asked not to come back anymore.

Sunday, P.M., May 5
Preached in St. John’s. Deacons said “Get out and stay out.”

Sunday, A.M., May 12
Preached in St. Jude’s. Can’t go back there, either.

Sunday, A.M., May 19
Preached in St. Somebody Else’s. Deacons called special meeting and said I couldn’t return.

Sunday, P.M., May 19
Preached on street. Kicked off street.

Sunday, A.M., May 26
Preached in meadow. Chased out of meadow as bull was turned loose during service.

Sunday, A.M., June 2
Preached out at the edge of town. Kicked off the highway.

Sunday, P.M., June 2
Afternoon, preached in a pasture. Ten thousand people came out to hear me.

As I study Wesley, I find that much of his ministry and preaching were done outside.

Yes, he preached in some church buildings, but you can see where he and his brother Charles as well as George Whitefield used the country side as their pulpit. I believe they were adapting to the model’s other wilderness preachers like Jesus and John the Baptist.

Ummmmmmm – It’s “both and ….. Not either or.”

If you like a traditional church service inside a building, you got it…. or, if you like nature and the thought of sitting in the pew bores you to tears…. we got you covered.

Starting in March of 2013, we will offer one church with a multi locations approach.

Both inside and out.

Pastor Steve

Use the geography to teach the theology.

Storms of life

The Weather Vane

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A weather vane – is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind .

This year two guys in my church presented Brenda and I a weather vane for pastor appreciation month.

Wow, this thing is beautiful and has a real special meaning for Brenda and I.

We have been through a real testing season in our lives . Without getting into the details, I will just say is was a LONG LONG season of trials, test and storms.

As a couple, we prevailed long enough to come out the other side and can now look back and say wow….”we never want to do that again!” (can you relate?)

We have found out over the past five years that storms can really help you with understanding somethings.

1. They will define you.

2. They will let you know what your core values are.

3. They will help you get rid of things you don’t really need.

4. They let you know who you can count on and who are your fair weather friends.

5. 70% of people in your life will not even know or care you are going through it. 29% of people will feel like you deserve it and 1% of people in your life will actually care and have compassion on you.

Here is an amazing scripture found in Acts 27:14 that will let you know that God will bring you through the storm!

“There arose against us…Euroclydon.” Acts 27:14

Euroclydon! It’s the only storm named in Scripture. It means “typhoon,” and Paul had to sail through it to reach his destiny. Observe:

(1) To reach your goal you’ll have to go through storms. “When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved” (Acts 27:20 NIV). There will be days when you’ll wonder how you’re going to make it. But by God’s grace you will!

(2) Storms reveal how well you know God. “Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul,'” (Acts 27:23-24 NIV). It’s the tough times that reveal the strength of your God-connection.

(3) God can make a success out of a shipwreck. Notice some important things in this story:
(a) Sometimes you’ll have to throw stuff overboard (See Acts 27:18).
(b) In spite of your best efforts you’ll occasionally run aground (See Acts 27:26).
(c) You must remember what God told you and stand on it (See Acts 27:25).

(4) Often the worst thing that could have happened turns out for the best. God used this shipwreck to reach Malta with the Gospel. And notice what happened to Paul and his traveling companions as they left that island: “They honored us…and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed” (Acts 28:10 NIV). Stop worrying, God will provide what you need in ways that amaze you. If you’re His child you’re not the victim of circumstances. Your future is not in the hands of people, it’s in the hands of God. And what He owns, He takes care of!

Every time I pull into my drive in my car or after a bike ride I will look up at that weather vane and be reminded of this.

A PREVAILING faith + a FAITHFUL God = a TESTED and Stronger person.

My test will be my testimony.

Don’t give up on your dream.

Steve

Just a side note.

Riding my Form Prevail 29er in Sedona – Yes, I bought a bike from FORM cycles named “Prevail” to help me prevail through the storm.

Think what you want….. but there were many a time when I was out in the forest alone where it spoke to me and maybe kept me moving forward when everything seemed to be a confusing night mare.

Do what ever it takes.

Arizona, rivers