21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Days 1-3
THANKSGIVING
Remember what God has already done.
Focus: Thank God for every step that brought Archaeo to this moment.
Thank Him for the living room beginnings, the years of planting, every venue, every person who has served, every sacrifice, every provision, and every story of transformation.
Prayer:
“God, before we ask You for anything new, we stop and remember what You have already done. Thank You for being faithful through every season. Thank You for bringing us here.”
Scripture: Psalm 103:2 — “Forget not all his benefits.”
Focus: Thank God for the people who make up Archaeo.
Pray over pastors, leaders, volunteers, families, children, students, worshipers, new believers and those who have been part of the journey.
Prayer:
“Thank You for every person You have entrusted to this house. Thank You that the church is just not a building—it is Your people.”
Scripture: Philippians 1:3 — “I thank my God every time I remember you.”
Focus: Thank God specifically for the new building.
Walk through the building in your mind and thank God for every room, hallway, chair, doorway and space.
Prayer:
“Jesus, this building belongs to You. Thank You for providing a place where people can encounter You, find community, grow in their faith and find their way Home.”
Scripture: Psalm 127:1 — “Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”
Days 4-6
REPENTANCE & CONSECRATION
Prepare the ground.
Focus: Personal repentance.
Ask God to reveal pride, fear, offense, comparison, cynicism, selfish ambition, complacency or anything else that could hinder what He wants to do.
Prayer:
“Search me, God. Show me anything in me that does not look like You. I surrender it to You.”
Scripture: Psalm 139:23–24.
Focus: Repentance as a church family.
Repent for anything collectively that has distracted from Jesus—performance, striving, division, criticism, apathy, self-reliance or making church about ourselves.
Prayer:
“Jesus, purify Your church. Make us a people who love Your presence more than platform, growth, comfort or recognition.”
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Focus: Surrender the building, leadership and future completely to God.
Prayer:
“We give this house back to You. Every room, every service, every decision, every ministry, every dollar, every volunteer and every future story belongs to You.”
Scripture: Psalm 127:1 — “Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”
Days 7-9
CONFESSION & DECLARATION
Prepare the ground.
Focus: Trust God's work rather than your own effort.
Declare:
“Jesus is building His church. We are not carrying this alone. What God begins, He will sustain.”
Scripture: Matthew 16:18.
Focus: Isaiah 54:2–3—the Scripture over this season.
Declare:
“We will enlarge the place of our tent. We will lengthen our cords and strengthen our stakes. We make room for what God is about to do.”
Pray that the church would have the capacity... spiritually, emotionally, structurally and relationally, to steward growth.
Focus: God's presence above everything else.
Declare:
“This will not simply be a place where people attend church. This will be a house where people encounter the living God.”
Scripture: Isaiah 56:7 — “My house shall be called a house of prayer.”
Days 10-14
PETITION
Ask boldly.
Focus: The presence of God in every service.
Pray for worship, preaching, prayer, altar moments, kids ministry, conversations in the lobby—every space.
Prayer:
“God, let Your presence be unmistakable. We don't want to manufacture anything. We want You.”
Scripture: Exodus 33:15 — “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.”
Focus: People who don't know Jesus yet.
Pray specifically for people who will attend Grand Opening who have never followed Jesus.
Prayer:
“Jesus, bring people who are far from You. Let people encounter Your love, hear the Gospel clearly and surrender their lives to You.”
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9.
Focus: People who have walked away from God or church.
Pray for people who are deconstructed, disappointed, hurt, skeptical or simply distant.
Prayer:
“Father, call people home. Heal what has been wounded. Restore what has been lost. Let Archaeo become a place where people discover that they can come home to You.”
Scripture: Luke 15.
Focus: Marriages, parents, children and households.
Pray over the kids' ministry, students, parents, marriages and families who will enter the building.
Prayer:
“God, let families be strengthened here. Let children encounter Jesus. Let marriages be restored. Let parents find wisdom and community.”
Scripture: Joshua 24:15.
Focus: Volunteers, leaders and ministry teams.
Don't just pray for more people in seats—pray for people who will serve, disciple and carry the mission.
Prayer:
“Jesus, send us the people we need for the harvest. Raise up leaders who are humble, faithful, teachable and full of the Holy Spirit.”
Scripture: Matthew 9:37–38.
Days 15-18
INTERCESSION
Stand in the gap for others.
Focus: People you haven't met yet.
Pray over the person sitting in the seat, the person getting coffee, the child entering kids ministry, the person crying during worship.
Prayer:
“God, You already know every person who will walk through these doors. Prepare their hearts before they even arrive.”
Scripture: Psalm 139:16.
Focus: Gilbert and the surrounding communities.
Pray for homes, schools, businesses, government, churches, neighborhoods and people who need hope.
Prayer:
“God, bless this city through Your church. Let us become salt and light... not just within these walls but everywhere You send us.”
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:7.
Focus: One church, one heart, one mission.
Pray against division, offense, competition and distraction.
Prayer:
“Make us one. Let our love for one another become evidence of Your presence. Give us one heart and one mission.”
Scripture: John 17:21.
Focus: Children and teenagers who will grow up in this house.
Pray that this building would become part of the spiritual story of an entire generation.
Prayer:
“Let children encounter Jesus here. Let teenagers discover their identity and calling here. Raise up young people who know Your Word, hear Your voice and carry Your presence.”
Scripture: Psalm 145:4.
Days 19-21
FAITH, EXPECTANCY & SENDING
Prepare to step into what God is doing.
Focus: Faith for Miracles, Signs & Wonders.
Prayer:
“Thank you God that you are the author of miracles, signs and wonders! Give us the boldness to step out when you prompt us to, the faith to believe for the impossible, and the courage to walk in the gifts you have given us. We expect the unexpected!”
Scripture: Ephesians 3:20.
Declaration:
“Miracles, Signs and Wonders.”
Focus: Every practical and spiritual detail.
Pray over:
- Worship
- Preaching
- Salvations
- Altar ministry
- Kids ministry
- Volunteers
- Parking
- Hospitality
- Technology
- Safety
- First-time guests
- Follow-up
- Every invitation
- Every person who says yes to Jesus
Prayer:
“God, go before us. Prepare every detail. Remove every obstacle. Give every leader wisdom, every volunteer joy, and every person who attends an encounter with You.”
Scripture: Isaiah 45:2 — “I will go before you and level the mountains.”
Focus: Grand Opening isn't the destination. It's the beginning.
The prayer isn't simply:
“God, fill our building.”
It's:
“God, fill us so You can send us.”
Prayer:
“Jesus, send us into our city. Send us into our workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, families and friendships. Make us salt and light. Let this House become a launching point for people to follow Jesus and walk the Ancient Path.”
Scripture: Matthew 28:19–20.
FINAL DECLARATION
“Jesus, this House belongs to You.
These people belong to You.
This city belongs to You.
Our future belongs to You.
We surrender our plans, our expectations and our ambitions to You.
Build Your church.
Fill this house with Your presence.
Save the lost.
Restore the broken.
Raise up disciples.
Strengthen families.
Equip leaders.
Reach our city.
And whatever You place in our hands,
we will steward faithfully.
The Ancient Path leads HOME.
