INVITING THE BODY OF CHRIST TO
10 DAYS Chico, Sept 24 ~ Oct 4
CITY-WIDE PRAYER, WORSHIP, FASTING
7 Evenings of Worship & Prayer, 7-9PM
Sunday 9/28 Bidwell Presbyterian 208 W. 1st Street
Hosted by Bidwell Presbyterian, Chico Stewardship Network, Orchard Church
Monday 9/29 Second Baptist Church 1053 Ohio Street
Hosted by Second Baptist, Church on the Esplanade, Salvation Army
Tuesday 9/30 YWAM 15850 Richardson Springs Road
Hosted by Youth With A Mission - Springs of Living Water,
Aglow, Cohasset Neighborhood Church, New Beginnings Fellowship,
Rhema Word of Faith, Women's Resource Clinic
Wednesday 10/1 Christian Life Center 1492 East Avenue
Hosted by Christian Life Center, Grace Community
Thursday 10/2 St. Augustine 228 Salem Street
Hosted by St. Augustine, Fusion Church,
Korean Adventist Church, La Iglecia Cristo Salva
Korean Adventist Church, La Iglecia Cristo Salva
Friday 10/3 Chico Adventist 1877 Hooker Oak Avenue
Hosted by Chico Adventist, City Light, Sonrise Christian Center
Saturday 10/4 Evangelical Free Church 1193 Filbert Avenue
Hosted by Evangelical Free Church of Chico,
Chico First Assembly, Neighborhood Church of Chico,
Servant Leadership Network, Vineyard Christian Fellowship
For additional information, please return to www.10dayschico.blogspot.com.
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Read 10 Days Vision below and watch video here.
10 Days Vision
Matthew 9:15 - And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
UNITY
10 Days is a way to reveal and advance the unity of the Body of Christ in your region Ephesians 4:4 “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope…”
10 Days is intended to bring together Christians from many different traditions, denominations, and ethnicities of a region to seek God together. While a larger body of believers can’t meet together as a city or region daily or weekly, an annual season of joining together is attainable and beneficial.
Since we can only be one “in Christ”, the unity we seek is centered around the person of Jesus Christ. Praying for and with one another, leads to loving one another more. Ultimately, unity is nothing more or less than love for one another empowered by the Holy Spirit!
10 Days is rooted in the historic and biblical Christian faith as expressed most simply through the Apostle’s and Nicene Creeds.
MATURITY
10 Days is an opportunity to deepen, refine, and mature followers of Jesus
Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth...”
10 Days is a time of focusing our attention on God and unplugging from the world, even from good things like food, work, or entertainment.
It’s like a spiritual overhaul, an extended time of letting God check “what’s under the hood”. Often, this can result in incredible personal transformation. God wants the Church to be a “pure and spotless bride.” 10 Days is an opportunity for God to move us into that identity as never before. 10 Days can be a catalytic season for groups and individuals, leading to refreshed love, renewed faith, deepening in the knowledge of God, and new callings and ministries being released.
LONGING FOR HIS RETURN
10 Days is designed to stir-up longing for the return of Jesus Rom 8:25 “But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance…”
While longing for Christ’s return is a basic concept in Scripture, it’s something that has not been a focus for many of us. Jesus is not coming back to “marry” a Church that’s indifferent to his return. He’s coming back for a Bride that’s “eagerly waiting” and desiring His return. The specific details of Christ’s return can be controversial and we’re not promoting a specific theological perspective on this issue. The overriding reality is this: Christ will come again and his followers are to “long for and hasten” his coming (2 Peter 3:12).
