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Day 17 | Expectation

One Life Church • Jan 28, 2026 • 21 min

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Summary

A season of prayer and fasting serves as a spiritual catalyst designed to build habits that sustain you all year long. When you give God the first of your life, career, or finances, He responds by doing immeasurably more than you could ever ask, dream, or imagine. By fully surrendering whatever you are holding onto, you allow God to demonstrate His power and faithfulness in your life.

Themes

ExpectationSurrenderSpiritual GrowthGod's PowerFaithfulness

Key Points

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A season of prayer and fasting serves as a spiritual catalyst to establish lasting devotional habits.
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The rhythms built during dedicated prayer seasons are meant to sustain believers throughout the entire year.
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God is capable of accomplishing immeasurably more than anything we could ask, dream, or imagine.
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God's power is actively at work within believers to bring about His divine will.
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When you give God the first of your life, career, or finances, He blesses far beyond your expectations.
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Holding onto areas of life prevents us from experiencing full surrender and God's power.
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Fully surrendering what we hold onto allows God to prove Himself true and faithful in our lives.
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All glory belongs to God in the church and in Christ Jesus across every generation forever.
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Prayer invites God to stretch out His hand to perform signs, wonders, and miracles among His people.

Sermon Moments

“A season of fasting and prayer is a catalyst; let these new rhythms sustain you all year long.”

“God is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or even imagine according to His power at work within us.”

“When you give God the first, He has a way to bless beyond your expectation.”

“Today I'm going to finally give that thing over to You—my life, my career, my money—and fully surrender it.”

“God, stretch out Your hand and perform signs, wonders, and miracles in the lives of Your people today.”

This Week

View your current season of prayer and fasting as a catalyst to build lasting devotional habits for the entire year.

Identify any specific area—whether your life, career, or finances—that you have been holding onto rather than releasing to God.

Offer a dedicated prayer of surrender today, explicitly giving over whatever you have been holding back.

Trust God's promise in Ephesians 3:20 by expecting Him to work beyond what you can ask, dream, or imagine.

Commit to giving God the first of your life, career, and finances as an act of faith and honor.

Ask the Holy Spirit to demonstrate His power and faithfulness within your life this week.

Pray bold prayers asking God to stretch out His hand and perform signs, wonders, and miracles in the lives of His people.

Remember This

When you surrender the first of your life, career, and resources to God, He responds by doing immeasurably more than you could ever ask, dream, or imagine.

A Challenge for You

God, we just ask you that you would stretch out your hand and you would perform signs and wonders and miracles in the life of your people today. Do more than we could ever imagine. I pray that we'll have the best Wednesday that we've ever had.

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