GLOBAL BRIDEGROOM FAST

First Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of every month

Jesus said in Matthew 9:15 that the days would come when He, the Bridegroom would be taken away. He described those days as days when His disciples would long for Him in the place of spiritual mourning. Jesus said that when He was taken then His followers would fast out of desire for intimacy with Him. This fast is focused not on earning more of God but on enlarging our capacity to receive a greater experience of the love of God in our hearts. When we fast we become more vulnerable and receptive to the moving of the Holy Spirit. Through the Bridegroom fast, we are able to posture ourselves in a position of spiritual mourning; whereby, we deeply embrace longing and desire for our Bridegroom Jesus.

Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them … then they will fast.

— Matthew 9:15

And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!”

— Revelation 22:17

What

The Global Bridegroom Fast is a monthly, solemn assembly of believers all over the globe in unified holy abandonment to Jesus for three days. We are calling believers worldwide to join together in unified prayer and fasting for revival motivated by experiencing love for Jesus. This is not simply an event, but a new lifestyle in the grace of God. Anyone in any place can participate in the Global Bridegroom Fast. At IHOP Cartersville, we set aside these three days as corporate fasting days for anyone who wants to participate.

When

The Global Bridegroom Fast is held on the first Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each month January through November. In December, the fast is extended to seven days from the first Monday through Sunday. This results in 40 days throughout the year of unified worship, prayer and fasting.