Isaiah 54:2–3 (ERV):
“Make your tent bigger. Open your doors wide. Don’t think small! Make your tent large and strong, because you will grow in all directions. Your children will take over many nations and live in the cities that were destroyed.”
I. Releasing Faith for Upgrade through Fasting
Definition of Upgrade:
Upgrade is the realignment of your heart and habits by the Holy Spirit so you can advance into greater capacity, clarity, and covenant results.
Choose your level of participation:
Level One (Whole Fast)
Fast from 12AM Monday, November 3rd through Wednesday, Oct 5th @ 11:59PM
Abstain from: all food, coffee, energy drinks, juices, sexual activity, social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter), TV, and unnecessary entertainment (internet only for work).
Drink only water.
Level Two (Partial Fast)
Fast daily from 12AM–3PM, Oct 6–8th.
Abstain from: all food, coffee, energy drinks, juices, sexual activity, social media, TV, and unnecessary entertainment.
After 3PM each day resume your regular diet until 12AM when fasting resumes.
Level Three (Modified Partial Fast)
Fast daily from 12AM–3PM, Oct 6th–8th.
During fasting hours, you may eat whole fruits, vegetables, and drink water or 100% fruit juice.
Abstain from: meats, carbs (breads, noodles, sweets), coffee, energy drinks, sexual activity, social media, TV, and unnecessary entertainment.
After 3PM resume your regular diet until 12AM when fasting resumes.
II. Releasing Faith for Upgrade through Focus
A. Prayer Gatherings
Prevailing Prayer Moment — Wed, Oct 1 @ 7:30PM (Online & In-Person)
Corporate alignment and fresh faith impartationFirst Thursday Prayer & Prophetic Release — Thu, Oct 2 @ 7:30PM
Prophetic direction for your life and our church familyPrevailing Prayer Assembly — Sat, Oct 4 @ 10:00AM
Breakthrough intercession to remove barriersGod Encounter Sunday — Sun, Oct 5 @ 10:30AM
Supernatural manifestation and outpour for advancement
B. Position Yourself to Hear from God
Commit to attend and actively participate in every gathering. These are catalysts to release the upgrades God has declared.
C. Releasing Faith for Upgrade through Giving
Prepare your UPGRADE SEED Pledge Card for Sunday, Oct 26.
Seek God concerning your pledge participation level: $300 / $500 / $1K / $2K / $5K.
Complete your pledge within the 4th quarter of 2025.
III. Releasing Faith for Upgrade by Following
Meditate on the Word During the Fast
Isaiah 54:2–3 – Enlargement / Upgrade
KJV: “Enlarge the place of thy tent… lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes…”
MSG: “Clear lots of ground… Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep…”
Meditate: God is enlarging me. I refuse small thinking.
Isaiah 58:6, 11 – Fasting Promise
KJV: “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness…”
ERV: “I will always guide you… you will be like a spring that never goes dry.”
Meditate: My fast breaks yokes and releases God’s continual guidance and supply.
Psalm 18:19 – Large Place Upgrade
KJV: “He brought me forth also into a large place…”
NLT: “He led me to a place of safety; He rescued me because He delights in me.”
Meditate: God delights in me. He is bringing me into a large, upgraded place.
John 15:16 – Fruitful Advancement
KJV: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you… that ye should go and bring forth fruit…”
AMPC: “…so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name… He may give it to you.”
Meditate: I am chosen to bear lasting fruit and receive what I ask.
Matthew 7:7 – Faith Asking
KJV: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find…”
MSG: “Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need.”
Meditate: I ask boldly. I receive openly.
Hebrews 4:16 – Bold Access
KJV: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace…”
ERV: “With Jesus as our high priest, we can feel free to come before God’s throne…”
Meditate: I boldly approach God’s throne and receive grace for my upgrade.
2 Corinthians 3:18 – Glory Upgrade
KJV: “We… are changed into the same image from glory to glory…”
NLT: “…the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him…”
Meditate: I am moving from glory to glory, upgrade to upgrade.
James 5:16 – Power in Prayer
KJV: “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
AMPC: “…tremendous power is made available [dynamic in its working].”
Meditate: My prayer releases tremendous power for upgrade.
Ephesians 3:20 – Beyond Limits
KJV: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think…”
AMPC: “…infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams.”
Meditate: God exceeds my expectations. His power is working in me.
B. Listen to the Word
Replay the It’s Time to Advance teachings available online in the Church Center App.
Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
IV. Releasing Faith for Upgrade by Flowing with God
Put God’s Word in Your Mouth During the Fast
We are unifying as a church family around this confession of faith. Make this profession twice per day—once in the morning and once at night.
Speak the Word – Our Corporate Confession
I declare by faith that this is my season to advance.
The Spirit of God is realigning my heart and habits for supernatural upgrades.
I live with expectation. God is doing exceeding abundantly above all I ask or think.
I walk in excitement. My joy, passion, and zeal for His presence are restored.
I stand in elevation. I am increasing in provision, intensity, and influence.
I am fully persuaded that what God promised He is able to perform.
My asking is bold and confident.
My attitude agrees with God’s Word.
My affirmations shape my reality.
My application proves my faith.
Frustration is broken. Fatigue is lifted. Complacency is gone. Stagnation is over.
I am advancing in clarity, capacity, and covenant results.
Great Faith Church is advancing in unity. 50 families reactivated. 50 new families added. 50 new volunteers serving. $100,000 in Upgrade Seed received. Debt retired this quarter.
As I sow, I receive. I declare debt-free grace over my church and over my life.
I am blessed to be a blessing. I am in position for God’s manifested promises.
I advance by faith. In Jesus’ Name! Amen.
Upgrade Prayer for Advancement
Corporate Daily Prayer
Father, I thank You that it is time to advance. I bless You at all times and Your praise is in my mouth. I magnify You, I exalt You, and I enter Your gates with thanksgiving and into Your courts with praise. You are good and Your mercy endures forever. Through Jesus I offer the fruit of my lips and I align my heart with Your vision for this season.
You reunite the isolated and plant people in Your household. You restore the years the enemy has stolen. I declare that families in Great Faith Church are healed, reconciled, and restored. Frustration breaks and fatigue lifts. I participate by extending love, forgiveness, and invitation. I am part of families being reactivated in this house.
You add daily those who are being saved and Your house is full. I declare that 50 new families are drawn supernaturally into Great Faith Church. Complacency ends and expectation rises. I participate by sharing my faith, opening my mouth, and welcoming others into Your Kingdom and into this house.
Those who serve You are honored by the Father. I declare that faithful servants are rising with zeal and gladness. Stagnation stops and excitement grows. I participate by offering my gifts, serving diligently, and strengthening the work of ministry with gladness of heart.
Whatever good thing I do I receive from You. You say give and it is given. You supply all my need. I declare financial release and debt freedom over Great Faith Church. Elevation manifests and debt-free grace flows in this house and in my life. I participate by sowing generously, releasing my faith, and standing in expectation for multiplied seed and supernatural supply.
You are able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think. As I seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness all things are added to me. I declare: families are restored, families are received, faithful servants are rising, finances are released. I advance in faith and I take my place in bringing it to pass. I declare results now, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Scripture References
Psalm 34:1 (KJV) – “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
Psalm 100:4 (KJV) – “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Psalm 100:5 (KJV) – “For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Hebrews 13:15 (NIV) – “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.”
Psalm 68:6 (KJV) – “God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains.”
Joel 2:25 (KJV) – “I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…”
Acts 2:47 (NIV) – “And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
Luke 14:23 (NIV) – “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.”
John 12:26 (KJV) – “If any man serve me, let him follow me… him will my Father honour.”
Ephesians 6:8 (KJV) – “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.”
Luke 6:38 (KJV) – “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over…”
Philippians 4:19 (KJV) – “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 3:20 (KJV) – “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think…”
Matthew 6:33 (KJV) – “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
THE UPGRADE FASTING & PRAYER DAILY FOCUS
Theme: It’s Time to Advance – The Holy Ghost Upgrade
Purpose: A 3-day spiritual posture to repent, reset, and realign for supernatural advancement.
Scripture Base: Zechariah 4:6; Ephesians 3:20; Joel 2:12–29; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:4
DAY 1 – REPENT TO RECEIVE (Upgrade Repentance)
Focus: Heart realignment through fasting and surrender.
Faith Ignite Scripture:
Joel 2:12–13 (KJV) – “Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
Psalm 139:23–24 (KJV) – “Search me, O God… and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Insight:
Every advancement begins with repentance. You cannot upgrade what you will not surrender. When you rend your heart, God resets your direction.
Faith Action Step:
Fast from all distractions and take 15 minutes to pray Psalm 51. Ask God to restore spiritual hunger.
Faith Confession:
“My heart is open, my motives are pure, and my faith is alive. I return to God with all my heart, and His Spirit restores my direction.”
Prayer:
Lord, cleanse me and recalibrate my heart. I humble myself before You in fasting and prayer. Let Your Spirit convict, correct, and cleanse me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAY 2 – RESET FOR RESTORATION (Upgrade Restoration)
Focus: Allowing the Holy Spirit to renew and replenish every drained area.
Faith Ignite Scripture:
Joel 2:25–26 (KJV) – “I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…”
Titus 3:5 (KJV) – “…by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.”
Insight:
The Holy Spirit restores what unbelief, distraction, and delay have devoured. Restoration is not about replay—it’s about relaunch. Fasting re-positions you under divine flow.
Faith Action Step:
Journal what needs to be restored—time, peace, clarity, relationships—and speak life over them for 10 minutes in tongues.
Faith Confession:
“The Holy Ghost renews my strength and reclaims lost years. I am refreshed, refilled, and refocused. Restoration flows now.”
Prayer:
Father, breathe fresh strength into me. Where I’ve been weary, renew me. Let rivers of refreshing and resource pour from within. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAY 3 – REALIGN FOR RELEASE (Upgrade Revival)
Focus: Receiving and releasing the Spirit’s power for advancement.
Faith Ignite Scripture:
Acts 1:8 (KJV) – “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…”
Romans 8:11 (KJV) – “He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”
Insight:
Revival is the Spirit’s confirmation of realignment. The upgrade is not emotional—it’s transformational. When your words, will, and walk align, overflow manifests.
Faith Action Step:
Spend extended time in prayer and worship. Declare your next three months as a season of supernatural acceleration.
Faith Confession:
“I am Spirit-led, Word-filled, and purpose-driven. The Holy Ghost upgrades my life. Restoration, renewal, and revival are active in me.”
Prayer:
Holy Spirit, empower me with boldness and clarity. Let my voice carry power. Let my steps release progress. I receive fresh fire for my assignment. In Jesus’ Name. Amen