Solemn Assembly

House of Prayer

January 4-9, 2026

Join us as our whole church enters into a personal and corporate time of consecration through fasting and praying.

Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.

Joel 1:14

"Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly . . ."

Solemn Assembly Order for the Week

Leaders’ Prayer Gathering

7:00 pm | Worship Center
  • Every member of the Church would feel loved and cared for and, in return, love and care for others.
  • Every member would feel the Church is responsive to meeting their spiritual and physical needs whenever possible.
Scriptures

Isaiah 6:1-8; Colossians 3:12-14; 1 Peter 1:22

Men’s Prayer Gathering

7:00 pm | Worship Center
  • Our elders, deacons, deaconesses and leaders would serve with integrity of heart and skill of hand so that future leaders may follow their example.
  • Each man of the church will imitate the life of Jesus Christ and experience growth in every area of his life.
  • Each man is engaged in spreading the gospel and increasing the number of people reached by OCBF and in his sphere of influence.
Scriptures

1 Chronicles 4:9-10; Ezra 9:5 – 10:8; Psalm 78:72; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 2:52; Ephesians 4:15; Acts 6:7; 2 Peter 1:5-7

Women’s Prayer Gathering

7:00 pm | Worship Center
  • Our senior pastor, elders, deacons, deaconesses and leaders would serve with integrity of heart and skill of hand so that future leaders may follow their example.
  • Each woman of the church will imitate the life of Jesus Christ and experience growth in every area of her life.
  • Each woman is engaged in spreading the gospel and increasing the number of people reached by OCBF and in her sphere of influence.
Scriptures

Numbers 15:20-21; Psalm 78:72; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 2:52; Acts 6:7; Ephesians 4:15

Family Prayer & Reflection

Individual Homes
  • Every family would seek God in prayer.
  • Every family would be renewed and strengthened through submission to and dependence upon God.
Scriptures

1 Chronicles 29:10-20; 2 Chronicles 5:11-14; Romans 1:12; 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 12:4-7; 2 Corinthians 8:1-8; 9:6-8; Philippians 4:8; Ephesians 1:15-23; 3:13-21; 1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 10:25

Fight Night Prayer

8:00 pm | Virtual (Zoom)
  • Every family would strengthen through the four vital experiences of worship, fellowship, Christian education and outreach.
  • Every family would be equipped to fulfill their God-given purposes individually and collectively through the ministry of OCBF.
  • Every family would feel supported by OCBF in facing personal and cultural challenges.
Scriptures

Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 5:18-25; 6:12-18; 1 Corinthians 7:5, 32-35
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Corporate Prayer & Night of Worship

Prayer @ 6:00 pm | Worship Center
Night of Worship (feat. Todd Galberth) @ 7:30 pm | Worship Center
  • Every member would be renewed and revived by God to serve him.
  • The people of God would be drawn together in greater unity for the gospel of Christ Jesus and his Kingdom agenda.

House of Prayer

As we enter into the week of our personal and corporate time of spiritual consecration in prayer and fasting, here are some facts about fasting.

  • Fasting

    Fasting is the deliberate abstinence from some form of physical gratification for a period of time in order to achieve a greater spiritual goal.

  • Abstinence

    It usually involves setting aside food, but we can fast from any physical appetite, including sex within marriage, television, Internet, social media, etc.

  • Prayer

    The idea is to devote the time we would ordinarily spend on these activities to prayer and worship before the Lord.

Scriptural Elements of Fasting & Prayer

Humility

Then I proclaimed a fast . . . that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him.
– Ezra 8:21

Prayer

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He answered our prayer.
– Ezra 8:23

Praise & Worship

They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
– Judges 20:26

Abstinence

Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water . . . and let them call out mightily to God.
– Jonah 3:7-8

Judges 20:26; 2 Kings 20:1-11; Ezra 8:21-23; Psalm 69:13-15; Jeremiah 29:11-14; Isaiah 26:3; 58:1-14; Daniel 9:3; 10:2-3; Joel 1:14; 2:12; Jonah 3:7-8; Zechariah 8:19; Matthew 4:1-11; 6:16-18; Mark 11:23-24; Luke 11:10-13; Acts 1:12-14; 13:1-3; 14:23; Romans 8:28, 32; Ephesians 1:1-23; 3:14-21; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 9:27; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Timothy 2:1-15; Titus 2:11-14; James 1:5-8, 17; 4:1-3; 5:13-18; 1 John 5:14-15

Psalm 145:1-21; Psalm 150:1-6; Revelation 4:10-11; John 1:20-21; Psalm 34:1-3; Psalm 113:3; Psalm 95:1-3; Deuteronomy 28:45-48; Psalm 107:1; Psalm 29:2; Psalm 66:4; Psalm 7:17; Habakkuk 3:16-19; 2 Chronicles 20:1-24; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:4-6; 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 22:3; Psalm 50:23; Psalm 149:6-9; Acts 13:1-2; Ephesians 1:6

Solemn Assembly

Joel 1:14

“Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord.”