Faith… Read our daily devotional scriptures… Week 1 and 2, join prayer call on Tuesday and Thursday @ 6:30am. Week 3 and 4, join prayer call Monday, Wednesday, and Friday @ 6:30am. Week 5 and 6, join prayer call Monday thru Friday @ 6:30am.  Also challenge yourself to attend Sunday School and W.O.W. (Word on Wednesday)

Family… Challenge yourselves as a family to discuss what the daily devotional scriptures means to you. This can be members of your intermediate family, extended family, or people within your faith family. Not a major theological session (lol) but just allow the convo to be spiritually organic. Start out with at least one day for the first week. Each week, increase participation by one day. Week 2 participation should be at least two days. Week 3, participation should be at least 3 days. Week 4, participation should be at least four days. By week 5, we should all be having conversations concerning the daily devotional scriptures Monday thru that Friday. Pray together at the end of every discussion.

Finance… During this 40-day challenge, put aside $1 per day. Let us sow that seed during our “Jesus Week” services, Maundy Thursday service or Easter Sunday service.

Fitness Fast… Week 1 and 2, no pork. Week 3 and 4, No pork, no beef, no soda. Week 5 and 6, no pork, no beef, no soda, no sugar sweets. Take these 40 days to find healthier alternatives to replace the unhealthy things within our normal diet. Use agave instead of sugar, sea salt instead of iodine salt, try dairy free ice cream/dairy free creamers, water and/sparkling water instead of soda, try acid free coffee, and/or herbal tea.

 

 

40 Day First Things First Scriptures

Use English Standard Version (ESV)

Monday thru Friday

 

 

Week 1:

February 23, 2026 - Day 1. Matthew 21:1-11

February 24, 2026 - Day 2. John 12:1-11

February 25, 2026 - Day 3. John 12:12-19

February 26, 2026 - Day 4. Mark 11:12-26

February 27, 2026 - Day 5. Matthew 21:23-32

 

 

Week 2:

March 2, 2026 - Day 1. Mark 12:1-12

March 3, 2026 - Day 2. Matthew 22:1-14

March 4, 2026 - Day 3. Luke 20:9-26

March 5, 2026 - Day 4. Luke 20:27-40

March 6, 2026 - Day 5. Matthew 22:34-46

 

 

Week 3:

March 9, 2026 - Day 1. Matthew 4:1-11

March 10, 2026 - Day 2. Matthew 6:16-18

March 11, 2026 - Day 3. Psalm 51:1-17

March 12, 2026 - Day 4. Romans 12:6-13

March 13, 2026 - Day 5. I Peter 5:6-7

 

 

Week 4:

March 16, 2026 - Day 1. Psalm 130

March 17, 2026 - Day 2. Psalm 42:1-2

March 18, 2026 - Day 3. Hebrews 4:12-16

March 19, 2026 - Day 4. Lamentations 3:25-26

March 20, 2026 - Day 5. II Corinthians 5:16-21

 

 

Week 5:

March 23, 2026 - Day 1. Hebrews 13:5-9

March 24, 2026 - Day 2. II Corinthians 5:4-9

March 25, 2026 - Day 3. Colossians 3:12-17

March 26, 2026 - Day 4.  Psalm 56:3-13

March 27, 2026 - Day 5. Proverbs 10:11-19

 

 

Week 6:

March 30, 2026 - Day 1. Jeremiah 29:11-14

March 31, 2026 - Day 2. Psalm 37:1-8

April 1, 2026 - Day 3. Deuteronomy 32:3-4

April 2, 2026 - Day 4. I Chronicles 16:8-12

April 3, 2026 - Day 5. Isaiah 53:4-7