4 Minutes a Day for 40 Days

A Whole Life Offering for CityView’s Future

January 1 – February 9

Big Idea:

What if God could shape the future of CityView through 4 minutes a day for 40 days?

Not through hustle.

Not through strategy alone.

But through a church that offers its whole life to God in prayer.

WHY THIS MATTERS

CityView is stepping into a new season.

New clarity. New values. New responsibility.

Before we talk about what we will do, we want to be clear about who we are becoming.

So we are calling our church to something simple, focused, and faith-filled:

4 minutes a day.

For 40 days.

For the future God is shaping at CityView.

WHAT WE’RE ASKING YOU TO DO

Each day, for 40 days:

  1. Read one Scripture

  2. Pray one focused prayer

  3. Offer one part of your life back to God

That’s it.

You don’t need the right words.

You don’t need extra time.

You don’t need to feel “spiritual.”

Just show up.

WHY 40 DAYS?

In Scripture, 40 days is a season of:

  • Preparation

  • Refining

  • Reorientation

This isn’t about earning God’s favor.

It’s about positioning ourselves to receive what He wants to do in us and through us.

HOW THIS CONNECTS TO WHOLE LIFE OFFERING

Our message series is rooted in Romans 12:1–13

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…”

This prayer journey mirrors that same movement:

  • Week 1: Offering ourselves

  • Week 2: Offering our minds

  • Week 3: Offering our gifts

  • Week 4: Offering our relationships

  • Week 5: Offering our resources and mission

By the time we roll out our values, we don’t just want to talk about them.

We want to be formed by them.

WHAT COULD GOD DO WITH THIS?

Imagine if:

  • Hundreds of people prayed daily—not perfectly, but faithfully

  • Hearts softened

  • Priorities clarified

  • Unity strengthened

  • Courage renewed

We believe God uses small, faithful acts to shape lasting futures.

And 4 minutes a day is not small in the hands of God.

THE INVITATION

You don’t have to do all 40 days perfectly.

You don’t have to catch every day.

But we are asking you to start.

“Lord, because of Your mercy, I offer You my life again today.”

That prayer—multiplied across our church—can shape our future.

HOW YOU’LL RECEIVE IT

  • Daily SMS or email with:

    • One Scripture

    • One prayer prompt

  • Designed to take about 4 minutes

  • Begins January 1

  • Culminates with our Values Sunday on February 8