Sunday, February 19, 2017
FASTING?
Duration:39 mins 58 secs
FASTING?
VARIOUS SCRIPTURES
DEFINITION: Fasting means to lay aside any pleasurable and/or vital activity for a period of time in order to intensely pursue God and know His mind with the intent of obeying His revealed will.
FASTING IS NOT:
Universally Commanded
Getting The Attention of God
Getting God To Love Me More
Getting God To Forgive Me
FASTING IS:
A Removal of Distractions
Humbling Yourself Before God In Brokenness and Repentance
Exposing Our Hearts To God
Expressing Hunger For God
Coupled With Prayer and The Word of God
A Reminder that it is not Food that Sustains Us but God
TYPES OF FASTING:
Normal
Absolute
Specific or Partial
JESUS AND FASTING, MATT. 6:16-18
The Fast of The Pharisees:
Robs us of the reality of the Christian Life
Robs us of spiritual reward
Robs us of spiritual Influence
BENEFITS OF FASTING:
Help, 2 Chronicles 20:1-4, 14-23
Healing, Matt. 17:14-21
Hearing, Isa. 58:6-8
Freedom from Addictions, vs. 6a
Solving Problems, vs. 6b
Releasing the Oppressed Soul, vs. 6c
Conquer Mental or Emotional Problems, vs. 6d
Meeting the physical/material needs of others, vs. 7
Clear Insight in Decision-Making, vs. 8a
Health, vs. 8b
Righteous Life and Influence in Testimony, vs. 8c
The Glory of the Lord, to Protect from the Evil One, vs.8d
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