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A Primer On Fasting
Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Oct 30, 2002 (message contributor)
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1. You Call This A Fast?
Contributed on Oct 30, 2002
#1 of 4 sermons on biblical fasting.
You Call This A Fast? (Isaiah 58:1-9) I. False Fasting A. Objectives 1. Deceive God 2. Serve Self 3. Make a Fast Shekel B. Results 1. Exploitation of workers 2. Quarreling and strife 3. External humility 4. Unrepentant mourning II. True Fasting A. Objectives 1. Exercise ...read more
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2. When You Fast...
Contributed on Oct 30, 2002
#2 of 4 sermons on biblical fasting.
When You Fast… (Matthew 6:16-18) I. The Wrong Way to Fast A. Fasting as a hypocrite 1. To gain a sense of God’s approval and self-approval 2. To fulfill a religious act 3. To gain religious recognition B. Fasting for recognition 1. Danger of feeling “super-spiritual” 2. Danger of ...read more
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3. A Practical Guide To Fasting-Part 1
Contributed on Oct 30, 2002
#3 of 4 sermons on biblical fasting.
A Practical Guide to Fasting (Part 1) (Topical) I. General Observations II. What Is Fasting? A. Definitions III. Who Fasts? A. OT Examples B. NT Examples C. Contemporary Examples Introduction This is our third message on the subject of fasting. We be-gan by looking at an OT ...read more
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4. A Practical Guide To Fasting-Part 2
Contributed on Oct 30, 2002
#4 of 4 sermons on biblical fasting.
A Practical Guide to Fasting (Part 2) (Topical) I. Where Does It Say, “Fast?” A. Explicit commands B. Expected conviction II. Why Should I Fast? III. When Should I Fast? IV. How Do I Fast? A. Types of fasts B. Accompanying attitudes and actions C. A strategy for successful ...read more