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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Fasting 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2013
     | 5,728 views

    1) A Critical Accusation (Mark 2:18), 2) A Corrective Answer (Mark 2:19-20), 3) The Clarifying Analogies (Mark 2:21-22)

    The Jewish New Year 5774 began this year on the evening of September 4th. Ten days later, just before sundown on September 13th, Jews worldwide gather in their homes to eat a final meal together before they embark upon a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer on the holiest, most solemn day of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Hold Fast!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 18, 2013
     | 6,201 views

    It’s good to be successful but the most important call in our life is to be careful!

    Hold fast! Revelations 3:11”Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” • It’s good to be successful but the most important call in our life is to be careful! • It’s fine to be ambitious and aggressively passionate ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Why Fast

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 3, 2019
     | 3,513 views

    Most of us don't think about fasting, this message looks at what it means to fast and if fasting relevant for believers today.

    What about fasting? I am on a quest. And have been for years. Some of you have been on a similar quest. For some it is a major quest, and for others it’s a minor quest, but a quest never the less. And that quest is weight loss. And it seems like it’s been never ending, I remember in high ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Fast Forward

    Contributed by Todd Pope on Nov 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,447 views

    Learning to fast forward our thinking about the consequences of our actions will lead to a more godly life.

    Have you ever been distracted? Accused of not paying attention? Look at some of these fine examples... It seems an epidemic has encompassed our culture. Distracted drivers. Have you ever passed someone shaving, putting on make-up, texting, eating, etc. while driving? Listen to these ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fasting With Prayer Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,707 views

    The last in the series on Prayer. What is fasting and why should we fast?

    Prayer with Fasting JCC 20.01.10 am In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "When you give..., when you pray..., when you fast." He presumes that we will fast. He follows each command with a contrasting instruction: "Don’t do it this way; but do it this way" Matthew 6:1-18 Unfortunately, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Daniel Fasting

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 2, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 13,869 views

    We are not boldly able to look straight at the face of kings and say, ‘look, this is what God is telling you’ because we chat more on face book rather than with God like Daniel!

    You are greatly loved! Daniel 9:3 ‘And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes..’ Friend, the reason for our mediocre lives, broken homes and debt-drenched lives is because we read more of ‘how to become rich ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Think Fast!

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 24, 2020
     | 2,147 views

    Fasting is a rewarding discipline in that it brings us closer to the "face" of God.

    1. FASTING TOGETHER: THE MINNESOTA GRASSHOPPER SWARM In Minnesota, during the summer of 1876, there was a swarm of grasshoppers destroying the crops. There was a fear that the grasshoppers would return, so Governor John S. Pillsbury proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting on April 26, 1877, urging ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fasting & You

    Contributed by Bishop Emma Omon on Apr 22, 2017
     | 11,792 views

    An inspiring teaching on the purpose and power of fasting from the New Testament perspective. It also features a helpful guide for effective fasting.

    A few weeks ago I received a call from a young minister of the gospel who wanted to know my view on the subject of fasting. He explained that he attended a Christian conference recently where the guest preacher got him confused about fasting. According to him the preacher made a mockery of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Grant Adams avatar

    The Christian And Fasting Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 26, 2019
     | 2,160 views

    Perhaps, the most misunderstood and most misapplied teaching in the Bible is the teaching of fasting.

    The Christian and Fasting Matthew 6:16-18 Perhaps, the most misunderstood and most misapplied teaching in the Bible is the teaching of fasting. Down through the ages, it has been a method of displaying something on the outside that was supposed to be prevalent on the inside. It supposedly used to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hold Fast Series

    Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on May 25, 2020
     | 2,183 views

    the message or prophecy (Revelation 1:3) from Jesus Christ through John the disciple to the Church of Smyrna

    ** the message or prophecy (Revelation 1:3) from Jesus Christ through John the disciple to the Church of Smyrna __Smyrna was a seaport city about 35 miles north of Ephesus __Today it is called Izmir, Turkey __Presumably, this church was founded during Paul’s ministry in Ephesus (Acts 19:10) __ ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Effective Fasting Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 1, 2020
     | 8,257 views

    Fast when out of your despair, you feel totally dependent upon God.

    One day, Kathy Cash’s husband, of Dallas, Texas, announced to the family that he was going to fast and pray. Ginny, their 5-year-old, had recently learned that fasting meant not eating. “No!” she shouted. “You can't fast! You'll die!” Her dad carefully explained that many men and women ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Ian Hyde avatar

    The Discipline Of Fasting

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Feb 23, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,684 views

    Ezra the scribe knew his people needed to prepare their hearts for the difficult and dangerous journey ahead. In this sermon we look at why we as the church are called to fast and pray together, especially during the season of Lent.

    A FAMILY ON THE MOVE For our family, there is rarely any experience more stressful than preparing for a trip back to Iowa to visit our parents. The kids are always excited about the prospect of staying in motels, of visiting with Grandma and Grandpa, of going out to eat at restaurants, and of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Importance Of Fasting Series

    Contributed by Brett Crosson on Feb 24, 2020
     | 5,997 views

    Fasting is often the forgotten key in prayer and spiritual warfare. Yet saints both in the Old and New Testaments utilised it for spiritual breakthrough and victory over the enemy. And so can we.

    I want to talk to you about fasting under these four headings: The importance of biblical fasting The individuals of biblical fasting The impact of biblical fasting The intricacies of biblical fasting Each of these can take hours to unpack but I want to do an overview of each and hopefully ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Question Of Fasting

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 18, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,058 views

    A warning against mixing things that differ.

    THE QUESTION OF FASTING. Matthew 9:14-17. It is a strange thing that the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus to ask, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” (Matthew 9:14). It is unfortunately typical of religious people to be performing some ritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Not So Fast Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 23, 2019
     | 4,062 views

    In this message we will slow and dive deeper into the cost of following Jesus...

    Not So Fast #BecomingTheChurchHeIntended OKAY SO – we are in this series. An extremely important one. AND – so far in this series we have seen that the church that Jesus intended IS… • His Body • His Bride • His Family • His Flock • God’s Temple • The promised messianic kingdom • The ‘Called ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ