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There is a powerful secret that every Christian needs to know, especially in troubled times. Let’s learn about the right and wrong use of fasting. Let’s see what the inspired Word of God says about it.
Prelude: There is a powerful secret that every Christian needs to know, especially in troubled times. Purpose: Let’s learn about the right and wrong use of fasting. Plan: Let’s see what the inspired Word of God says about it. Exodus 34:27-28 27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words, for ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:19-21, Matthew 6:16-18, Acts 13:1-3
Denomination: Baptist
If we want to know the benefits of fasting, we only need to look at the life of Daniel, a young man who fasted regularly.
Scripture Reading: Matthew 9:14-15 Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 9:14-15
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
It's one of the most ancient of spiritual disciplines but the most neglected today. This sermon seeks to answer why we should fast and how to do it
Fasting: A Means of Grace Matthew 6:16-18 Carl Lundquist was President of Bethel College for almost 30 years. In the latter part of his life, he began to study the Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian faith and build them into his life, especially those he had not practiced, including the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18
Denomination: Methodist
This is a warning to hold on to your salvation, to value it and to not turn away
“Hold Fast” Hebrews 10:26-31 In the Spring of 1924: Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge. As they neared him: Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands. ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-31
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
In the military, you were given a command to stand fast and await further orders even when you saw others marching. Too many Christians, especially new ones, run off at the command of men or emotions missing the Lord's command.
Is it not odd that people who believe in the omnipresence of God seek some place where they feel closer to Him. He not the God of the oceans, the mountains or the fields. He is the God of the universe so wherever you are He is there. If you are not hearing from Him it is not a location ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:20
Fasting is something that creates uncertainty and anxiety in the minds of many. I think if we will take the time to consider what our Lord has to say and seek to understand fasting, we will become more comfortable with it.
The Fundamentals of Fasting Matthew 6: 16-18 We have come to a portion of Scripture that is little discussed in our day. I don’t think I have ever heard this passage preached or dealt with at length. The focus of this portion of the Sermon on the Mount is fasting. That may be something the average ...read more
'Fasting' - Matthew chapter 6 verses 14-18 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
SERMON OUTLINE: Question #1: What is fasting? Question #2: Should Christian’s fast? Question #3: What will fasting do for me? Question #4: How should I fast SERMON BODY: Question: What do these people have in common? • Moses the lawgiver, • King David, • Elijah the prophet, • Queen Esther, ...read more
Denomination: Brethren
This morning we are to talk about the practice of biblical fasting… Not fasting to lose weight or to detox your body – but fasting, going without food for a period of time for a specific spiritual purpose…
The Practice Of Fasting Matthew 6:16-18 Dismiss Grove KIDZ OKAY – I want to start our time this morning by reading just a few verses that Jesus (God the Son) spoke on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee 2000 years ago. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the ...read more
Explores fasting as a spiritual discipline for deepening our relationship with God, aligning our desires with His, and experiencing His presence profoundly.
Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. What a blessing it is to gather together in the house of the Lord on this beautiful day, united in our shared love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. As we come together today, we find ourselves on the cusp of a spiritual adventure, a voyage of ...read more
Topics: Spiritual Disciplines
A consideration of the role of worship in salvation, focusing especially on how we worship.
“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’ Thus ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25
#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
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Placing attention on fasting is dangerous business. Placing attention on our performance is dangerous. Yet, wea are commanded to fast.
Voter’s Guides are Available in Ministry Galley. I encourage each one of you to vote. Today we conclude our series Seven Practice of a Healthy Christian. And our focus this morning is on the mouth. I call on our church to a Week of Prayer and a Day of Fasting for World Missions. For this reason ...read more
A Biblical look at the spiritual discipline of fasting.
FIGHTING THE FAILURE TO FAST Various Scriptures Morgan Spurlock is the producer, director and guinea pig of the movie “Super Size Me”, in which he subjects his body to a three-meal-a-day McDonald’s only diet to determine if fast food really has an impact on a person’s health. During the journey, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:16
Denomination: Wesleyan
Is fasting Biblical for the Church Age believer, especially the way so many Christians practice it?
FASTING - IS IT BIBLICAL FOR TODAY? (Matthew 6:17-18) [HTTP formatted version of this sermon is located at http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/fasting.html] SCRIPTURAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FASTING: In Matthew 6:16-17, Jesus condemned the Pharisees because they fasted in a way that showed ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:17-18, Matthew 9:14-15
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God isn’t as impressed with our pious religiosity as he is about the way we live our lives.
Now the Israelites had a problem. They practiced their religion faithfully, and they did everything that was expected, but God didn’t seem to be listening to them. What was the problem? This is a good question. And it’s an important question to ask ourselves as well. God, through his prophet, ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9, Isaiah 58:9-14
Denomination: Holiness
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