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  • Religious Play-Acting

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 9, 2025
     | 103 views

    Jesus frees us from religion’s stage—calling us from performance to presence, from spotlight to sunlight, to live unmasked before the Father.

    Religious Play-Acting The Sermon on the Mount opens with blessing and ends with a choice: sand or rock, appearance or obedience. Between those two poles, Matthew 6 sits like a quiet heart—Jesus’ exposition of motive. Here the Lord shifts from what disciples do to why they do it. He moves from ...read more

  • Fasting For A Spiritual Breakthrough

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 25, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 121 views

    Fasting is a biblical way to quiet our hearts, humble our souls, and make room to hear God’s voice—bringing revelation, deliverance, protection, repentance, and spiritual strength to those who hunger and thirst for Him.

    Fasting for a Breakthrough “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalms 42:1-2 There are moments in our walk with Christ when we become desperate—truly desperate—to hear the voice ...read more

  • Fasting

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 30, 2025
     | 155 views

    Fasting is a spiritual discipline for inward communion with God.

    A. INTRODUCTION: MATTHEW 6:16-18 “When you fast, don’t make it obvious to others, as the hypocrites who try to look mournful or disheveled like they didn’t comb their hair, or wash their face. Don’t try to get people to admire you for fasting. That is the only reward you will get. But when you ...read more

  • Matthew 6:1-18

    Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Aug 19, 2025
     | 182 views

    NASB footnotes from biblegateway.com

    The Disciple’s Motives – Secret Life with God Focus: Giving, praying (including the Lord’s Prayer), fasting—all “in secret” Why this section: Counters the medal-chasing mindset by anchoring worship in the Father’s unseen reward. Builds private spiritual fitness essential for public resilience. ...read more

  • The Birthmark Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 23, 2022
     | 1,481 views

    God calls us to hunger and thirst after righteousness. We are as close to God today as we want to be. Where are you spiritually?

    Hungering and thirsting after righteousness. God always meets a man at the point of his desire. God will do just as much for your life as you desire for him to do. You were just as close to God today as you want to be. The marvelous thing about the Lord is you can have all of him that you ...read more

  • The Birthmarks Of Purity Series

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Nov 23, 2022
     | 1,406 views

    The ultimate goal of most people in the world is to see God. What does it take?

    Matthew 5:8 is one of the most astounding statements in the word of God. You and I may stand and look at the same object and see different things. The eye sees what it is trained to see. That is not only true physically, but spiritually. Isn't it amazing that two people can come to the same ...read more

  • Private Relations Series

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022
     | 1,573 views

    God gives us what we value most. If it’s public recognition, we get it. We get God’s approval only if that is what we value.

    Our culture admires publicity. People are famous just for being famous. We grow up watching people who command the public eye; we call them stars. They are the people with money, fame, position, power and recognition. They are held up by the media as larger than life, people to be envied. We ...read more

  • 3. The Poverty Of Riches Series

    Contributed by E. True Neilson on Nov 26, 2022
     | 1,826 views

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    Check out the book "The Upside Down Kingdom" by Donald ...read more

  • The Surest Path To Great Reward In 2023 Series

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Dec 27, 2022
     | 2,711 views

    Jesus reveals the surest path to God's greatest rewards. So, Jesus begins talking about the importance of right motives in serving, in giving, in praying and in fasting. Seek first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness...

    Sermon: The Surest Path To Great Reward Text: Matthew 5:20; 6:1-8; 16-18, 33 Matthew 5:20 “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven! Matthew 6:1-6 “Watch out! Don’t do ...read more

  • Jesus’s Framework For Fasting PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 799 views

    Explore the necessity, purpose, and benefits of fasting as a means to express our deep desire for God and align our lives with His will, following Jesus' example and teachings.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive into a topic that might not be the most popular, but it's something that Jesus talked about and practiced in His life: fasting. I came across a quote by David Mathis that I believe sets the tone for our discussion today. He said, “and saying ...read more

  • Discipline Of Fasting PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 15, 2024
    based on 4 ratings
     | 673 views

    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

  • Where Is Your Heart? PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 7, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,074 views

    Explores the true nature of fasting, the importance of seeking eternal treasures, and understanding the significance of Lent practices in our Christian journey.

    Good morning, beloved family. Isn't it a beautiful day that the Lord has made? We're gathered here today, not by coincidence, but by divine appointment. Our Father, in His infinite wisdom and boundless love, has drawn us together to share in His Word and grow in our understanding of His divine ...read more

  • To Find God In His Secret Place Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,077 views

    Where is God? He is waiting to meet you in your private (secret) place. You can find God’s presence when you seek Him.

    “When you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing … your Father who sees in secret.” Matthew 6:3-4, NLT “When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place.” Matthew 6:6, NKJV “When you fast ...read more

  • To Keep Your Ax (Ministry) Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,287 views

    Fasting keeps God’s presence alive, and keeps God first to make you effective in ministry.

    “They (the prophets) began cutting down trees. But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. ‘Oh Sir!’ he cried, ‘It was a borrowed ax.’ ‘Where did it fall?’ The man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that ...read more

  • The Truth About Fasting Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Aug 9, 2023
     | 920 views

    God has given us so much to enjoy in this world, but the results of sin is so great that the grief in our spirit overrides our physical hunger.

    Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org 16 “Now whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward ...read more