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  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Fasting For Spiritual Breakthrough

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 4, 2007
    based on 77 ratings
     | 19,549 views

    True fasting turns our attention off ourselves and onto God.

    Fasting For Spiritual Breakthrough Text: Matt. 6:16-18 Introduction 1. Illustration: Richard Foster writes in his book A Celebration of Discipline, “In a culture where the landscape is dotted with shrines to the Golden Arches and an assortment of Pizza Temples, fasting seems out of place, out ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Greg Nance avatar

    God's Guidance And Fasting

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 14, 2013
     | 4,757 views

    How does the church serve God and seek His will? How do we hear His voice for our present day needs? Certainly scripture is the primary tool to know God's will, but how we apply it takes wisdom and Spirit led help. How do we discover those?

    The Church in Antioch – the first place where the disciples were called Christians – was a team building church. Earlier in Acts 11 we hear of how this church began and how the gospel began to spread outside the borders of Israel into the Gentile world as certain brave souls began ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fasting Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 23, 2017
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    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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 3: Fasting

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 5, 2012
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    What do do when you Fast

    Series: When You . . . Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 3: Fasting March 4, 2012 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, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    For No Reason

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 6, 2024
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    One of the reasons that we can fast is to refocus on God

    Background to passage: Dec 519 BC, 2nd of 3 post exilic prophets. Zechariah 7:1–7 ESV In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is This The Kind Of Fast?

    Contributed by Glenn Branham on May 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
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    Fasting is a tremendous spiritual resource available to the Body of Christ.

    "Is This The Kind of Fast?" Is. 58:1-14 "Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Most Rewarding Treasure

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 12, 2009
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    Seek God, not things! Fasting is an investment that brings spiritual dividends. Thoughts on hunger, reward, and treasure.

    The Most Rewarding Treasure Matthew 6:16-21 Intro: Aunt "Emma" was married to a tightwad who was also a little strange. He made a good salary, but they lived frugally because he insisted on putting 20 percent of his paycheck under the mattress. (The man didn’t trust banks.) The money, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ron Tuit avatar

    To Fast Or Feast Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jul 3, 2013
     | 6,516 views

    Jesus uses three contemporary examples to answer the question, "Why don't your disciples fast?"; In doing so, He explains the exclusiveness of the Kingdom of God.

    “Fast or Feast” Matthew 9:14-17 (Mark 2:18-22, Luke 5:33-39) To eat or not to eat; that is the question that is asked of Jesus. Matthew 9:14: “Then John's disciples came and asked him, "How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" The question ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Seven Ways To Pray To Get Answers

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Mar 3, 2017
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    We must pray Gods way to get an answer.

    SEVEN WAYS TO PRAY TO GET ANSWERS Job 22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. Psalms 6:9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andrew Chan avatar

    Fasting

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Mar 6, 2007
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    Spiritual discipline of fasting

    Fasting Spiritual Disciplines An Adult Christian Education Class of RCEFC Based on Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster Intro: Fasting – fallen into disrepute Out to step with the times – Fast foods Disregard for fasting: “…I could not find a single book published on the subject of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Pastor Bruce A. Shields avatar

    Fasting Series

    Contributed by Pastor Bruce A. Shields on Aug 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,931 views

    Part 14:Sermon on the Mount Series - Not if...but when, according to Jesus.

    The Great Commission Part 14 – Sermon on the Mount – Fasting Pastor Bruce A. Shields House of Faith – www.PS127.org WELCOME INTRODUCTION TO SERMON † The Sermon on the Mount – The Beatitudes † We are the Salt, staying pure with God’s Holy Word † We are the Light, showing that Word to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Fasting

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 12, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,371 views

    The spiritual discipline of fasting is available to us to physically, emotionally, and spiritually connect with our Father in Heaven in order to navigate the hardest parts of this life.

    Fasting 2 Samuel 12:15b-23 #fasting INTRODUCTION The people did it as part of mourning for losses in battle in Judges 20. The people did it to mourn the death of King Saul and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 31 and 2 Samuel 1. King David did it while his child was ill in 2 Samuel 12. [this is where we will ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Fasting

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jan 14, 2020
     | 2,693 views

    an introduction to fasting

    Credit: I edited some of Tom Fullers introduction for my sermon. https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-to-be-invisible-tom-fuller-sermon-on-jesus-teachings-139102?ref=SermonSerps FASTING Matthew 6:16-18 Here are some pictures of my new truck: Talk about the new truck: Searched, features, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    Fasting Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,257 views

    One of the misunderstood topics of the Bible and one not covered so much in preaching is the subject of fasting. What is it and is it for us today?

    Fasting Griffith Baptist Church – 1/6/08 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 6:16-18 The Introduction My pastor and his wife were recently invited over to dinner at the house of a member of their congregation. When they arrived, dinner preparations were almost finished, and the member’s young son was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Fasting

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Jan 18, 2017
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     | 8,716 views

    Fasting seems to be out of vogue today. What is Biblical fasting? Why should we fast? What should our attitude be when we fast? What should we expect?

    Before we go over our memory Scriptures I want to go over a true example of a mistake versus sin as an example of what the difference is and why the Lord looks upon the two differently. Last week we introduced a new memory Scripture and I told you that the new memory Scripture was printed in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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