Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Week 8: Fasting

What is fasting?
Fasting happens when you choose to abstain from normal, everyday activities, and you devote that time instead to prayer.


Over-Attachments
1.Food
2.Technology


Reasons to Fast...
1.Jesus assumes we would fast (Mt. 6:17)

2.Repentance

3.Prayer

4.Mourning

5.Identification

6.Escape

7.Dependance on God

8.Seek God's guidance

9.Satisfaction in God


Steps to Fasting...

STEP #1: Decide what you're going to fast from.

STEP #2: Daily pray for someone's salvation until Easter.

STEP #3: Build a relationship with that person and invite them
for Palm Sunday (Apr 5) and Easter Sunday (Apr 12).


Listen to sermon here.


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