I talked about Fasting this morning as we get ready to kickoff Awakening 2011. We are joining churches all over the nation for this unbelievable time of Prayer, Fasting, and Personal Devotion to God.
Below are some of my notes from Sunday's Message:
I want to answer 5 questions:
1. What is Fasting?
2. Why Should We Fast?
3. What Does Fasting Do?
4. Why is Fasting Important in the Life of a Believer?
5. Why is it Important for the Body of Christ to Fast Together?
What is Fasting?
• Going without food for a specified amount of time in order to pray
• It’s pursuing God to fill a spiritual hunger rather than eating food to fill a
physical hunger
Why Should We Fast?
• Fasting Recaptures our Heart for God
• Fasting Expresses our Passion to know God more
What Does Fasting Do?
• Fasting Exposes the Heart
• Fasting Expresses our Hunger for God
• Fasting makes our heart tender toward God
WHAT FASTING DOESN’T DO
• Fasting does not motivate God to love you.
• Fasting doesn’t make God enjoy you any more.
• Fasting isn’t a “get rich quick” plan to holiness.
• We don’t fast so that God will forgive us.
• Fasting is not a substitute for obedience.
Why is Fasting Important in the Life of a Believer?
• God Rewards It
• It Deepens the Reality of God's Presence in our Lives
Why is it important for us to fast together……As a church body1.
• That our focus would be solely on God
• That we would present pure hearts to God
• That our lives would be a Testimony for God
• That our church would walk as one (in unity) before God
• That we would have the power and anointing of God
I hope these notes help. I'm looking forward to us growing together as we pray and fast together over the next 21 days!
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