December 11 & 12, 2021
Fasting Positions US for CHANGE
Prayer MOVES GOD
Luke 11:5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ New International Version
Luke 11:7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ New International Version
Luke 11:8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. New International Version
Luke 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” New International Version
Luke 11:9 So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened. Amplified Bible Classic Edition
Luke 11:11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” New International Version
Fasting Energizes Prayer
Fasting Creates Urgency and Cleanses the Soul
Fasting is a voluntary abstinence from food and other comforts and stimulants that creates a desperate physical and mental hunger that we satisfy by spending more time pursuing God through prayer and seeking his face.
Fasting creates and increases spiritual hunger, breaks the grip this world has on us, and makes us more sensitive to God’s will, voice, and purpose, while releasing spiritual life and power into our lives.
Mark 4:18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. New International Version
Proverbs 27:7 When you are full, you will refuse honey, but when you are hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. Good News Translation
Fasting Creates Laser Focused Prayer
Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius ofCyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. New International Version
Acts 13:2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. New International Version
What will YOUR FAST Look Like?
What will be on YOUR LIST?