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Are you living in victory? Are you at peace and are you and your family flourishing? If not, don’t just set resolutions or goals this year. Develop spiritual disciplines (Holy Habits, if you will) that will lead to the abundant life that Christ offers us. Here’s how.
In this sermon, Josh walks through a Biblical survey and some practical advice concerning an often overlooked and difficult spiritual discipline: fasting and prayer. He also notes the powerful potential of this discipline to transform our lives, impact our communities, and renew our nation.
Outline:
- Who fasted and prayed.
- Why fast and pray.
- How to fast and pray.
Key Takeaways:
- What Jesus meant when He said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Luke 4:2-4.
- Five reasons to fast: power, guidance, protection, healing, and repetance/renewal.
- Some practical tips for implementing this spiritual discipline in your life.
- The remarkable and consistent example of fasting by kings or nations in the Bible leading to divine mercy and withholding of judgment (for example, Nineveh in the book of Jonah).