SERMONS ON FASTING AND PRAYING
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What Did Jesus Say about Praying and Fasting (9 of 15)
by Rick White
Introduction: With or Without a Mask A few years ago, two men held up a bank in Dallas. For reasons I do not know, only one of them wore a mask. In ten or fifteen minutes they were captured. Can you imagine one of those men standing before the judge and saying, ''Your Honor, I admit I robbed the bank. I admit that I did it. But at least I went in there without a mask. I was not a hypocrite. Everybody saw who I was.'' That doesn't make it with a judge in Dallas. So, if you want to play the game of Pharisee, you can play it from any position in the board. This tax collector stood in the presence of God, and in the...
Fasting
by Dr. Ed Young
Not too many look hungry tonight! I was real tempted to do some interviews tonight walk up and down these aisles - but I didn't do it.... to try to answer some questions maybe we can do that again .... about fasting.... because you didn't do it in 30 or 40 minutes or whatever; but there are - just as a precursory kind of overview - there are at least 3 kinds of fast that you find in the Bible. There is the normal fast - and this was the fast in which Jesus was participating in, I think, in the 40 days in the wilderness...and... normal fast would be you would drink water or even liquids but no food - we feel like the fast...
Don’t Give Up Praying (5 of 5)
by Scott Maze
Two teams are away from this morning: middle school students are in St. Louis area doing door to door canvassing and block parties. Second team is in Vancouver at the Point Church - our church's flagship church plant. Let's celebrate the people there and pray for them together. Series Introduction: Today, we put a bow on the series, Eleven Two: We Pray. He Moves. This prayer has such a profound significance for believers both historically (more on this later) but also in our day as well. The prayer unites Christians from around the globe: Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants like us. Literally...
Prayer and Fasting
by Ernest Easley
We need the power of God to fall upon us giving us a spirit of generosity! And that kind of visit from God will not take place a part from prayer and fasting. I've just completed my fifth week of one day fasts in preparation for ''The Prayer Gathering.''I'm eating lunch on Mondays and then the fast begins and ends on Tuesday at lunch. During my fasts, I'm drinking water, V8 Fusion Light for energy and to help keep my blood sugars level. By the way, my blood sugar level on Tuesday, after fasting 24 hours was 103. During that 24 hour fast, I'm praying for God: *to give me a greater desire for holiness; *to give me greater insight into...
Fasting: What Is It?
by Fred Lowery
Before Moses received the 10 commandments from God, he fasted and prayed. Exodus 34:28 Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant - the Ten Commandments. 2.David, a man after God's heart and Israel's greatest king, fasted Ps. 69:10 When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; 3.Daniel, seeking God's timetable for the return of God's people from captivity, fasted. Dan. 9:3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. Daniel also purposed in...
Praying In The Spirit
by Adrian Rogers
Okay, take God's Word. And turn with me to the eight chapter of Romans. And I don't know of a more pertinent passage on praying in the spirit than Romans chapter eight, the entire chapter, but specially verses twenty-six and twenty-seven. Romans eight, twenty-six and twenty-seven. Likewise, the Spirit, that's speaking, of the Holy Spirit, also helpeth our infirmities. Now, another word for infirmities is weaknesses. For we know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself--that's the translation in the King James, but a better translation is the Spirit himself--maketh intercession for us with groaning's which...
The Adventure of Fasting (1 of 4)
by Jim Henry
Richard Foster, in his book, The Celebration of Discipline, says that in a land filled with Golden Arches and pizza temples, it seems very strange to talk about fasting. I hope that if you haven't read this book, you'll get a copy. Every Christian should read it. It's one of the finest I've read, covering many things in the Christian life. Foster said that in his studies he found that for a period of several hundred years there were no books written on fasting. Only in recent years, he said, has he been able to find any materials on fasting which he could study and develop for his ministry to the church. I have found that to be true in...
The Lost Art of Fasting (3 of 4)
by Ernest Easley
All right ... now that we've enjoyed a good meal ... I want to talk to you tonight about the lost art of Fasting! Last week we learned that there are several kinds of fasting. For instance .. there is a Normal fast. That's when you abstain from food for a certain amount of time. There is also a Partial Fast. That's when your fast is limited to certain kinds of food. Then there is an Absolute Fast. That's when you refuse food and drink. Then there is a Corporate Fast. That involves a group of believers. And then there is a National Fast ... when an entire nation fasts. We then learned that a fast can be for one day ... one night ... three days...
Fasting - Hungry for God (6 of 7)
by Roger Thomas
Today we come to the third of three illustrations Jesus uses to teach that motives matter to God. It is possible to do a good thing for the wrong reason. He outlines the principle in verse one. ''Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness before men,' to be seen by them.'' He first applies the principle to giving to those in need. Of course, sharing is good. Doing it to show off, however, doesn't impress God. The same principle applies to praying. The Lord wants us to pray. But he wants us to remember who we are praying to when we do. This is not just an old problem. I know that preachers and leaders who lead public prayer...
Energized with Prayer and Fasting (1 of 2)
by Frank Damazio
''Energized'' is all about being invigorated, refueled and fired up to live on mission. God has His hand on you individually and He desires to energize you. We must become the people who will pray with great faith: Come Holy Spirit, fill me, use me, guide me - let me be energized! INTRODUCTION: ENERGIZED ''Energized:'' God revealing Himself by His Spirit to our spirit for the specific purpose of encouraging, enabling and energizing us. God wants you to be energized by a new and powerful work of the Holy Spirit in you that releases new strength, new faith, new desires and new prayers. KEY VERSE...
Fasting: America's Last Great Hope
by Richard Bradley
As the church we've been asked to declare November 1 as a day of fasting and prayer and this is entirely fitting because our country is holding probably it's most important election in history on November 8. This is an election that, more than any other, holds the potential to radically change the future of our great republic. I know what you're thinking. Many of you are thinking, ''Preacher I don't identify with either candidate.'' I know how you feel. Frankly, neither of these two would be my choice. But here we sit because only two legitimate candidates are running. Since someone is going to be elected why not elect the...
Authentic Praying (3 of 8)
by Rick White
Message Truth: No one in history has better understood the ministry of prayer than Jesus. Today we are going to learn about authentic praying from the one who taught us to pray; Our Father...(See Matthew 6:5-13 NIV) Introduction: Ice Cream Is Good For The Soul (Author Unknown) Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads, he said, "God is good. God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!" Along with laughter from the other customers nearby...
Fasting: Hungry for God (5 of 5)
by Bob Ingle
Open your bibles to Matthew 6. Would it be fair to say that Americans are pretty obsessed with food? Would that be an accurate statement? I got a few pictures to prove it (show). Hungry yet? I mean we love food don't we? We even name cities after food. There's Two Egg, Florida. There's Bacon, Delaware. There's a town called Pancake, Texas. There's Toast, North Carolina. There's even Jelly, California. You've got yourself breakfast right there. For most of us, food is our passion. It's our obsession. It's our fixation. We live to eat rather than eat to live. We spend countless hours every day thinking about food, shopping for food, cooking food, eating our food, complaining about our...
What the Bible Says about Fasting (1 of 4)
by Ernest Easley
In our time remaining ... I want to talk to you about what the Bible says about fasting. What does the Bible say about fasting. Now .. I can hear somebody say, "Oh .. I've fasted before and lost 5 lbs." Is weight loss the reason for fasting? It may be true that life begins at forty, but everything else starts to wear out .. fall out .. or spread out. And fasting may help your waistline ... but there is more to fasting than losing weight. What does the Bible say about fasting? The word "fast" in the OT is the Hebrew word sum .. now after fasting on Tuesday that really makes since to me that the Hebrew word is sum .. for I caught myself thinking...
Fasting For Your Family
by Curt Dodd
There are times when I may come to you and it may be more motivational; today is more informational. You see there are several styles of ministry, several characteristics of the way Jesus lived that you and I need to grab hold of if we are to learn how to walk like He did, talk like He did and love our husbands and our wives and our families just like He loved the disciples. We can look at the lifestyle of Jesus and emulate and copy those things that He did; and by doing those things with our family in mind, learn how to love them just like He desires for us to love them. One of those areas happens to be a discipline...
Living Under The Influence Of--Fasting (5 of 17)
by Jim Henry
When you think of the word "fast," what do you think about? Well, some of you think about the Daytona 500 today, and they're going to go fast over there. Two hundred miles an hour. Some of you, when you think of the word "fast," think of how fast your paycheck disappears after you receive it. That's another way you think of "fast." Some of you think about how fast your vacation goes. Some of you might think about Wyatt Earp and the gunfight at the OK Corral--fast on the draw. When you think about "fast," you may think about a whole lot of things and sometimes when you think about it in the religious arena, you may...
Prayer and Fasting Bring Change (1 of 4)
by Lenny Ports
We are entering into a time of consecration or prayer and fasting as a church. Over the next 21 days, we will be carving away time and pushing away food (or Facebook or TV or some other habit) to spend time with God in prayer. Notice I said Prayer and Fasting, not Fasting and Prayer because Prayer is the priority. Fasting is not a Christian diet even though you may lose weight. It is a call to starve your old Adamic nature, your flesh, your carnal self in order to become sensitive to the voice of God and the things of the Spirit. It is the opportunity to give ourselves completely (body, soul, and spirit) to Jesus in order to...
