“you are dust and to dust you shall return”
“therefore, go and consider yourself dead to sin & alive to God in Christ Jesus”
“Be killing sin or sin will be killing you.”
john owen
Romans 6:1-4 Ezekiel 18:32
Foundations of Fasting (Matthew 4:1-2)
Fasting is assumed by Jesus (Matthew 6:16-18)
“Self-indulgence is the enemy of gratitude, and self-discipline usually its friends and generator. That is why gluttony is a deadly sin. The early desert fathers believed that a person’s appetites are linked: full stomachs and jaded palates take the edge from our hunger and thirst for righteousness. They spoil the appetite for God.”
CORNELIUS PLANTINGA JR.
Fasting acknowledges we are dependent on God (Matthew 4:4, 1 Corinthians 6:13a)
“We fast to nourish our hunger for God and to reduce our hunger for the world.”
JOHN PIPER
“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It’s not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but mindless nibbling at the table of the world.”
JOHN PIPER
Fasting can be a sign of repentance (1 Samuel 7:6)
Fasting is a Spiritual Discipline (Holy Habit) (1 Corinthians 9:27)
Fasting helps discern / seek God’s will and favor (Esther 4:16)
- Regularly
- Prayerfully
- Secretly (Matthew 6:16-18)
- Corporately
- Creatively
- Expectantly (Matthew 6:18)
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