1/5: The Four W's of Prayer & Fasting

Our 9 AM worship service includes:
As for Me and My House
Psalm 86:8-10
Prayer & Welcome
Great Things
Way Maker
Altar Prayer
The Old Rugged Cross
Sermon: The Four W's of Prayer & Fasting
Acts 14:23
I. The Who of Fasting
II. The What of Fasting
A. Definition of Fasting
B. Types of Fasting
1. Partial fast.
2. Typical fast.
3. Complete fast.
C. Length of Fasting
III. The Why of Fasting
A. To Obey the Word of God - 1 Cor. 7:5; Matt. 6:16
B. To Activate the Power of God - Matthew 4:1-4, 11
C. To Surrender to the Presence of God - Mark 2:15-20
D. To Be Sensitive to the Spirit of God - Acts 13:2-3
E. To Experience the Grace of God - Ezra 8:21-23
IV. The Wherefore (How) of Fasting - Isaiah 58:6-11
A. Fasting that Pleases God
1. Humility
2. Repentance
3. Scripture reading
4. Spiritual goal
5. Surrender
Response
Offering
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