Matthew 6:16-18 (NKJV) When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen;
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I. is an important part of the Christian
1. Fasting is the
2. The
3. The
Isaiah 58:3 (GNT) The people ask, “Why should we fast if the Lord never notices? Why should we go without food if he pays no attention?”The Lord says to them, “The truth is that at the same time you fast, you pursue your own interests and oppress your workers.
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II. is abstaining from food for
1. Fasting moves you to God
Luke 2:37 (CEB) She (Anna) was now an 84-year-old widow. She never left the temple area but worshipped God with fasting and prayer night and day.
2. Fasting is a
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III. Get ready for a
1. The
2. The
Isaiah 58:4 (NIRV) When you fast, it ends in arguing and fighting. You hit one another with your fists. That is an evil thing to do. The way you are now fasting keeps your prayers from being heard in heaven.
3. The
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IV. What are you for?
1. Determine you want to fast
2. Decide in advance on the of your fast
3. more during your fast
4. Embrace the of the fast
5. comes as you fasting
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