Fasting and prayer break the yoke of bondage and bring about a release of God's presence, power, and provision. 11-4-84 10:50 a.m. Mark 2:18-20 Topic: Fasting Church, we are living in such days today - the Bridegroom is absent and our needs for spiritual power are SO very great. And whether you want to fast for increased health, or increased mental clarity, you will get them both--only maybe not all in the first day. The Lost Art of Fasting (3 of 4) by Ernest Easley. I mean, let's face it, eating is such a pleasure and a big part of our lives. Throughout history, men and women whose lives have displayed the power and provision of God made fasting part of their spiritual arsenal. One, frankly, that is often neglected even by God’s elect, God’s called and chosen people. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. The Power of Fasting? Psa 69:10 (“chastened my soul with fasting”) b. Cf. Fasting abstains from some good gift of God to say to him, “This much I want more of you, O God!” ... Sermon. FASTING FOR GOD’s GLORY: Ezra 8:21-23 •22 For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.” By Bill Bright. Fasting and prayer is one of the most powerful spiritual combinations on earth. I want us to take our Bibles now and look at Matthew chapter 17. FASTING SERMON OUTLINES. Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at … This was the only fast commanded by the Law, to be observed on the tenth day of the seventh month 3. After failing to drive out an evil spirit from a boy, the disciples asked the Lord why they were unable to cast it out. Fasting is an ongoing practice, that grows and deepens over time, delivering more and more meaningful benefits. The Power of Fasting Richard LaFountain gives a good summary on the power of fasting. It kills unbelief and brings answers to prayer when nothing else works. Prepare your messages about drawing closer to God through fasting and prayer with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting (sermon from Joel on 1 January- technical difficulties cut of the podcast around declaration #2 below) Joel 1:14 Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly.Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. or answers in prayer by fasting any more than we can earn our own salvation. Though not called “fasting”, the phrase “afflicting one’s soul” was understood to refer to fasting a. Cf. I have attended church since I was a child never once heard a sermon on fasting. This is the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas bringing the message entitled: Fasting and Prayer, Prayer and Fasting.. Our text is in Matthew, the First Gospel, chapter 9, beginning at verse 14. In this message, Pastor John Lindell shares a powerful sermon titled, "The Benefits of Fasting & Prayer." At times, I’m sure we have all neglected to avail ourselves of this powerful spiritual tool. Fasting is going without food to pursue and/or focus on something more important. (I Cor 9:27) 2. He recommend that they go to the prayer mountain, fast for one week and if the problem still remain, he increases to 10days up to 40days and they come back with great testimonies. 3, Engage fervently in prayer, casual prayer doesn’t bring about power, engage fervently, engage fervently Romans 12:11, not slothful but fervent serving the Lord. Jesus intends for us to seek after God with great prayer and fasting. Charles Stanley. It is a practice that is done alone – and yes perhaps with other Believers at one time – but still you are alone with it. And then follows a still wider application. The Power of Prayer with Fasting Matthew 17:1-17:21 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) READ: Mark 2:18-20 (text: v20) Mark 2:18-20 (NIV) Jesus Questioned About Fasting 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people think it is related to dieting and the body. There is a lot of misunderstanding today about fasting. Feb 12, 1995. Ac 27:9 (where the term “Fast” refers to the Day of Atonement) 4. 1. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the… None of these are true. Sermon: Engaging the power of prayer and fasting) Sermons by Bishop Oyedepo During my stay in Hamburg while working on the English original of "Atomic Power with God through Fasting and Prayer", by Franklin Hall, I was touched so much by the article, that I instantly started a 2-week fast, through which I could gain rich spiritual profit.