Fasting
Abstaining from eating and/or drinking for a short period of time
What is fasting?
Pray standing in the synagogues and street corners to be seen
What is hypocritical prayer?
To hear, read, study, memorize, meditate, apply
What are the 6 ways to grasp the Bible?
Identify the person to whom Jesus said this, " God is Spirit and his worshippers must worship in Spirit and Truth."
Who is the Samaritan Woman?
You can do no food and no water for a maximum of three days
What is absolute fasting?
Keep on babbling words thinking they will be heard
What is a Pagan Prayer?
This book comes after Joshua
What is Judges?
It is an expression of thanksgiving for what God has done in our lives.
What is praise?
Set an objective, ask God for guidance, make physical preparations and plan your time with God
What are the preparations for a fast?
Prayer produces spiritual maturity
Why do we pray?
This book comes before Obadiah
What is Amos?
God is worthy to receive praise
Why should we praise God?
Fasting makes us sensitive to the leading and power of the Holy Spirit
What is a spiritual benefit of fasting?
Withdraws by himself to pray for a long period of time.
What is Jesus' prayer life?
The Pauline Epistles
What are Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1&2 Thessalonians, 1&2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon?
This is the Hebrew word for playing an instrument?
What is Zamar?
'Why have we fasted,' they say, "and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves and you have not noticed?' "Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers
What Isaiah 58:3 says?
This is Jesus' pattern of prayer given to his disciples
What is the Lord's Prayer?
This book tells the work of the Holy Spirit in the church.
What is the Book of Acts?
This is the Hebrew word for making a show, to boast and thus be foolish, to rave or to celebrate.
What is Halal?