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Why is Fasting Important?
How to Fast Effectively?
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What does fasting help us do? 

Fasting Helps Us Draw Closer to God

  • Scripture: James 4:8 (NIV) - "Come near to God and He will come near to you."
  • Lesson: Fasting is a time to disconnect from worldly distractions and focus on deepening our intimacy with God. When we fast, we prioritize Him over physical needs.
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What is the first thing you do before you start your fast?

Repent for anything that you need to get rid of. Remember that what you don't repent for will get stronger while you are fasting. 

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What does fasting strengthen?

Fasting Strengthens Our Prayers

  • Scripture: Matthew 17:21 (NKJV) - "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."
  • Lesson: Some spiritual battles require more than just prayer. Fasting intensifies our prayers and brings breakthroughs in areas where we need divine intervention.
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We must be intentional about our fast so what was the second thing we need to do?

Set a Purpose for Your Fast

Pray and ask God what He wants to reveal to you during the fast.

Identify areas in your life where you need breakthrough.

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What does fasting bring?

Fasting Brings Spiritual Clarity and Direction

  • Scripture: Acts 13:2 (NIV) - "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’"
  • Lesson: Fasting helps us hear God's voice more clearly and seek His direction for our lives.
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What are we supposed to prepare before we fast?

Prepare Your Heart and Spirit

Scripture: Joel 2:12 (NIV) - "Even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning."

Approach fasting with a humble and repentant heart.

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What does fasting help us overcome?

Fasting Helps in Overcoming Temptation and Weakness

  • Scripture: Matthew 4:2-4 (NLT) - "For forty days and forty nights He fasted and became very hungry. During that time, the devil came and said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.' But Jesus told him, 'No! The Scriptures say, People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
  • Lesson: Jesus fasted before beginning His ministry, demonstrating the power of resisting temptation through fasting and prayer.
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What are we supposed to dedicate time to?

Dedicate Time to Prayer and the Word

Replace meal times with prayer and reading Scripture.

Keep a journal to write down what God reveals to you during the fast.

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What does fasting bring?

Fasting Brings Breakthrough and Deliverance

  • Scripture: Isaiah 58:6 (NIV) - "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?"
  • Lesson: Fasting brings deliverance from strongholds, addictions, and spiritual bondage.
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What are we supposed to fast with?

Fast with the Right Motives

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18 (NIV) - "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting… 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."

Fast to seek God, not to impress others or for personal gain.