Send us a textJanuary 2, 2025  | Stretch Out | Week 1 Why do we fast?Fasting is giving up something important (for a period of time) to gain something more important. 1.  ____________     with God.Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Joel 2:12Prayer    ___________       us to GodFasting     ___________     us from the world.Together the   __________  are unrivaled. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. James 4:82.   ____________    over your flesh. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27Fasting intentionally  _____________ my flesh so  that I can intentionally  ________________ my spirit. 3. ______________ in hearing God’s voice.Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. Exodus 34:28Prayer is a conversation that involves both ____________ and ____________________.4. _______________- for greater things.5. _______________ over the impossible. And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”  So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Mark. 9:28-29 Discussion Questions:What stood out to you this week?Do you have experience fasting?  If so, how did it go for you?Name some things that can potentially draw us away from Jesus or simply distract us from our calling?What will your fast look like during the 21 Days of prayer and fasting this year? Thank you for listening to the Relate Community Church podcast! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. If today’s message spoke to you, share it with a friend or leave us a review to help spread the word. To learn more about Relate Community Church, visit us at www.relatecommunity.com. You are always welcome here, and remember—you are loved

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