Prayer and Fasting is Giving UP To Get IN
Matthew 6:16-18

7 Weapons of the Believer
1. The Word of God
2. Prayer
3. Worship
4. The Name of Jesus
5. Our Testimony
6. Thanksgiving
7. Fasting

3 Lessons on Fasting from Our Savior
1. A Commendation
○ It was a means, not an end – Matthew 6:16
○ It was not commanded, only expected – Matthew 6:16; Psalm 35:13
There are 7 reasons for fasting:
● Lamentation
● Protection
● Humiliation
● Revelation
● Condemnation
● Selection
● Direction
Acts 10:30

2. A Caution
Matthew 6:16
5 “Ism’s” to Avoid in the Practice of Fasting
● Populism – 1 Corinthians 8:8; 1 Timothy 4:1,3
● Ritualism – 2 Thessalonians 2:15
● Asceticism
● Egotism – Zechariah 7:5
● Extremism

3. A Course
Matthew 6:17-18

12 Ways to Fast
○ Eat 1 meal a day
○ Avoid food from sun up to sun down
○ Sugars and sweets
○ The Daniel Fast
○ Liquids only
○ Give up sleep
○ Give up screens
○ Give up certain recreational activities
○ Give up pleasure reading
○ Restrict listening to all but Christian music
○ Avoid social media
○ Use smartphone or computer for necessary tasks only

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