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Hungry for Bread

  Jesus, the living Word, fasted for 40 days.     Luke 4:1-4 (ESV) And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he … Continue reading

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Eat Right

When does fasting become anorexia? When does feasting cross the line to gluttony? 1 Corinthians 10:31 (VOICE) Whatever you do— whether you eat or drink or not— do it all to the glory of God! How little is too little? … Continue reading

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Best Feast

Revelation 19:7, 9 (NIV) For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready . . . Then the angel said to me, “Write this:  Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the … Continue reading

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Coming Feast

Isaiah 25:6 (NIV) On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples. There’s gonna be a feast! Are you ready?

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Committed Fast

Paul and Barnabas fasted, along with church leaders. Acts 14:23 (ESV) And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. Paul, Barnabas and … Continue reading

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Humble Fast

Ezra 8:21 (NIV) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him . . . Why a humble fast? “There is a treatise by an old Puritan, called, ‘The soul fattening institution of … Continue reading

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Wrong Fast

The people complained and God answered. Isaiah 58:3-4 (MSG) “Why do we fast and you don’t look our way? Why do we humble ourselves and you don’t even notice?” “Well, here’s why: The bottom line on your ‘fast days’ is … Continue reading

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Why Fast?

Zechariah 7:4-5 (NIV) Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me:  “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really … Continue reading

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Holy Fast

Lots of folks fast during Lent. The idea calls for some serious thought. Joel 1:14 (MSG) Declare a holy fast, call a special meeting, get the leaders together. Round up everyone in the country. Get them into God’s Sanctuary for serious … Continue reading

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