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Habits of Jesus Day 2: Dawn Patrol
God doesn’t call us to be a light for others without giving us the wherewithal, motivation and soundness of self as a foundation for our own lives. Remembering and noticing and engaging with Him and the works He has prepared for you is always easier when you turn to the newly created dawn and His…
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Habits of Jesus: 21 Days to Easter
Decide to make this Easter a 21 day journey of hungering for God, like Jesus, leading to a focused celebration of what He did on the cross for you. Starting Sunday, March 10. For 21 days leading up to Easter (March 10-30), we will explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His…
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Habits of Jesus Day 1: The Lord’s Prayer
The disciples noticed that Jesus prayed when He was alone. They asked Him how they could make this habit of His their own. The Lord’s Prayer. Jesus said, pray this way: “Our Father, who is in heaven, holy be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.…
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Habits of Jesus: 21 Days to Easter
Decide to make this Easter a 21 day journey of hungering for God, like Jesus, leading to a focused celebration of what He did on the cross for you. Starting Sunday, March 10. For 21 days leading up to Easter (March 10-30), we will explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His…
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Habits of Jesus: 21 Days to Easter
Decide to make this Easter a 21 day journey of hungering for God, like Jesus, leading to a focused celebration of what He did on the cross for you. Starting Sunday, March 10. For 21 days leading up to Easter (March 10-30), we will explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His…
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Fast Day 2: True Hunger
Fasting is a spiritual discipline that you might not have tried before. I have done a forty day sugar fast every January for three years. I can’t say it’s easy, but it does get easier. In this fast I still eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruit and nuts. I still eat. So there is really no…
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Fast Day 1: Fasting & Prayer
Because the Bible consistently connects spiritual fasting with prayer, we must, too. If we fast without praying, there is, of course, not really a spiritual element. Fasting is a discipline that people from many places have practiced over many generations and is connected to many different faiths. You don’t even have to have any specific…
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Get Ready to Fast!
Tomorrow will be your first day to fast. Successfully entering into your time of fasting will come from paying attention to the details mentioned above, so make sure you are prepared. This preparation time is also an opportunity for you to seek God and make sure He is on board. Your time of fasting, as…
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How Not to Fast
You say, “Why have we fasted and You have not been impressed? Why have we been hard on ourselves and You have not even noticed?” I, the LORD, say, “Because you are fasting to please yourselves and even while you are fasting, you oppress your workers. What good is fasting if it ends in quarreling…
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A Simple Fasting Plan
Write down a simple plan in a journal: What will I fast from, exactly? (note if there will be an accepted replacement) Which hours in the day will I fast from it? (put it in your schedule) How will I support my fast with prayer and the Word? (write out prayers, get on my knees,…
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FASTING IN THE BIBLE, APRIL 8 – MAY 29
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about fasting in the Bible. We will review the whole Bible, exploring what happened when fasting was a special focus for the people of Israel, in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Keeping in mind the way that Jesus taught us to fast, we will find new ways for us to enact a spiritual habit of fasting in our modern lives.
COMING NEXT: HUNGER FOR THE HARVEST, JUNE 2 – AUGUST 21
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about the connection between fasting and His harvest. We will explore together how fasting increases your hunger for God, creating a position of humility that thirsts for holy intimacy and holy maturity. Helping others and planting seeds will become a natural and a supernatural response. Jesus is the Lord of the Harvest, He will use you in the lives of others to further His kingdom.
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