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.

by Amanda Bew

Tag: self-control

  • Marks of a Disciple 8: Focus

    Marks of a Disciple 8: Focus

    If compassion is fueled by spirituality and humility, focus is the engine that keeps these four marks of a disciple moving on. Paul compares the life of a disciple to athletic events. He says: Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in…

  • Planting Seeds for the Stranger Day 2: Faith to Love

    Planting Seeds for the Stranger Day 2: Faith to Love

    5 In view of all this, be diligent to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your FAITH with a generous provision of moral excellence, and complement moral excellence with knowledge, 6 build up knowledge with self-control, and improve self-control with patient endurance, strengthen patient endurance with godliness, 7 and reinforce godliness with brotherly affection, then increase brotherly affection…