Hidden power of fasting.

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Hidden power of fasting.

• Matthew 616-18.

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• Hebrew wordTs-oom , to cover the mouth.
• Greek wordNace-ty-oo abstain from food.

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• Bertrand Russell
• The words of the sermon on the mount are the
  only way that people really ought to live, but it
  is the worst of religions because nobody has ever
  lived this life, these ethics, nobody knows how
  to do it, and so Christianity is the worst of
  religions.

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Isaiah 58.

• V8. Revelation.
• V8. Healing and wholeness.
• V8. Righteousness.

• V8. Shekinah glory.
• V9. Answered
• prayer.
• V11. Continual
• guidance.

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Isaiah 58

• V11. Contentment.
• V11. Strength
• V11. Work that
• endures.

• V12 Raising future
• generations
• V12. Restorer.

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Why fast

• Obedience to Gods word.
• Humble ourselves before God.
• Get a grip on our appetites.
• Sorrow for sin.
• Weakness to make room for His strength.

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Why Fast.

• Understanding and divine revelation.
• For help in time of crisis.
• To find out what God is doing.
• To Find His will and direction.

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What does Fasting do for us?

• a). Tenderises and sensitises our hearts to
  receive more of the Father.
• b). Enlarges our capacity for a righteous and
  focussed life.
• c). Illuminates the mind with the spirit of
  revelation.

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What does Fasting do for us?

• d). Strengthens a deep sense of our spiritual
  identity.
• e). Equips our bodies and enhances our physical
  health and spiritual intimacy.