Discover The Book MinistriesNR7-14 000806PM When do we fast? God has not laid down lengths, days, manners, and details. Rather, He says to us that His grace teaches us. Where did the Lord say that? In Titus 2:11-13: “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12. teaching us (This is an ongoing […]
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When Should I Hunger for God?
HFG-00-04 000806PM When do we fast? God has not laid down lengths, days, manners, and details. Rather, He says to us that His grace teaches us. Where did the Lord say that? In Titus 2:11-13: “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12. teaching us (This is […]
How Can I Hunger for God?
HFG-00-03 000806AM This produced not a detachment from earthly life or other people; rather it led to such a lacking of love for things that these early saints actually had abundant and overflowing time to love and seek and win their neighbors. Now for a moment, think of all the time we spend […]
What is Hungering for God?
HFG-00-02 000730AM We are continuing our study of a fascinating area of God’s Word – BIBLICAL FASTING. To best understand fasting in God’s Word we may need another way to describe biblical fasting, and that would be to ask: “How is your Hunger for God?” or “How are you doing in the total yielding of […]
Why Should I Hunger for God?
HFG-00-01 000723AM In the Old Testament we see biblical fasting is an urgent call to get serious about knowing God. In the New Testament we see biblical fasting is an ancient spiritual discipline to reschedule one’s life with God at the center instead of dining, relaxing, amusing, accumulating, advancing, securing, and a multitude of […]
Reflecting the Purpose that God Chose for Fasting by Cultivating Christ’s Compassion for Our Neighbors
Hungering for God Series, Part-5: Reflecting The Purpose that God Chose for Fasting By Cultivating Christ’s Compassion For Our Neighbors Isaiah 58:1-14 Our Almighty God is not prejudiced, He is not unjust, nor is He oppressive. Our Great God has immense compassion for the poor, the orphans, the widows, the oppressed, the afflicted, and the outcasts. GOD UNCHANGING SOCIAL COMPASSION God’s unchanging concern for His people to reflect, support, and seek a just social treatment of fellow humans is a constant theme in the Scriptures. From the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) to the Prophets (the last 17 books of the Bible), and everywhere in between: God speaks with a consistent voice about the desire He has for justice, mercy, and compassion.
How Does God Want Biblical Fasting to Impact Our Lives?
How Does God Want Biblical Fasting to Impact Our Lives? Isaiah 58:1-14 How do you reach a godless culture, moving away from God? With Christlike Compassion. Our study from God’s Word today may be one of the most relevant to the culture we currently live in, than any other topic we could study. As we open our Bibles to Isaiah 1, let me ask each of you a series of five questions, that explains how God describes the moral and spiritual collapse that precedes: THE DEATH OF A NATION 1. What happens when a nation with a long and deep Biblical Heritage turns its back on God? How about a group of formerly devout followers of the Lord who mostly have abandoned genuine worship, and godly behavior?
Fasting – Hungering For God, Longing For Christ, Denying Our Flesh & Experiencing God’s Grace
Fasting: Hungering for God, Longing for Christ, Denying Our Flesh & Experiencing God’s Grace Mark 2:18-22 As we open to Mark 2:18-22 we are examining the Biblical topic of: Fasting: Hungering for God, Longing for Christ, Denying Our Flesh & Experiencing God’s Grace.
Hungering For God – What Did Fasting Look Like In Biblical Times
Hungering for God: A Life of Prayer & Fasting Matthew 6:11 Do you remember a teacher, or coach, that was so special and encouraging to you? Do you member how much they meant to you? Do you remember how you rose to their expectations of you as they coached or taught you?
Hungering For God – A Life Of Prayer & Fasting
Do you remember a teacher, or coach, that was so special and encouraging to you? Do you member how much they meant to you? Do you remember how you rose to their expectations of you as they coached or taught you? What type of response do we have to someone we love, respect, and deeply admire? Usually, when they express their expectations or desires, we do everything to try to meet their expectations, right?
Hungering For God – A Life Of Prayer & Fasting
Hungering for God: A Life of Prayer & Fasting Matthew 6:16-18 Do you remember a teacher, or coach, that was so special and encouraging to you? Do you member how much they meant to you? Do you remember how you rose to their expectations of you as they coached or taught you?
What Did Fasting Look Like in Biblical Times?
Do you remember a teacher, or coach, that was so special and encouraging to you? Do you member how much they meant to you? Do you remember how you rose to their expectations of you as they coached or taught you? What type of response do we have to someone we love, respect, and deeply admire? Usually, when they express their expectations or desires, we do everything to try to meet their expectations, right?