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Great People of God who have Fasted

Great People of God who have Fasted. -Jehoshaphat. -Daniel. -Esther. -Nehemiah. - JESUS. Why Did Jesus Fast?. I. To Stay Connected with His Heavenly Father. -As human beings, when things are going good . . . we find ourselves becoming confident, a little arrogant, a little prideful.

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Great People of God who have Fasted

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  1. Great People of God who have Fasted -Jehoshaphat -Daniel -Esther -Nehemiah -JESUS

  2. Why Did Jesus Fast? I. To Stay Connected with His Heavenly Father -As human beings, when things are going good . . . we find ourselves becoming confident, a little arrogant, a little prideful. -Jesus wanted to stay humble, focused, connected with His Heavenly Father -He goes to the wilderness for 40 days and nights, fasts and prays

  3. Why Did Jesus Fast? II. To Prepare for His Earthly Ministry 3 Things You Need for Ministry -A Minister -A Receiver -The Spirit of God Q --- In order to connect with His Father’s presence, power and activity, what does Jesus do? -He goes to the wilderness for 40 days and nights, fasts and prays

  4. Why Did Jesus Fast? III. To Do Battle with the Devil DANIEL 10 Q --- What spiritual weapon did Jesus employ to overcome the Devil when he attacked Him? -Fasting and prayer

  5. Why Did Jesus Fast? IV. To Show Us the Way -If we have directions, if we have examples, if we have an illustration, we can do just about anything. -The greatest example that you and I have as children of God of . . . holiness, godliness, godly living . . . is the person of Jesus Christ. -He challenges us by His example to be people who involve ourselves in the very neglected discipline of fasting.

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