Just Like Jesus II
Luke 5:16 (ERV) “Jesus often went away to other places to be alone so that he could pray.”
Mark 1:35 “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.” (emphasis added). What does it mean when the Bible says Jesus went out? Read the rest of this entry
Just Like Jesus I
Mark 1:35 (TPT) “The next morning, Jesus got up long before daylight, left the house while it was dark, and made his way to a secluded place to give himself to prayer.”
Jesus depended on prayer. He took refuge in prayer. He drew strength and guidance from prayer. Mark 1:35 “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.” Read the rest of this entry
Incorruptible Seed
Prov. 22:6 (TPT) “Dedicate your children to God and point them in the way that they should go, and the values they’ve learned from you will be with them for life.”
Take note that in this season, there is a strong emphasis on children getting involved in spiritual exercises – fasting and praying. Read the rest of this entry
Prayer Life
1 Thess. 5:17 “Never stop praying.”
The Passion Translation reads, “Make your life a prayer.” We have different seasons as a community and when you make use of those seasons you build up your muscles-your spiritual muscles. Read the rest of this entry
Habitually
Ezra 8:23 “So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.”
Prayer is not just a religious duty or a meditative exercise that results in a pleasant feeling of calm. Prayer actually makes a difference in both regular daily life and occasional crisis. Read the rest of this entry
Fuel Up
Luke 2:37 “Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.”
Can you think of the time when you saw that prayer made a definite difference? What are your experiences with fasting with prayer? What difference does fasting make to prayer, Read the rest of this entry
Servant Leadership
Matt.14:22-23 “Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.”
Wait a minute, what exactly is going on here! Jesus was the leader, right? So, after teaching, should He not have been whisked away by secret service agents? Then the disciples would be the ones to stay back, Read the rest of this entry
Stay Focused!
James 3:12-13 “Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring. If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honourable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
Have you noticed that when you start fasting, it seems like everyone everywhere you go is feasting? Sometimes, we are tempted to tell the people we do life with that we are fasting, Read the rest of this entry
Glory Road
2 Cor.4:17 (AMP) For our momentary, light distress (this passing trouble) is producing for us an eternal weight of glory (a fullness) beyond all measure (surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendour and an endless blessedness)!
When should I fast? You should fast in preparation to receive a Word from God. In God’s Favourite House, for example, we deliberately cut out special seasons where we fast in preparation to receive a Word from God. Read the rest of this entry
Benefits
Hab. 2:1 (ERV) “I will stand like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me. I will wait and learn how he answers my questions.” (emphasis added)
We will pick up from where we left off yesterday and that is the benefits of intermittent fasting. The first benefit of intermittent fasting is it changes the functions of cells, genes, and hormones. Read the rest of this entry
