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Call to Fast
Reason for this message today is OPC is in the midst of a transition, you’ve selected a Pastor search team and they covet your prayers as they listen to the guidance of the Holy Sprit in searching for the next Pastor.
This is the reason for this message this morning.
Satan has been trying to distract me this week from preaching this message, but he will not win!!
There are times when we deny ourselves in the natural in order to press in spiritually.
Fasting removes distractions and gives our spirit man strength so that we can make a purer connection with the Lord.
Jesus fasted before He began His public ministry.
Luke 4:1-4
What is Fasting?
Baker encyclopedia of the Bible
-Eating sparingly or abstaining from food altogether, either from necessity or desire.
-In medical terms, fasting is the detoxification of the body through the restriction of food.
Spiritual fasting entails setting aside activities as well as reducing the intake of food and replacing these activities with the exercise of prayer and preoccupation with spiritual concerns.
The NT word which is translated “fasting” literally means one who has not eaten, one who is empty.
Fasting is the most powerful spiritual discipline of all the Christian disciplines.
Through fasting and prayer, the Holy Spirit can transform your life.
The Benefits / Reasons to Fasting
There are things that God desires to happen in our lives that will not happen unless we fast.
Fasting breaks strongholds, liberates people, and moves us into a realm of realizing God’s power in our lives.
1.Fasting During Transitions
Saul, the King of Israel and his Jonathan had just died.
David, had been long been called and anointed as king, but not installed as king.
It was now time for him to take the throne, so David called a fast during this time of transition.
2. Fasting Prepares Us for New Seasons of Life
Moses Fasted, Jesus Fasted and reminded His followers to fast, “when you fast,: not if you fast, Paul fasted before the start of his missionary journey.
It was an expected discipline.
Fasting and prayer can restore the loss of the "first love" for your Lord and result in a more intimate relationship with Christ.
Fasting is a biblical way to truly humble yourself in the sight of God (; ).
King David said, “I humble myself through fasting.”
3. Fasting Gives US Greater Awareness of God’s Presence
There is a unique spiritual sensitivity that comes through prayer and fasting.
Fasting has a way of quieting our heart.
Fasting helps us to hear from the Lord.
If you are struggling to discern God’s voice, one of the best things you can do is fast!
Example of old school TV when flipping through channels.
The white noise is the world, the distractions around us, as we fast the white noise begins to go away and you begin hearing the Spirit clearly.
4. Fasting helps us Discern God’s Will and Breaks Satan’s Grip - It is Spiritual Warfare
Daniel 10
Notice Daniel fasted 21 days and it appeared nothing had happened, but notice that the first day of the fast the answer was on its way.
Daniel didn’t see or hear anything for 24 days, but God heard him and the answer was on its way from the very first day.
The angel told Daniel that he had been fighting with this principality for 21 days and was help by Michael the chief angel.
There had been a struggle in the spirit realm.
Paul said we don’t wrestle with flesh and blood, but against principalities.
When we fast and pray in spiritual warfare, we wrestle with the enemy.
Prayer isn’t just communion with God it’s also confrontation with the devil.
Prayer and Fasting isn’t starving yourself until you get what you want from God.
Prayer and Fasting is more about aligning ourselves with God’s will and promises.
We we fast we weaken our flesh and strengthen our spirit.
Fasting is simply denying our flesh so that our spirit man can feast on God.
https://www.cru.org/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/fasting.html
Time of Consecration & Prayer with Hymn #589
We dedicate our gifts to you, O God.
Help us to use them to glorify you; to be vessels of your work in this world.
We dedicate these pledges to you, O God.
Guide our leaders as the prepare us financially for the upcoming year.
Use us, O God, to do your work in this world.
Encourage us to see that we are al ministers called into the Body of Christ.
use us in our service.
We pray over these gifts, blessing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen
Hymn#375 Jesus Shall Reign
Prayers of the People
#513 Thank you Lord
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