Grace Community Church
December 1, 2019
Matthew 6:16-18 NIV
Today's Sermon:
Put on a Happy Face
I. Definition of Fasting
Martyn Lloyd-Jones- "Abstinence of food for spiritual purposes”
Luke 2:36-37 ESV
II. Occasion of Fasting
Matthew 9:14-15 ESV
III. Danger of Fasting
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV
IV. Purposes of Fasting
Psalm 27:8 ESV
1) Spiritual ..... Matthew 4:1-11
2) For.....
Ezra 8:21-23 ESV
3) Expression of .....
Daniel 9:3 ESV
4) Desire for Direction
Acts 13:2-3 ESV
Resources- Don Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life; Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline; John Piper, Hunger for God
"Our seasons of fasting and prayer at the Tabernacle have been high days indeed; never has Heaven's gate stood wider; never have our hearts been nearer the central glory."-Charles Spurgeon