Central Christian Church
Weekend Worship | April 21
“Walking Faithfully: Faithfulness in Fasting" | April 21 | Isaiah 58:6-12
Locations & Times
Central Christian Church
2900 N Rock Rd, Wichita, KS 67226, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
Jesus practiced fasting and assumed it would become normative to the life of every believer.
1. False fasting
a. Has selfish motivation
a. Has selfish motivation
1. False fasting
a. Has selfish motivation
b. Hypocritical humility
c. Seeks your own business
a. Has selfish motivation
b. Hypocritical humility
c. Seeks your own business
"Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers.”
Isaiah 58:3
Isaiah 58:3
II. Authentic fast
II. Authentic fast
a. Loosen the bond of wickedness
b. Relieve heavy burden
c. Free the oppressed
d. Provide for the hungry
e. Bring the homeless into your home
f. Clothe the naked
g. Care for yourself
a. Loosen the bond of wickedness
b. Relieve heavy burden
c. Free the oppressed
d. Provide for the hungry
e. Bring the homeless into your home
f. Clothe the naked
g. Care for yourself
III. Outcomes of the authentic fast
a. The Lord will guide you
a. The Lord will guide you
III. Outcomes of the authentic fast
a. The Lord will guide you
b. The Lord will satisfy you
a. The Lord will guide you
b. The Lord will satisfy you
III. Outcomes of the authentic fast
a. The Lord will guide you
b. The Lord will satisfy you
c. The Lord will strengthen
a. The Lord will guide you
b. The Lord will satisfy you
c. The Lord will strengthen
IV. Practical fasting
a. Set aside time with him
b. Let hunger drive you to him
c. Prepare well
d. End well
a. Set aside time with him
b. Let hunger drive you to him
c. Prepare well
d. End well
THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAYS
Key Theme:
Jesus practiced fasting and assumed it would become normative to the life of every believer.
Key Application:
We should seek to pursue God, his heart, his will, and his leading through the means of fasting which he has wisely given.
Key Verses:
Isaiah 58:11 “And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
Key Questions:
1. Fasting helps us to surrender and walk by the Spirit. Consider what or how you might step into fasting?
2. As you seek the Lord, which of the three outcomes listed in Isaiah 58:11 are most intriguing to you and why?
3. As you consider stepping into fasting as a normative part of your life, ask yourself the question “why not?” Does your answer reveal anything about your heart?
Key Theme:
Jesus practiced fasting and assumed it would become normative to the life of every believer.
Key Application:
We should seek to pursue God, his heart, his will, and his leading through the means of fasting which he has wisely given.
Key Verses:
Isaiah 58:11 “And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”
Key Questions:
1. Fasting helps us to surrender and walk by the Spirit. Consider what or how you might step into fasting?
2. As you seek the Lord, which of the three outcomes listed in Isaiah 58:11 are most intriguing to you and why?
3. As you consider stepping into fasting as a normative part of your life, ask yourself the question “why not?” Does your answer reveal anything about your heart?
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