Spiritual Growth · Foundations · ABOUT 120 MINUTES
Learn the biblical purpose of fasting, its connection to prayer, repentance, discernment, and avoiding performance
Primary passage: Matthew 6:17
Start with Matthew 6:17. This lesson focuses on fasting without show within the larger study ‘Fasting: Hunger, Prayer, and Dependence.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.
Primary passage: Ezra 8:23
Start with Ezra 8:23. This lesson focuses on fasting and seeking god within the larger study ‘Fasting: Hunger, Prayer, and Dependence.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.
Primary passage: Acts 13:2
Start with Acts 13:2. This lesson focuses on fasting and mission within the larger study ‘Fasting: Hunger, Prayer, and Dependence.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.
Primary passage: Isaiah 58:6
Start with Isaiah 58:6. This lesson focuses on the fast god desires within the larger study ‘Fasting: Hunger, Prayer, and Dependence.’ Read the surrounding paragraph or chapter when possible before drawing a conclusion from a single verse. Notice who is speaking, who is addressed, what problem or promise is in view, and what the passage asks the reader to believe or do.
