
Jan 18th 11
Fasting Day 5: Expecting Anointing, Part One
One day John the Baptist’s disciples questioned Jesus about fasting. They wanted to know why Jesus’ followers didn’t follow the Jewish custom of fasting.
Then John’s disciples came...
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Jan 16th 11
Fasting Day 4: The Hungry Handmaid of Faith
How is your appetite for God? Do you hunger for Him? More than you do television? More than friends? More than food?
In A Hunger for God, John Piper writes,
“Half of Christian fasting is that our...
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Jan 15th 11
Fasting Day 3: Emptying Yourself of Pride
Fasting can be helpful to us in the process of being sanctified—the process of walking out our holiness with the help of the Spirit.
How so? In The Primary Purpose of Fasting, we saw that the...
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Jan 15th 11
Fasting Day 2: Dethroning King Stomach
If you’re like me, you wrestled with your appetite on day one of your fast. We’ve just come out of the holidays, used to splurging and eating without discipline. But we must not let our stomach be...
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Jan 13th 11
Fasting Day 1: Washing and Preparing for a New Season
Fasting is a time of emptying – a time of washing and cleansing. The body is emptied of food and cleansed of toxins and poisons. Our lives are emptied of entertainment and normal routine. Fasting...
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Jan 11th 11
How Should I Prepare for a Fast?
There are six steps to preparing for a Biblical fast:
1. Approach Your Fast With a Positive Attitude of Faith.
Have the attitude that says, “It is God’s will for me to fast, and God will bless me...
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Jan 9th 11
Setting the Course for 2011
The Course:
There is something you can do this month that will set the course for what God does in your life throughout 2011 — something that will bring you closer to God and release His wisdom,...
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Jan 6th 11
Glancing Back and Gearing Up for What Is Ahead!
I am so excited! The New Year is here – and we have so much to do to get ready for what I know will be our greatest year of ministry. Looking back over 2010, I am so thankful for all that God...
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Jan 4th 11
Overcoming Adversity 101: The Complete Series
Overcoming Adversity 101 is a nine-part series. Because the chronological order of the posts was interrupted, I have included the links to all nine posts below.
The Sovereignty of God
Do God and Satan...
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