A Look At Fasting In The Bible

Outline:
0:00 - Overview of why a message on fasting.
4:39 - Fasting is About No Food or Water
7:39 - Section 1: Fasting in the Old Testament: Moses' Fasting for 40 Days, Which Turned God
18:21 - Judges 20 - Israel Fasts and Gets Victory Over Benjamin
23:39 - 1 Samuel 7:6 - Israel Fasting
25:19 - Jehoshaphat - 2 Chronicles 20:3
27:19 - Briefly mentioning other examples of how long people fasted.
28:14 - Section 2: Examples of Fasting in the New Testament
34:09 - Don't Respond to This Call to Fast in a Fleshly Way
34:34 - Jesus' fast was Spirit led and thus was blessed by God.
36:54 - Section 3: Matthew 6 - Practical Instruction for how NOT to Fast
45:34 - Matthew 6 - Instruction on How To Fast
48:54 - Fasting Is Not a Magic Formula That Forces God to Act
50:43 - This Text Teaches Us Two Dangerous Outcomes of Fasting
51:54 - Closing Reflections and Applications
0:57:45 - Closing Prayer