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Fasting

Garrett Eriks·2020-01-01
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When you read the word “fasting,” what do you think? Maybe you think, “I have never given fasting much thought.” Or maybe you say fearfully, “How can I go without food for a day or longer?” In our food-loving society, fasting may seem almost impossible. But it is not. Let us be encouraged from scripture to practice this forgotten spiritual discipline. We all know someone who fasted. Jesus fasted (Matt. 4:2). And he instructed the church to practice this spiritual discipline. Maybe this...

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Author
Garrett Eriks
Date

2020-01-01

Source
Beacon Lights
Scripture References
Matthew
Matthew 4:2Matthew 6:16Matthew 9:15
Acts
Acts 10:30Acts 13:3Acts 14:23
Jonah 3:5-8
Psalms 35:13
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