Effectual Prayer Eph. 6:12,18 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This lesson is on effectual prayer. Sometimes we approach prayer like kids playing a game of pickup basketball. We’re playing hard but we’re still playing, nevertheless. It’s not like pro ball at all. Yet in prayer, we are supposed to be the...
Fasting Judges 20:26 Fasting has its first mention in your Bible in Judges 20:26. The children of Israel went up to the house of God and fasted until the evening. By reading the chapter you can see that they really needed to get hold God. Fasting is a very...
Supernatural Power Micah 3:8 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Do you ever feel powerless, like you are lacking supernatural power in some specific area of your life? For the most part, you know that things are generally going well. As far as you know, you are in the Lord’s will, you are...
Christian Fasting Is. 58 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO This study is about Christian fasting following the Bible study that we did on Isaiah 58. Should Christians fast? Absolutely. Paul did, often [2 Cor 6:5; 11:27]. Jesus did [Matt 4:2]. And Jesus instructed his disciples to fast [Matt 6:16-18] saying that they would...
The Acceptable Fast Is. 58:1-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this chapter, the Lord told Isaiah to cry aloud like a trumpet, so all could hear him and none would mistake him, and show Israel their transgression and their sins [Is 58:1]. They acted like people who wanted to know the...
Spiritual Preparation 1 Sam 7:3-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Preparation is vital to success in any endeavor. Benjamin Franklin said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” The Lord says much about preparation in the Bible. Ants are exceeding wise because “they prepare their meat in summer,” [Prov...
Daniel’s Prayer CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Daniel’s prayer is a prayer that ought to be prayed by every American. Maybe then we would see God’s mercy and not his judgment on this country. Daniel’s prayer is exemplary to us in that his prayer shows us how to approach the Lord. He faced God...
Matt 9:14-17 The Bridegroom CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIOThe disciples of John raised a question concerning fasting. They wanted to know why they and the Pharisees fasted often while the disciples of Jesus didn’t fast. So, Jesus took this opportunity not only to answer their question but also to teach them something...
Matt 6:16-23 Practical Spiritual Matters CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage, Jesus gave his Jewish disciples instructions on some practical spiritual matters. He taught them concerning fasting, giving, and looking. Basically, his directions can be boiled down this way. There is spiritual help in what you don’t eat, what you...
