In our kingdom, fasting is the only way for us to increase our. Fasting and prayer christian spiritual discipline benefits. A guide to nine biblical fasts free ebook download pdf discover free books written by well knows authors. Do fasting to break spiritual strongholds in your life. Fasting is a spiritual exercise which always belongs with prayer and therefore fasting is attached to prayer. We offer sermons, sermon outlines, books, prayers, bible studies and more on topics such as christian living, marriage, discipleship, and spiritual growth, as taught by tony. Fasting and prayer journal christian fellowship church.
Mary fairchild is a fulltime christian minister, writer, and editor of two christian anthologies, including stories of cavalry. Everyone doing a physical fast should consult a physician first. Get free download of ebooks free pdf download books. A h u n g e r fo r god desiring god through fasting and prayer john piper foreword by david platt and francis chan wheaton, illinois hunger for god. I believe that when all three disciplinesgiving, praying and fasting are at work in your life, you release the complete power of god. Beginners guide to fasting presented to servant books ann arbor, michigan by elmer l. Listed below are the different types of fasts and the different ways of. Fasting for spiritual breakthrough gc ministerial association.
If you desire to see breakthrough in your life, you must engage in fasting prayer points for spiritual preparation. The personal study guide leads individuals through the nine fasts described in dr. Its a means of gods grace to strengthen and sharpen our godward affections, writes david mathis in his. Jun 07, 2012 the kingdom of god is a spiritual country, we need to fast so we can have power and be able to overcome the kingdom of darkness. I declare a complete breakthrough in my life, for we are victorious through christ jesus, amen. Being able to understand the purpose of christian fasting and prayer as a spiritual discipline, will enable you to grow effectively as a christian. There are many reasons why spiritual fasting is so transformationally effective beyond the detoxification, enhancing the dimensions of the vital life force. The daniel fast for financial breakthrough daniel fast for financial breakthrough copyright 2012 susan gregory all right reserved day 15 you can use these and. Elmer towns fasting for spiritual breakthrough has become a must read, as this powerful spiritual discipline of fasting has seen a revival among followers of christ. Fasting will change your life and the lives of those you pray for. Isaiah 58 is a model for the results we can expect from.
The discipline of fasting christian peacemaker teams. Utilise tea breaks or lunch breaks at the office to pray together. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fasting for spiritual breakthrough. Fasting is the one discipline jesus promised would bring about supernatural results.
Fasting for spiritual breakthrough is a thought provoking book on one of the least understood, but most powerful disciplines of christianity. When a consecrated christian goes into fasting, the fast becomes a type of prayer to him in every sense of the meaning of prayer. We spend a good portion of our day with food in front of us. Towns other bodily benefits of fasting mental clarity is improved and brain fog is lifted. A guide to nine biblical fasts free online books download download pdf books free books online free download.
In addition, there are particular christian purposes for fasting. The idea of a spiritual breakthrough is subjective, and the term itself is not found in the bible. Christian fasting focus deeper on god christian fasting isnt some kind of a work thats commanded by christ or required by scripture. The fasting prayer is the what the lord jesus christ told us would produce the faith to remove the mountains matt. Suffice it to say, there is more said about how to ruin a fast than there is said on how to fast for spiritual breakthrough. Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your. Spiritual warfare prayer for breakthrough and success.
Fasting for your breakthrough a quick resource to help you get started. Fasting is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines of all the christian disciplines. The discipline of fasting fasting can bring breakthroughs in the spiritual realm that could never be had in any other way. Conclusion people are in line for a spiritual breakthrough 1. If you are interested in focusing your life around god, while feeding the poor, deepening. Learn how fasting can strengthen your faith and draw you nearer to god, helping you to be a true overcomer in christ. There are six types of fasting for spiritual breakthrough for growth, breakthrough, healing, and deliverance, financial breakthrough, and more. Usually, at the beginning of the year, but many fast weekly, monthly, etc. Which means we should have a plan for what positive pursuit to undertake in the time it normally takes to eat. Fasting helps people to pray in a more focussed manner and the more a person prays, the more time god has to change us. The study guide is based on fasting for spiritual breakthrough regal books, 1996. The youversion bible app and have a variety of 21 day bible reading. Touch of god types of fasting for spiritual breakthrough. In the same way god restore us spiritually, our bodies will be in a state of renewal as they cleanse out any thing unhealthy.
He continues to teach the pastors bible class at thomas road baptist church each sunday, which is televised on a local network and angel one. The object of the fast is to purify the soul and draw public attention to the calamity, to make the voice heard. We aim to spread the teaching of gods word through christian media with the goal of transforming lives. While they were worshiping the lord and fasting, the holy spirit said, set apart for. If we fast, we can break the power of sins and addictions that limit our. A practical guide to nine biblical fasts revised ebook 9781493411924 by elmer l. Before we finish together i want to point out something in most of these fasting and prayer scriptures. The fast symbolizes that the people are carrying a massive load and that something needs to change. Would you like to make your spiritual life come alive.
Hoping this year will bring a loved ones complete surrender to christ. For copies of this handout and other great study materials. A beginners guide to christian fasting building faith. Hartley, iii january 525, 2014 is not this the kind of fasting i have chosen. When was the last time you entered an extended time of prayer and fasting for spiritual, relational or missional breakthrough. Richard foster the central idea in fasting is the voluntary denial of a. How fasting brings spiritual power charisma magazine. By the use of questions, the reader is guided through the different purposes and elements of each type of fast. Mar 21, 2020 show me how to dance in the rain and smile at the storm knowing that you are in the vessel. Jan 16, 2016 prayer and fasting have both physical and spiritual benefits for us, but even more importantly, they are heavenly weapons that when used together cause spiritual breakthrough for us. Rapid, safe weight loss is achieved without flabbiness. Learn about the different types of fasting, how to do the fasts, and what decisions to make before you start a fast for spiritual growth.
Usually a fast is for a pre determined length of time to accomplish a spiritual purpose. The urban alternative is a christian bible teaching and resource ministry founded 39 years ago by dr. Fasting will help us to be led by the spirit instead of being led by faulty judgments. Mar 16, 2016 in addition, there are particular christian purposes for fasting. You may feel great for a while, but you will experience new lasting effects in the long term.
There must be a spiritual motivation to qualify a fast as scriptural. A guide to biblical prophecy edited by carl edwin armerding and w. Knowing how to fast and pray will also enable you to develop a deeper relationship with god as well as achieve a greater level of selfdiscipline by the application of these key principles. A practical guide to nine biblical fasts kindle edition by towns, elmer l. Entire abstinence from food may not be required, but they should eat sparingly of the most simple food. Townss bestselling book fasting for spiritual breakthrough. The reason why we fast is to increase our focus in prayers, the abstenance that comes with fasting empowers or spiritual sensitivity and focus as we pray for our desires to come to pass. I first learned about fasting in 1976 in tanzania, from a faith healer named edmund john.
Christians have developed particular ways of fasting, and there are certain days and seasons when it is appropriate to fast. Biblical fasting can be defined as abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. Most believers know about fasting, but few of us really understand the wonderful benefits that come when we fast with purpose and direction. Because fasting involves, sacrifice, denial, and giving up the pleasure of food, the discipline of fasting has fallen into such widespread disuse that people do not know its power. The daniel fast for spiritual breakthrough large print 16pt book summary. Fasting for spiritual breakthrough study guide digital commons. The point is that there is something god wants you to separate yourself from for three weeks so that you can see him more clearly.
Throughout my life i have engaged in fasting as a spiritual practice. Eating and drinking can represent anything that is holding you back. I am very glad that you have decided to join in on this wonderful time with the lord. Breakthrough seeking then you will call you will cry for help. I fasted for three days, drinking water only, and documented my journey. One significant part of fasting is the time it creates for. The woman who said this to me was a godly woman, a woman who had been in the church all her life, and a woman intent on obeying the lord. Fasting by jentezen franklin gods chosen fast a spiritual and practical guide to fasting by arthur wallis fasting for spiritual breakthrough a guide to nine biblical fasts by elmer l. Here are four spiritual benefits fasting can bring. Pdf the daniel fast for spiritual breakthrough download.
Generally speaking, a spiritual breakthrough is an experience of having reached a new level of spirituality, whatever that means to the person who is breaking through. There is spiritual delight to be found in god that far supersedes the. However, that doesnt mean that fasting isnt recommended as a part of our spiritual growth. As a christian, i was fasting for spiritual reasons, not just for weight loss, although i was shocked by how much weight i. There are similarities in the physical and the spiritual context of fasting. Fasting is a spiritual response to injustice that allows an inflowing of gods spirit to provide a clarity of vision and direction. Fasting for spiritual breakthrough f you seek a closer walk with god, fasting may be for you. What do you consume in terms of social food, intellectual food, spiritual food, and emotional food.
Fasting for spiritual breakthrough study guide ebook. Fasting also has many physical benefits as your body takes time to rest and cleanse itself. Towns summer 2000 from the beginners guide to fasting by dr. Fasting is a spiritual discipline that is taught in the bible. Dont cheat yourself by removing yourself from the fast. Prayer the power of prayer and fasting by marilyn hickey guest columnist. Most believers know about fasting, but few really understand the wonderful benefits that come when we fast with purpose and direction.
For centuries, people of all religions have fasted for spiritual reasons. On the next post, lets look at few different types of fasts found in gods word for you to choose from. Towns book fasting for spiritual breakthrough is an excellent book which explains the scriptural foundation for fasting. I would encourage you to view fasting as a discipline that you will learn. The benefits of fasting that have been experienced are. Now towns digs deeper into one of the most popular forms of fasting today, the daniel fast. Gods chosen fast a spiritual and practical guide to fasting by arthur wallis fasting for spiritual breakthrough a guide to nine biblical fasts by elmer l. Fasting for spiritual breakthrough gives the why of fasting, rather than just the how.
Increasingly intense fighting always precedes strategic breakthroughs. The book of acts records believers fasting before they made important decisions acts. Fasting isnt merely an act of selfdeprivation, but a spiritual discipline for seeking more of gods fullness. For those of us who long for spiritual intimacy with the father, fasting and prayer affords us the opportunity to do so. The power of fasting was no longer a theory for me. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Learn how fasting can strengthen your faith and draw you closer to god, helping you to be a true overcomer in christ. Spiritual break through now and onward till the close of time the people of god should be more earnest, more wideawake, not trusting in their own wisdom, but in the wisdom of their leader. The kingdom of god is a spiritual country, we need to fast so we can have power and be able to overcome the kingdom of darkness. Fasting is a sacred time in which christians abstain from food, or other pleasures, and take the time to focus on god. Fasting is to voluntarily abstain from eatingdrinking for an extended period of time.
Over the years, i have fasted for as short as one meal, and as long as one week. It was not something unfamiliar to the early christian. Fasting just one time will be equivalent to having one good workout in the gym. Look at the examples in daniel and esther specifically. It is a way to align our hearts with the psalmist, my soul thirsts for god, the living god psalm 42. Rally others in your same office block to pray together. Oct 02, 2015 so if youre praying for a breakthrough and not seeing it, and in fact experiencing more temptations to discouragement, frustration, weariness, doubt, and cynicism than before, do not give up. In each case, these studies are designed to help you better understand as an individual or in a group setting the biblical principles of the fasts god has chosen. Fasting is a powerful tool for healing and restoration isaiah 58. Prayer and fasting for spiritual breakthrough living word. If you have medical issues, consider fasting tv or media.
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