Read Matthew 6:16-18 ESV

Icebreaker: Can you name something that sounds easy, but you found it to be much harder once you tried it?

1.What are 2-3 new things you learned about fasting from this sermon?

2.Why do you think Jesus highlighted generosity, prayer, and fasting in verses 1-18?

3.Have you ever fasted for wrong reasons? What did you learn?

4.Proverbs 8:17 states, ”I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.” If you’ve fasted to purely seek God, what did you experience?

5.How would you like to mature in your generosity, prayers, and fasting? To what degree do you think God wants you to grow in all of these areas?

6.If you’re a parent or hope to be one someday, how would you like your son(s) or daughter(s) to live out their faith in God?

7.What area of your life do you think you need to actively trust God more?

“There’s nothing magical about fasting. It’s just one way
of telling God that your priority at that moment
is to be alone with Him.”  J. I. Packer