Pastor Bryan Walmer

16 “Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that your fasting isn’t obvious to others but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:16-18 CSB
14 Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse. 17 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” Matthew 9:14-17 CSB

Fasting is a discipline given to us by God to cultivate our relationship with Him.

What is fasting?

Fasting is a practice whereby an individual or group gives up something, typically food, for a set amount of time in order to pursue Jesus.

Fasting is something that Christians should do.

How do we fast?

Fasting is something that should be done personally with God whether it is done by an individual or a community.

We can fast by picking a specific day to give up food for specific meals or by giving up something specific in our lives for a set season.

Why do we fast?

Not to manipulate God.

Abundance comes through abstinence.

Jesus fasts.