Calvary Church - connecting people with God

Speaker:  Dan Schoepf
Weekend:  October 27-28, 2007
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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 “Prayer and Fasting”...in Bible times the two seemed to go together regularly.  In our day we practice a lot of prayer, but the closest we get to “fasting” is with a plan offered by Atkins, Oprah, or Jenny Craig.

True fasting is an exercise, a discipline, not a diet plan.  It enables us to endure spiritually.  Jesus assumed that his followers practiced fasting (Matthew 6:16).  Sounds rather serious!

So, what is it?  Do I really need to pull this off?  What does it teach me?  How can this sustain a “Downpour” from God?