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WHOLE GRAINS Brown Rice, White Rice LEGUMES Dried Beans: Lima, Northern, Garbanzo, Pinto, Red, Black, Kidney, Great Northern, Navy, Split Peas, Lentils, Black‐eyed Peas NUTS Almonds, Peanuts, Pecans, Sunflower Seeds FRUITS Apples, Apricots, Avocado, Applesauce, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Dates, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew Melon, Nectarines, Kiwi, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Mandarin Oranges, Papayas, Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangelos, Tangerines, Watermelon VEGETABLES Artichokes, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chili Peppers, Collard Greens, Corn, Cucumbers, Dandelion Greens, Eggplant, Endive, Garlic, Ginger root, Green Beans, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mixed Vegetables, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Peas, Potatoes, Pepper, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Squashes, Sweet Potato, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Wax Beans, Yams, Zucchini LIQUIDS Spring water, Distilled water, 100% All‐natural fruit juices, 100% All‐natural vegetable juices OILS Herbs, Olive Oil, Salad Dressings: Vinaigrette - Homemade using vinegar, Olive Oil and Herbs, Homemade French & Italian SWEETENERS Honey, Maple Syrup ST. PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH 1 Hagerty Boulevard West Chester, PA 19382 MARCH 5TH - APRIL 17TH “...and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:10-11 The Reverend Wayne E. Croft, Sr. D. Min., Ph. D. SENIOR PASTOR ISAIAH 58:3-11 40 Days of Fasting FASTING for LIMITLESS The 19th century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said to his congregation, “Our seasons of fasting and prayer at the Tabernacle have been high days indeed; never has Heaven’s gate stood wider; never have our hearts been nearer the central Glory.” Is this true? Do heaven’s gates stand wider when we fast? Do our hearts come nearer to the central glory when we fast? Does God really work on behalf of those who fast? God certainly does! God has many blessing in store for those who come before God fasting. Through fasting, God works miracles, sanctifies, inclines to our prayers, withholds judgment, frees the captives, cleanses the body physically, and most importantly, God glorifies God’s self. In 2 Chronicles 20:3 Jehoshaphat called the congregation of Judah to fast. As we begin our congregational fast we must ask, “Why are we fasting?” Each of us will be fasting for different reasons. Some of us will be fasting for spiritual renewal, guidance, healing, the resolution of problems, special grace to handle a difficult situation, spiritual, numerical, and financial church growth, and a closer relationship with God? Ask the Holy Spirit for clarification and objectives for your prayer fast. This will enable you, during your prayer time, to pray more specifically and strategically. Through fasting and prayer we humble ourselves before God so the Holy Spirit will stir our souls, awaken our church, and heal our land according to 2 Chronicles 7:14. Make this a priority in your fasting. Remember, as we begin our 40 day congregational fast, we do not fast on Sunday. The 40 days of a Lenten Fast are days of discipline and self-restraint. Sunday, the Lord’s Day, should never be a day of fasting, but a day of celebration! So each Sunday we suspend our Lenten disciplines and celebrate. St. Paul’s lets begin seeking God’s face on March 5th, Ash Wednesday, and see what God will do in the our personal lives, church and community through prayer and fasting. POSSIBILITIES
Transcript of FASTING POSSIBILITIES - St. Paul's · PDF fileApples, Apricots, Avocado, Applesauce, Bananas,...
WHOLE GRAINSBrown Rice, White Rice
LEGUMESDried Beans: Lima, Northern, Garbanzo, Pinto, Red, Black, Kidney, Great Northern, Navy, Split Peas, Lentils, Black‐eyed Peas
NUTSAlmonds, Peanuts, Pecans, Sunflower Seeds
FRUITSApples, Apricots, Avocado, Applesauce, Bananas, Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Dates, Figs, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew Melon, Nectarines, Kiwi, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Mandarin Oranges, Papayas, Peaches, Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Prunes, Raisins, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangelos, Tangerines, Watermelon
VEGETABLESArtichokes, Asparagus, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chili Peppers, Collard Greens, Corn, Cucumbers, Dandelion Greens, Eggplant, Endive, Garlic, Ginger root, Green Beans, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Mixed Vegetables, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Peas, Potatoes, Pepper, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Squashes, Sweet Potato, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Wax Beans, Yams, Zucchini
LIQUIDSSpring water, Distilled water, 100% All‐natural fruit juices, 100% All‐natural vegetable juices
OILSHerbs, Olive Oil,Salad Dressings: Vinaigrette - Homemade using vinegar, Olive Oil and Herbs, Homemade French & Italian
SWEETENERSHoney, Maple Syrup
ST. PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH1 Hagerty Boulevard West Chester, PA 19382
MARCH 5TH - APRIL 17TH
“...and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs
in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”
Isaiah 58:10-11
The Reverend Wayne E. Croft, Sr. D. Min., Ph. D.SENIOR PASTOR
ISAIAH 58:3-11
40 Days of Fasting
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The 19th century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said to his congregation, “Our seasons of fasting and prayer at the Tabernacle have been high days indeed; never has Heaven’s gate stood wider; never have our hearts been nearer the central Glory.”
Is this true? Do heaven’s gates stand wider when we fast? Do our hearts come nearer to the central glory when we fast? Does God really work on behalf of those who fast? God certainly does! God has many blessing in store for those who come before God fasting. Through fasting, God works miracles, sanctifies, inclines to our prayers, withholds judgment, frees the captives, cleanses the body physically, and most importantly, God glorifies God’s self.
In 2 Chronicles 20:3 Jehoshaphat called the congregation of Judah to fast. As we begin our congregational fast we must ask, “Why are we fasting?” Each of us will be fasting for different reasons. Some of us will be fasting for spiritual renewal, guidance, healing, the resolution of problems, special grace to handle a difficult situation, spiritual, numerical, and financial church growth, and a closer relationship with God? Ask the Holy Spirit for clarification and objectives for your prayer fast. This will enable you, during your prayer time, to pray more specifically and strategically. Through fasting and prayer we humble ourselves before God so the Holy Spirit will stir our souls, awaken our church, and heal our land according to 2 Chronicles 7:14. Make this a priority in your fasting.
Remember, as we begin our 40 day congregational fast, we do not fast on Sunday. The 40 days of a Lenten Fast are days of discipline and self-restraint. Sunday, the Lord’s Day, should never be a day of fasting, but a day of celebration! So each Sunday we suspend our Lenten disciplines and celebrate. St. Paul’s lets begin seeking God’s face on March 5th, Ash Wednesday, and see what God will do in the our personal lives, church and community through prayer and fasting. PO
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1 Deut. 31:6 21 2 Samuel 22:33
2 Psalm 35:13 22 1 Chron. 16:11
3 Matthew 6:18 23 Psalm 18:2
4 Psalm 22:19 24 1 Chron. 29:12
5 Ezra 8:23 25 1 Chron. 29:12
6 Jeremiah 36:9 26 Nehemiah 1:4
7 Psalm 46:1 27 Psalm 18:1
8 Daniel 9:3 28 Deut. 31:7
9 Matthew 6:17 29 Psalm 28:8
10 Psalm 20:6 30 Psalm 29:11
11 Joel 2:15 31 Ezra 8:21
12 Jonah 3:5 32 Acts 14:23
13 Psalm 21:13 33 Psalm 62:7
14 Zechariah 8:19 34 Psalm 71:16
15 Matthew 6:16 35 Psalm 84:5
16 Matthew 17:21 36 Psalm 96:7
17 Psalm 37:39 37 Psalm 34:1
18 Joshua 10:25 38 Psalm 29:2
19 Psalm 27:1 39 Psalm 103:1-5
20 Exodus 15:2 40 Psalm 124:1-2
MOST COMMON BIBLICAL REASONSFOR FASTING
To strengthen our ability to turn our attention to the Lord.
Daniel 9:1‐3 provides an example of how to engage God through prayer and supplication.
When facing a great challenge or obstacle.
Simply stated, when you don’t know what to do, seek God. (In 2 Chronicles 20:1:4; similarly in Ezra 8:21‐23).
To be receptive to direction and wisdom from God.
Consider your role in listening for God’s direction. When you want Him to reveal something in your life ‐ big or small ‐ you must first place yourself in a posture to hear from Him.
To bring our flesh under submission and to combat temptation and spiritual opposition.
Christians are constantly under attack. We are only able to withstand these temptations and entanglements by prayer and fasting. (Mark 9:29, Matthew 4:1‐3).
To draw closer to God.
When we want to develop a closer relationship with God, fasting and prayer are the best ways to get closer to God (2 Chronicles 7:14).
THE DISCIPLES’ FASTFasting to break addictions.Matthew 17:20, 21
THE EZRA FASTFasting to solve problems and to seek protection.Ezra 8:21-23
THE SAMUEL FASTFasting to win people to Christ and to get God to pourHimself out on mankind.1 Samuel 7:1-8
THE ELIJAH FASTFasting to break every yoke.1 Kings 19:2-18
THE WIDOW’S FASTFasting so that the needs of others will be met.1 Kings 17:12
THE SAINT PAUL FASTFasting for wisdom and insight from God.Acts 9:9-19
THE DANIEL FASTFasting for good health and for obedience toward God.Daniel 1:12-20
THE JOHN THE BAPTIST FASTFasting for a stronger testimony and influence.Matthew 3:4, Luke 1:15
THE ESTHER FASTFasting for protection from the evil one.Esther 4:16
OPTION #1: THE ST. PAUL FASTAbstain from all foods and drinks.Focus: Fasting for wisdom and insight from God.
OPTION #2: THE DANIEL FASTFruits and vegetables only.Focus: Fasting for good health and for obedi-ence toward God.
OPTION #3: EZRA AND ESTHER FASTSAbstain from sodas and sweets (desserts, pies, cookies, cakes, candy, etc.); natural sweeteners and fruits are okay.Focus: Fasting to solve problems and to seek protection on from the evil one.
OPTION #4: DISCIPLES’ AND ELIJAH FASTSAbstain from meats and sweets.Focus: Fasting to break addictions and every yoke.
OPTION #5: SAMUEL, WIDOW’S ANDJOHN THE BAPTIST FASTSAbstain from all types of fried foodsand breads.Focus: Fasting to win people to Christ and to get God to pour Himself out on humankind; fasting so that the needs of others will be met; and fasting for a stronger testimony and influence.
OPTION #6: PERSONAL FAST Abstain from something that you feel consumes you or your time; not food (social media, cellular phone, television, personal habit, etc.) for a period of time each day.Focus: Fasting to see what controls you and draw closer to God.
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