From the monthly archives: November 2009

Fast 8: An Immeasurable Portion

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Wednesday lunch/afternoon—Read Isaiah 58:14

“…then you shall take delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Why have we fasted? Was [...]

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Fast 7: Rhythm of the Sabbath

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Wednesday morning — Read Isaiah 58:13

“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, [...]

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Fast 6: Repairers of the Breach

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Tuesday evening — Read Isaiah 58:12

12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.

If you have kept up with [...]

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Fast 5: A Well Watered Garden

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Tuesday lunch/afternoon — Read Isaiah 58:11

“And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

The imagery in this verse could not be [...]

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Fast 4: Wardens In Theology Jail?

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Tuesday morning — Read Isaiah 58:9-10

9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’  If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10 if you pour yourself out for [...]

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Fast 3: Self Denying Love

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Monday evening — Read Isaiah 58:7-8

7 Is it [the fast the Lord chooses] not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break [...]

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Fast 2: Breaking the Bonds of the Enemy

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Monday lunch/afternoon — Read Isaiah 58:6

6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed1 go free, and to break every yoke?”

Two years ago almost to the date, we fasted like this at [...]

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Fast I: Awareness of Our Own Hypocrisy

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Monday morning — Read Isaiah 58:3-5

3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. 4 Behold, you fast only [...]

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The Fast The Lord Chooses – Overview

On November 8, 2009 By

Why are we fasting?

In the Old Testament we see several accounts of God’s people fasting. The occurrences we have for fasting in the OT were mourning for someone’s death, crying out for rescue from enemies, and in order to be humbled before the Lord when convicted of sin relying on His [...]

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Faith that Pleases God

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How do you stand strong when things around seem so uncertain? How do you resist the pull of the crowd when they pull you in a direction you know is wrong? How do you avoid sinking into despair when you just can’t seem to make any progress in getting out of the hole you’re in? [...]

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