Pastor Brad Franklin teaches about fasting and communion with God to strengthen prayer, seek guidance, show grief, and more. 

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Sermon Notes:

Leviticus 23: 32 

Reasons for Fasting: 

Help to strengthen Prayer-Ezra 8:23 

To seek God’s Guidance-Judges 20:26 

To show grief-1 Sam 31:13 

To repent-1 Sam 7:6 

To overcome temptation and dedication to God-Matt 4: 1-11 

To express love and worship for God-Luke 2: 37

Let Your Lenten Season Be Your Fast and a Feast

Fast from judging others; feast on the Christ indwelling in them.
 Fast from emphasis on differences; feast on the unity of all life.
 Fast from apparent darkness; feast on the reality of light.
 Fast from words that pollute; feast on phrases that purify.
 Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude.
 Fast from anger; feast on patience.
 Fast from pessimism; feast on optimism.
 Fast from worry; feast on trust.
 Fast from complaining; feast on appreciation.
 Fast from negatives; feast on affirmatives.
 Fast from unrelenting pressures; feast on unceasing prayer.
 Fast from hostility; feast on nonviolence.
 Fast from bitterness; feast on forgiveness.
 Fast from self-concern; feast on compassion for others.
 Fast from personal anxiety; feast on eternal truth.
 Fast from discouragement; feast on hope.
 Fast from facts that depress; feast on truths that uplift.
 Fast from lethargy; feast on enthusiasm.
 Fast from suspicion; feast on truth.
 Fast from thoughts that weaken; feast on promises that inspire.
 Fast from idle gossip; feast on purposeful silence.