PPT-Prayer and Fast?

Event Change Prayer and Fast now Praise and Prayer Discussion Question Groups of 23 people Do we actually fast for Prayer and Fast If so why If not why What did we learn Fasting. 18. . (NKJV). 16.  . “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. . Serkan. . Ozturk. Dialog Student Association. Five Pillars (obligation) of Islam. D. eclaration (testimony) of faith. Performing prayer (. Salah. ). Fasting during the month of Ramadan. Paying financial obligation (. Fasting is the earliest commandment. Fasting is the earliest commandment known to mankind, for. God commanded our ancestor Adam to refrain from eating a. certain fruit from a certain tree (Gen 2:16,17) but allowed him. Why Do We Fast?. What is fasting?. To fast is to go without food and drink voluntarily for a certain period of time. .. Fasting combined with sincere prayer can help you prepare yourself and others to receive God’s blessings. 3 Main Pillars of Lent. Fasting. Prayer. Almsgiving (charity). (Taken from Sermon on the Mount). Theology of Fasting. Fasting means to . abstain. Read. . Galatians . 5:16-17. 16 . But I say, walk . Imam Al-Ghazali: . Adab of Learning and Etiquettes of the Masjid . Arrive on time . Face the Qibla. Maintain Wudu . Imagine that you are in the company of the angels . Purpose. To introduce us to one of the greatest scholars of Islam . January 5, 2014. Introduction. Growing in Fruits of Spirit in 2013. Restoring Passion in our Hearts for God in 2014. Ps 57:7-8, Awaken my soul. One of clear biblical ways desire is awakened in our hearts is through prayer and fasting. Name/major. What’s one “take away” you got from . last week’s message . on . private prayer?. Have you ever tried fasting & praying? What has been your experience?. Discover the Nations. Matthew 6:16-18. One of the hot topics in Christian circles of late. …. Spiritual Formation . –growth & development. One definition: “Spiritual . formation is an intentional Christian . practice, . Martin Luther. Matthew 6:5-13 . (page 787 on pew Bibles). “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. . humility . is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God." . Verses Matter!. 3 Nephi 3:7.  . Or . in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite with us and become acquainted with our . secret works. , and become our brethren that ye may be like unto . Revival. A return or recall to activity from a state of Languor. Languor. Feebleness; dullness; lassitude of body; . Dullness of the intellectual faculty; listless. Softness; . laxity. Need Revival?. God’s Call to Fast and Pray:. Matthew . 6:5-8.  . “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. .