Hunger for God: Fasting
Pastor Kent Landhuis
THEME – Fasting deepens our hunger for God.
TEXT – Matthew 6:16-18
LENT – Focus less on lesser things to focus more on greater things.
1. When you fast, focus less on food, more on craving.
- Less: Physical hunger. (Matthew 6:16)
- More: Hunger for God. (Matthew 4:4)
2. When you fast focus less on results, more on moments.
- Less: “If you fast, then you will receive.”
(Matthew 6:17-18) - More: “When this happens, God’s people fast.”
(David, Esther, Nehemiah, etc.)
- When you fast, focus less on self, more on God.
- Less: Legalism (Luke 7:20-23)
- More: Delight. (Psalm 63:1-5)
NEXT STEPS
- Journal: How do I react to the invitation to fast?
- Fast: Skip a meal this week.
- Learn more: Read Fasting by Scot McKnight or Hunger for God by John Piper.
JOURNAL – How do I react to the invitation to fast?
JOURNAL – Skip a meal and then journal. What happened? (If I did not skip a meal, journal about why I did not.)
VERSES FOR MEDITATION – Matthew 6:16-18; Luke 7:20-23; Psalm 63:1-5
PRAY – Confess your cravings and surrender them to God.
