The Fast | Seven Sacred Reasons for Fasting
I. Introduction
A. Our annual 21-day fast.
B. Practicalities of the 2022 Fast.
1. Who: King’s around the world.
2. What: abstaining from food/drink so to pray.
3. When: January 3 – January 24.
4. Where: wherever you are.
5. Why: see below.
II. Seven biblical reasons for fasting.
A. ______________. Matthew 17:19
B. ______________. Daniel 9:3
1. It takes supernatural help to understand the deeper things in God’s heart.
C. ______________ ______________ ______ ______________.
1. The Lord has prophetic plans and promises for every city upon the earth.
D. ______________.
1. Fasting to avert a national or individual crisis.
2. Fasting for national deliverance.
E. ______________.
1. Daniel when thrown in the lion’s den. Daniel 6:18-23
2. Esther and Israel under threat of death. Esther 3:13; 4:3
3. Peter while in prison. Acts 12:1-9
F. ______________ ______ ______________.
1. Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus. He fasted for three days, waiting to receive clear direction from the Lord. Acts 9:9
G. ______________ ______ ______________.