Fasting Is Healthy!
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011Jesus fasted during his wilderness preparation for ministry (Matthew 4:1-2, Luke 4:1-2), but said only two things about fasting in his teaching in the gospels: it was an act of private devotion to God, and was appropriate once he left his followers (Matthew 6:16-18, 9:14-15; cf. Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35). The apostolic church apparently observed [...]
Fasting
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Preparation for Fasting Begin drinking plenty of water; squeeze fresh lemon juice in your water. Begin cutting back the caffeine and sugars; drinking plenty of water will help you get over the cravings for these two things. Types of Fasting There are at least three known fasts in the Bible. However; for our purposes, we [...]