5 reasons to practice the lost biblical discipline of fasting:
1. To seek God’s guidance
(Ezra 8:21)
2. To repent and return to God
(Ezra 8:23)
3. To humble the soul
(Ps 35:13)
4. To intercede for others
(2 Sam 12:16)
5. To draw closer to God
(Matt 6:17-18)
Christ is Lord (Phil 2:11)
Christ is King (Rev 19:16)
Christ is Savior (Titus 2:13)
Christ is the Good Shepherd (Jn 10:11)
Christ is the Light of the World (Jn 8:12)
Christ is the Bread of Life (Jn 6:35)
Christ is the Resurrection (Jn 11:25)
Christ is the Vine (Jn 15:5)
Christ is the Lamb of God (Jn 1:29)
Christ is Alpha and Omega (Rev 22:13)
Christ is our High Priest (Heb 4:14)
God just doesn’t throw a life preserver to a drowning person. He goes to the bottom of the sea, and pulls a corpse from the bottom of the sea, takes him up on the bank, breathes into him the breath of life and makes him alive.
R. C. Sproul
The baby born,
is the Christ crucified.
The baby crying,
is the Christ who cried, “It is finished.”
The baby sleeping,
is the Christ who rose from the dead.
The gospel of Christmas is incomplete without the cross and resurrection of Christ.
Why should we study the Bible?
1. To know God (2 Tim 3:16)
2. To find guidance (Ps 119:105)
3. To grow spiritually (1 Pet 2:2)
4. To resist sin (Ps 119:11)
5. To do good works (2 Tim 3:17)
6. To have hope (Rom 15:4)
7. To share faith (1 Pet 3:15)
7 truths that anchor our soul:
1. God is still sovereign.
2. Christ is still reigning.
3. The Spirit is still interceding.
4. The church is still growing.
5. Scripture is still teaching.
6. The gospel is still saving.
7. Glory is still coming!