You are going to receive a key for your spiritual life.
Title: Breakthrough with Fasting and prayer
Mark 9: 25 – 29
25 “When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”
26 After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
28 When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
29 He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.””
The Bible gives an account of a weary father whose son had been tormented by evil spirits from childhood.
The father’s child longed to see his son set free.
He asked for Jesus’ disciples for help with his troubled son.
But Jesus’ disciples could not set his son free !
Then Jesus came , rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him,
“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him”
The boy was set free !
When Jesus and his disciples got home , his disciples asked him privately, “Why could not we cast it out?”
“This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”
Here Jesus gave us a key to breakthrough
He said there are some situations we are going to overcome just trough Fasting end Prayer.
God wants to give you a breakthrough
There are something that don’t happen until you fast and pray according Mark 9:29
That’s why we are challenging every one in Church to enter in this 21 days of fasting and prayer
We gonna receive breakthrough with your kids , breakthrough with God , health, finances , breakthrough in your spiritual life
Here is the point: breakthrough never happens to anyone in the bible who did not seek them
You’re never find anyone in the Bible who got a major breakthrough, that didn’t seek Him
When you starts seeking God you gets God attention and God turn in to your cry .
In order for us to understand the power of Prayer and fasting we need read another verse
Matthew 17:17 “Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.””
Jesus say to his disciples : “O faithless and perverse generation !
In another words Jesus was saying for his own disciples:
#1 Reason: you are faithless , you have no faith, you are unbeliever – you are walking with me , but disconnected from God
You are disconnected from the Word of God
You are disconnected from my presence
You’re disconnected from hungering from God
Then the unbelief comes , fear , anxiety , hopeless, them you can not trust in God for miracles because of the lack of faith .
#2 reason: Jesus called his disciples : perverse
Jesus said : you are not connected to God / but you are connected to the World – this world has perverted you !
This world contaminated you with sin !
immorality, pornography, addictions such as smoking, drinking and gambling of any kind, spirit of gossip, rebellion against authorities , etc
What Jesus did say to His disciple ? Verse 29
You have in your life no faith and perversion But if you pray and fast you can overcome this situation !
Because:
Prayer connect you to God
Fasting disconnect you from the World
Disconnect you from sin — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life .
I’m as a pastor , as a preacher – always I have to go back , to pray , to fast and say : God Help me , because I’m disconnecting from you and I’m connecting to World – then I start praying , repenting, fasting / disconnecting from the world and connecting to God .
Suddenly we are connected to God / disconnected fro this world and fresh annoying from the Holy Spirit come over you and we have the favour of God again !
Fasting brings miracles ! Fasting brings breakthrough in your life
Is not easy to fast , is not fan to fast , but it’s powerful!
Your faith began to explode as you fast
I saw many miracles as result of my fasting
and also as a result my faith grown up
You need to grow in faith , you need to have experiences with God !
If you would like to have a bigger faith , Then you need to fast !
Fasting is not for the strong , fasting is for the weak , fasting is for the common, fasting is for those who are hungry for God !
God is calling us to seek Him !
God is calling us to fast and Pray !
Our Physical Obedience to God will bring Spiritual release , Favour , Spiritual Power , Health , protection , healings , miracles , Deliverance, salvation and blessings
Remember: Fast never manipulate God,
it’s important when we go to a fast – then you will earn God’s blessing , God’s favour , God’s miracles – you never earn the blessing and favour of God by work !
It’s by Grace of God , By Blood of Jesus that releases those blessings !
Fasting does not manipulate God , fasting doesn’t make God to do something that it’s not His will
Fasting gets you ready for God’s answer , fasting prepare your heart to say : not my will but your will be done
Fasting breaks you down , fasting bring you to the place , in a position of obedience , humility and brokenness before God and you understand : my Heavenly Father have the best for me , and now I trust you !
Fasting is an invitation , not an obligation
Fasting is not that God will punish you for not to do
Fasting is an invitation, it’s something you do voluntarily!
You go to God and say : God I’m breaking my routine, I don’t have to do , but choose to do !
Fasting is a choice, but it is also obedience.
You should determine how are going to fast
This is a public fasting invitation for this church
But In the private fast you should to determine how are you going to fast
You should determine how many days are you going to fast in this 21 days, how many meals , what are you gonna eat ?
1- Writing down your fasting plan – write down is preparation for fasting
You’re fasting food but you should limit internet , facebook, Twitter, instagram
Limit watching news , you need to use your time wisely
I would like to say that when you fast is super spiritual, you fell sweetness, you fell nice , happy , but it is not true !
You gonna be tired , hungry, bad breathe, sometimes fighting headache , sometimes you have to apologise your family because your bad temper,
He devil will gonna try to defeat you ! Why are you fasting ! Give up !
But you’re gonna see how God’s Word gonna be strong and alive as you read it
As you fast you are going to see how fast God speak to you
You need fast pray
You should say : food you can wait , entertainment you can wait , because God I need answers !
What do you need to fast about ?
Fasting increases our sense of Humility and dependence upon the Lord
You’re saying: God I need you ! God I long for you !
Fasting and prying will in light your spiritual alertness , your alertness of the presence of God Adjust what you’re focusing on;
Make sure that you’re not just giving up food—make sure that when fasting , you turn to your Father and make room for the miracles He has in store for you.
Our temporary physical discomfort has spiritual rewards.