SUNDAY SERMON

PRAYER &
FASTING

Let’s jump in!

 Acts 13:1-3
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called
Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and
Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for
me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted
and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
FASTING IS USUALLY
PRACTICED...
• Abstaining from food or drinks for a certain
period of time.
• Preparing our hearts to hear from God
 Acts 13:2
Importance of Fasting
• Fasting needs to be accompanied by other practices in order
to be efffective.

why wor
why worship?
• Fasting places us on the proper position to hear from God.
 Acts 13:2 ?

• Fasting consecrates us to the Lord. for a

mission / purpose
• Fasting prepares us for what God has in
store
Acts 13:1-3
Purpose?

• Fasting helps us to separate ourselves from the world and to respond to

God’s call to a spiritual consecration.
 Through fasting & prayer we
walk in the light, not in darkness,
in righteousness & in
lawlessness