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As a group, see how many examples of fasting you can name from Scripture.
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Ezra and his fellow exile returners seeking God’s protection and not relying on the king to protect them.
The team that prayed for Paul and Barnabas taking the first missionary journey.
Esther and her countrymen’s prayer and fasting in regard to the crisis of being annihilated . -
David, Daniel, Esther, Jesus, Paul
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There’s:
1. Ezra & the Exiles seeking safety on a dangerous road to freedom
2. Daniel seeking God’s mercy for His people.
3. Moses when he received the commandments God wanted him to share with the people.
4. King Jehosephat seeking God’s wisdom to defeat an encompassing enemy. -
David, Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah, Paul, Barnabas
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Matthew 4: 1-4 Jesus fasted 40 days at the start of His ministry when He was being tested
1 Corinthian 7:5 a husband and wife can abstain from sex for a time to enhance their prayer life