City Central Church Podcast

Awaken Fast Sermon Summary Luke 5:33–35 (ESV) 33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”   Pastor Chris prepared us for the annual, all-church fast which runs Jan. 6th through the 26th. Since fasting and prayer go hand in hand, he invited Delaney McCall, Prayer Coordinator, to help us focus on the ways to pray as we fast. First, Chris reminded us of the biblical importance of fasting and prayer: Ten Thoughts on Fasting Fasting is a voluntary absence from food for the purpose of dedicating yourself to prayer. Fasting changes us, not God. Fasting is an invitation and grace.  When facing impossible circumstances (Nehemiah 1:4). To change the destiny of a people, a city, a nation (Nehemiah 9:1). To hear from Go