Episode 4. Fasting: What’s the Point?

Ashley and Gordon tackle the spiritual discipline of fasting. What’s the purpose of it? What constitutes a fast? Is it relevant today? That and more on this episode of The Lesson. Referenced: Acts 13:2, Acts 14:23 & Isa. 58:6-9.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 – Welcome
0:53 - Congratulations & Updates at CBN
3:17 - CBN's 60th Anniversary
4:10 - What is Fasting?
9:34 - Tame the Desires of Your Flesh
11:30 - Teaching on Acts 13:2
12:30 - Why Gordon Fasts
13:17 - Teaching on Acts 14:23
15:55 - Social Media Fast
18:40 - Facebook/Instagram Outage
20:00 - Avenues of Distraction
21:10 - Gordon's Prayer Life Influenced by Hudson Taylor
24:00 - Ashley's Dating Fast
27:43 - Ashley's Fast Influenced by Mo Isom Aiken
29:00 - The Purpose of Fasting
31:56 - Ashley's Daniel Fast
33:33 - Is God Mad When You Stop a Fast?
38:04 - When Fasting First Appeared in the Bible
39:24 - Daniel's Other Fast
41:19 - Are You More Powerful by Fasting?
44:17 - Teaching on Isaiah 58:6
46:22 - Justice Fast
50:44 - Next Week...

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