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Godly Meditation Filling the Mind with God’s Word

This message explores the biblical concept of meditation as a spiritual tool, contrasting it with secular ideas of emptying the mind verses practicing Godly Meditation that helps believers build strong spiritual foundations, prepare for life’s challenges, and maintain peace and…
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People and Screwdrivers

The right tool for the right purpose. There quite a large variety and there is a right one for every job.
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Your Father's Good Pleasure

It is God's desire that we make it into His Kingdom. He gives us every reasonable opportunity to succeed, helping us all along the way. God has given us His word, His Son, His Spirit and one another so that…
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From the Tennis Court to the Lion's Den

As Christians, are we properly training for the spiritual battle we are in?
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What Are Some Biblical Examples of Fasting?

David, Esther, Jesus, Paul and more all fasted.
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Are There Health Benefits When I Fast?

While science is just now doing the studies to prove these things, many people have understood the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting for a long time.
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Are There Different Kinds of Fasting a Christian Can Do?

Scripture contains examples of several kinds of fasts. Fasting temporarily denies the body the satisfaction of its physical needs. A Christian can bring spiritual things into sharper focus through fasting.
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Does Fasting Provide Spiritual Healing?

When we approach the throne of grace through fasting, God will help us “loose the bonds of wickedness” (Isaiah 58:6). He will help us remove the sin that so easily ensnares us (Hebrews 12:1).
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Why Did Jesus Fast?

Jesus' own words reveal that the purpose of His fasting was to draw near to God for help.
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Is Fasting Just a Ritual? How Does It Help a Christian?

Fasting can help put us in the right frame of mind to receive the good things God has to offer.
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How Does Fasting Improve My Relationship with God?    

By denying ourselves food and water for a time, fasting reminds us we will die without physical sustenance. Likewise, we will die spiritually if we do not have spiritual nourishment. Without spiritual food, the living Word of God, we will...
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If I Have Health Problems, Should I Fast?

It depends on your health situation, so fast using common sense, judgment and above all faith. Fasting is an excellent spiritual exercise to get our minds and spirits in tune with God's purpose and plan for us.
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How Long Should Christians Fast?

If you've never fasted before, a commitment of a day may be easier to accomplish and will familiarize you with the process. Use that first experience to learn what your body's particular reactions are.
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How Full is Your Tank?

James 4:7 tells us that if we "Resist Satan" he will flee from us. So why is it that we so often fail in our "Resistance" to temptation? Of and by ourselves we don’t have the strength to resist Satan…
Fasting: A Spiritual Power Tool!
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Fasting: A Spiritual Power Tool!

Three earlier articles in this series covered prayer, Bible study and thinking or meditation. Along with those spiritual tools, we need to frequently combine this fourth tool—fasting.
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