Growing in Grace: Fasting

Growing in Grace: Fasting
Matt. 4:1-11; Gal. 6:7-8; Matt. 6:15-18;

1. What’s your experience with fasting in general? Is there a difference between biblical fasting and say intermittent fasting, or partial fasts or dieting? If so, what is the purpose of biblical fasting? 

2. In what ways does the act of fasting serve as a theological reversal of the Fall?

3. How can you apply the concept of fasting to address areas of your life where you feel excessive temptation?

4. What pitfalls in fasting are we instructed to avoid from the scripture? 

5. Why is it important to understand that fasting is not merely about abstaining from food, but rather about reliance on God? Or put it another way, how one must replace whatever you are removing.

6. What practical steps can you take on a fast, and what particular purpose will this fast be aimed at or for? Make a plan. Start small. Keep each other accountable.