FAST
Fasting focuses our faith.
What’s your least favorite tool to use? Why?
Have you ever fasted? Why were you fasting? How did it go? What were the results?
What do you know about fasting from Scripture?
Read: Matthew 6:1
How much do you struggle with wanting to do your good deeds “publicly, to be admired by others?”
Read: Matthew 6:16-18
What is the point of Jesus’ instructions here?
Read: Acts 9:3-9
Why did Paul fast in this situation?
Read: Acts 13:3 and 14:23
Why did the earliest Christians fast in these two situations?
Should Christians fast? What’s your Biblical evidence, and what would be the purpose of that fasting?
Pray: Pray that your group members will be practicing their faith to please God and not to please others.