Fasting God's Way: Purpose and Mechanics of Fasting (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781432796266)

FASTING GOD'S WAY: The Purpose and Mechanics of Fasting Fasting is a demonstration of an intense yearning for God. During fasting, you forsake the seemingly most important need of life - food - for the sole purpose of seeking God's face. As you sincerely seek God's face, you receive the added benefit of experiencing His hand. If you can ignore food in spite of the body's cravings for it, for the exclusive purpose of seeking God's face, then God undoubtedly becomes your paramount desire True Biblical fasting is directing your hunger and thirst and passion after God and the things of God. Fasting is a launching pad for divine revelation. It is the highway to divine illumination Intimacy with the Lord should be the utmost desire of every Christian and fasting affords us a tremendous opportunity to develop an unparalleled intimacy with the Lord. Only genuine spiritual hunger will draw us into the place of true intimacy and encounter with the Lord When we get the revelation and insight about this spiritual discipline, we will not 'have' to fast - we will actually 'want' to do it In addition to illuminating Biblical truths on fasting, the mechanics and scientific aspects have been carefully elucidated in this manual to help alleviate any fears one may have about unsafe approaches to fasting. Author Bio: Sam Quartey is the Senior Associate Pastor and Director of New Creation School of Ministry at New Creation World Outreach Church in Minnesota. He combines his academic training as a scientist/educator with his calling as a Bible teacher to bring in-depth Biblical expositions. He's passionate about prayer and desires to see the Church rise in the Holy Spirit's power to spark and sustain revival through prayer and fasting. He serves on a number of pastoral boards. He is a member of the American Association of Anatomists, and a member of the National Scholars Honor Society of the United States. He currently resides in the United States with hi

Author: Samuel Quartey
ISBN-10: 1432796267
ISBN-13: 9781432796266
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2012
Pages: 214
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d