Sermon: when you fast Mt6:16-18

Fasting is a biblical expectation Mt9:14-17
Fast while we are waiting for Christ to return
Fasting-voluntarily giving up food for a time in order to increase my hunger for the things of God
We are more hungry for the things of the world, and have such little hunger for God
Fasting helps us with our "buts" - helps us learn to put God first, in front of all the distractions
Phil3:18-20 eagerly await his return
Eccl2:11-12 we chase the things of the world
1Cor9:24-27 run to get the prize
1Pet2:11 abstain from sinful desires which wage war against your soul
Col2:21-23 don't fast for the wrong reasons; fasting is not about us, it's about God! Zech7:5
Right reasons: center our focus on God Isa58:1-14 tells us God's kind of fast- to set us free, break our addictions, make us more generous, heal us, make us more righteous, God will have my back and will be our help, he will strengthen and refresh us