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A BIBLICAL FAST Text: Isaiah 58:1-14

What Are the True Parts of a Biblical Fast?

I. THE MAN-PART OF FASTING (58:1-5, 13) 1. They did as they pleased - vs 3 2. They exploited their workers - vs 3 3. They were full of quarrelling and strife - vs 4 4. They would get into fistfights - vs 4 5. They would only humble themselves at the time of the fast but then resume their wickedness - vs 5

I. THE MAN-PART OF FASTING (58:1-5, 13) Our lives have to reflect what our Lord would have us do. To share our food with the hungry - vs 7 2. To provide shelter for the poor wanderer - vs 7 3. To clothe the naked - vs 7 4. To offer help to our close relatives - vs 7

I. THE MAN-PART OF FASTING (58:1-5, 13) What NOT to do 1. Don't oppress others - vs 9 2. Don't point fingers - vs 9 3. Don't talk maliciously - vs 9 4. Don't refuse to help the hungry/oppressed - vs 10 5. Don't do as we please on the Sabbath - vs 13 6. Don't speak idle words - vs 13

II. THE GOD-PART OF FASTING (58:6,8,9,10b,11,12,14) A. The Glory of God - 58:8

II. THE GOD-PART OF FASTING (58:6,8,9,10b,11,12,14) B. The Guidance of God - 58:11

II. THE GOD-PART OF FASTING (58:6,8,9,10b,11,12,14) C. The Grandeur of God - 58:11,12