21 days of Prayer and Fasting

14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” 17 And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once.19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” 20 And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. 21 [But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”] Matthew 17:14-21

Unbelief—Apistos—One who does not believe Perverse--Diastrepho—To turn from the right path I want us to look at unbelief as it relates to our connection to Jesus John 15 I want to look at perversion in light of connection to the world James 4 and 1 John 2

Unbelief—Apistos—One who does not believe Prayer produces Faith In John we see a direct correlation between faith and connection 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. John 15:4

 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24 My point this morning is not to condemn unbelief but simply to investigate why and then adjust our course

Perverse--Diastrepho—To turn from the right path Connection to the world 4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever 1 John 2:15-17

Matthew 9:14,15 Then the disciples of John Matthew 9:14,15  Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Acts 13:2-3  While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

We are a three part person: Body-Our body connects us to us Soul- Our soul connects us to others Spirit- connects us to God One of these will prove strongest in us. It depends on what we give the most attention to.

I’m extending an invitation! Will you join us? This is what were after, Return to your 1st love! 1. Our objective is prayer and fasting. a. Dependence on Him b. Get right with Him c. Refocus d. Invite Him e. Believe

2. Decide on the type of fast, corporately were asking that you abstain from media. 3. High expectation. Isaiah 58:8,9 “Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 “Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst,

Foundational Prayer During our Fast  For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-18