Fasting – Christ our Holy Way

The Isaiah Fast (Day 9)

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he

March 12, 2025|Categories: Christ, Fasting, Father, Kingdom of God|Tags: Messiah, Poor, The Isaiah Fast|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 7)

“Is it not to share your food with the hungry

March 10, 2025|Categories: Compassion, Fasting|Tags: Family, The Isaiah Fast|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 5)

“Is it not to share your food with the hungry

March 8, 2025|Categories: Compassion, Fasting, Hospitality, Ministry|Tags: Drought, Famine, Gangs, The Isaiah Fast, War|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 2)

Add deeds of kindness and compassion to humility. The word

March 5, 2025|Categories: Compassion, Discipline, Fasting, Humility, Kindness, Surrender|Tags: Clothing, Hungry, The Isaiah Fast, Wanderer|

The Isaiah Fast (1)

Ash Wednesday Consider with me a different kind of fasting

March 4, 2025|Categories: Fasting, Humility, Lent, Self-denial, Surrender|Tags: Ash Wednesday, Lent, Self-sacrifice, The Isaiah Fast|

A Stream Called Grace

Grace flows from who the Father is. Grace reveals Him.

November 29, 2024|Categories: Christ, Commitment, Discipline, Fasting, Grace, Growth, Heart, Joy, Life, Service, Spirit, Wisdom|Tags: A Stream Called Grace, Energize|

Jesus the Teacher

Jesus taught that obeying the commandments is a matter of

January 1, 2024|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Fasting, Father, Idolatry, Obedience, Prayer, Teaching|Tags: Fasting, Jesus the Teacher, Materialism, Sermon on the Mount|

Disciplined Living (Part 2)

Think about what could happen to the church if we

May 14, 2020|Categories: Christlikeness, Commitment, Devotionals, Discipleship, Discipline, Fasting, Self-control, Self-denial, Service, Works|Tags: Disciplined Living, Downtrodden, Holy Club, Methodist, Social Media, Spiritual reading, TV|

Disciplined Living (Part 1)

In thinking about disciplined living, consider the origins of Methodism.

May 13, 2020|Categories: Communion, Discipleship, Fasting, Formation, Ministry, Mission, Prayer, Self-control, Self-denial|Tags: Disciplined Living (Part 1), Holy Club, Methodism, Poor families, Spiritual devotion|

The King And The Isaiah Fast (Day 18)

The king was seen as a shepherd by the prophets;

March 13, 2020|Categories: Christ, Christlikeness, Compassion, Devotionals, Fasting, Justice, Kingdom of God, Lent, Ministry, Service|Tags: Branch of David, Governors, Mayors, Pastoral Instincts, Presidents, Shepherd King, The King And The Isaiah Fast (Day 18)|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 7)

Isaiah 58:7 (NIV) "Is it not to share your food

March 2, 2020|Categories: Christ, Compassion, Devotionals, Fasting, Lent, Ministry, Service|Tags: Extended family, Honor your father and mother, Immediate family, The Isaiah Fast (Day 7)|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 5)

Isaiah 58:5-7 (NIV) “Is it not to share your food

March 1, 2020|Categories: Compassion, Devotionals, Fasting, Hospitality, Lent, Mercy, Ministry, Service|Tags: Drought, Gangs, Homeless, People migrations, The Isaiah Fast (5)|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 2)

Add deeds of kindness and compassion to humility. The word

February 26, 2020|Categories: Compassion, Discipline, Fasting, Hospitality, Humility, Lent, Prayer, Surrender|Tags: Compassionate service, Disciplines, The Isaiah Fast (Day 2), Unjust chains, Wanderer|

The Isaiah Fast (Day 1)

We ask, “What are you going to give up for

February 25, 2020|Categories: Deliverance, Fasting, Justice, Lent, Surrender|Tags: 40 Days, Fasting, Self-sacrifice, The Isaiah Fast (1)|

Anna’s Witness

Israel had prophetesses as well as prophets. Anna was one

December 21, 2019|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Fasting, Prayer, Redemption, Worship|Tags: Anna’s Witness, Prophetess, Temple Courts|