10-17-21 | The Gift of Fasting - Matthew 9:14-17 | Andrew Mastriano

Andrew Mastriano - St. George's Campus The Gift of Fasting - Matthew 9:14-17 (cf. Isa. 58:6-7)Fasting is cultivating a hunger for God by every now and then removing good distractions. Fasting forms us that we might “let go of an appetite in order to seek God on matters of deep concern for [the] other, myself, and the world."“More than any other discipline, fasting reveals the things that control us. This is a wonderful benefit to the true disciple who longs to be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. We cover up what is inside of us with food and other stuff.” - Richard Foster“The weakness of our hunger for God is not because he is unsavory, but because we keep ourselves stuffed with “other things”. Perhaps, then, the denial of our stomach’s appetite for food might express, or even increase, our soul’s appetite for God.” -John Piper“ What we hunger for most, we worship.” - John PiperFormational Practice: Fasting Welcome to Sunday Service at Fellowship Memphis! Announcements Here: https://fellowshipmemphis.org/announcementsVisit fellowshipmemphis.orgFellowship Memphis in Memphis, TN#FormedByGod #FellowshipMemphis