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Fasting Starter Kit

Want to fast but not sure where to start? Maybe you just need a little boost.

 

Bring this resource kit along to help guide you during your fast.  

Here you’ll find tips, recipes, devotional material and even a free e-book to help draw you closer to God during your fast.

 

Why Fast?

“For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17

How to Spend A Day With The Lord

The right perspective, the right place, and time, and suggestions on what to do. 

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Does Fasting Actually Accomplish Anything?

So does it work? How do you know if you’re “doing it right?”

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Prayer and Fasting

How to keep God at the center of your life through prayer during your time of fasting. 

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Knowing God is Central to Fasting

What does it take to begin a relationship with God? Devote yourself to unselfish religious deeds? Become a better person so that God will accept you?

You may be surprised that none of those things will work. But God has made it very clear in the Bible how we can know Him.

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Nutritional Advice

“...to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”  Deuteronomy 8:3

Fast Recipes

Dr. Bright’s Special Energy Detox Liquid Formula:

  • One gallon distilled water
  • 1-1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 3/4-cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/4-teaspoon cayenne pepper     

Nutritionist recommended juice recipes:

  • Watermelon – put in blender without adding water
  • Fresh apple juice
  • Green juice – blend celery, romaine lettuce and carrots in equal proportions (Vegetable juices like this one are important, for they supply the electrolytes necessary for proper heart function.)

Nutritionist recommended warm broth recipes:

  • Boil sliced potatoes, carrots and celery in water.
    • Do not add salt.
    • After about a half-hour, drain off the water and drink.
  • Gently boil three carrots, two stalks of celery, one turnip, two beets, a half head of cabbage, a quarter of a bunch of parsley, a quarter of an onion and a half clove of garlic.
    • Drain off the broth and drink up to two or three times daily.
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Encountering God During Your Fast

“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Acts 13:2

Free E-book: Awaken to the Nearness of God

In Wonderstruck, Margaret invites you to unearth the extraordinary moments in every day life, recognize the presence of God in the midst of your routine, and discover peace in knowing you’re wildly loved. Winsome yet compelling, whimsical yet profound, the stories from Wonderstruck will inspire you to fall in love anew with God.

 

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Email Series: A Study in the Gospel of John

Curious what the Bible says about God? And how He views you? What He offers you? You get to see what it says, on your own. No one checking your answers. This is purely your own exploration. And it’s free!

It’s an email series, delivered to your inbox. It won’t be a full look at the Gospel of John – not every sentence or even every chapter. Keeping it compact and fast for you.

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Video Series: Days with Jesus

“Days with Jesus,” is a series of innovative tools specifically designed to help users deepen their walk with Christ. It delivers video clips from The JESUS Film along with thought-provoking questions designed to challenge and transform a person’s heart, character, values and motives.

Journey with Jesus through this video series to learn more about his grace.   

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Tips to Enhance Your Time with God

“Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Tear your hearts, not your garments.” Joel 2:12

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