Summary: The eighth seventh message from the Book of Luke which highlights our response to Jesus’ Gospel.
Scripture: Luke 2:36-38
Lessons from the Message:
Lesson 1: Anna's testimony teaches us that when we face personal tragedy as painful as it is, it can be used to draw us closer to, and not farther away from God
Lesson 2: The Biblical understanding of fasting always involves some form of abstinence from food (complete/partial)
Lesson 3: Fasting is a response of the heart that is "birthed" out of a deep need or concern that drives us to seek God in total humility and dependence for resolution
Lesson 4: The spiritual discipline of fasting means nothing to God when we are not living in obedience to Him (loving God and others)
Lesson 5: Although they are not commanded, the spiritual disciplines of fasting and prayer can be a means cultivating deeper intimacy with God and hearing from Him