PRAYER & FASTING (14)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Prayer & Fasting for Deliverance (Matthew 17:14-21)
i) 14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:14-21 NKJV)
b) Why do you pray and fast?
i) The answer is obvious. Perhaps, there may be other reason(s) that you want to see, a breakthrough in your life or the lives of those you dearly loved. Perhaps, there are other bigger reasons to this like your communities, nation and the world.
c) How may you approach it?
i) There are 40 topics selected specially for the Prayer & Fasting Guide. You may choose and select the topics best suited for your 1-day, or 7-day, or 14-day, or 21-day, or 28-day (or 30 days) , or 40 days of Prayer & Fasting season. To ensure uniformity, each topic has been outlined as follows:
#1) Specific Scripture.
#2) Suggestions for Prayer.
#3) Questions for Reflection (thinking about yourself / your family / your church).
#4) Special Prayer for Family Members.
A. Topic 14: Orphans, Widows, & Homeless
1. Specific Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:3-6; James 1:27; Deuteronomy 24:14; Psalms 82:3-4; Proverbs 31:9; Isaiah 25:4
a) 3 Honor widows who are really widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. 6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. (1 Timothy 5:3-6 NKJV)
b) 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27 NKJV)
c) 14 “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. (Deuteronomy 24:14 NKJV)
d) 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalms 82:3-4 NKJV)
e) 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:9 NKJV)
f) 4 For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (Isaiah 25:4 NKJV)
2. Suggestions for Prayer:
a) Spiritual needs to be met - to know and love God.
b) Physical needs to be met - for home, shelter, health care.
c) Emotional needs to be met - for healing, comfort.
d) Social needs to be met - for being part of a loving community, treated with respect.
3. Questions for Reflection (thinking about your church):
a) Are there areas of your church's life where God is calling the church to repentance?
b) Are there areas of your church's life where you see God at work and need to celebrate?
c) What do you hear the Spirit of God is saying to your church?
4. Special Prayer for Family Members:
a) Pray for repentance (mention their names) that they may come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
b) Pray for mercy (mention their names) that they may return to God with repentance and forgive those who hurt them.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Prayer & Fasting for Deliverance (Matthew 17:14-21)
i) 14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:14-21 NKJV)
b) Why do you pray and fast?
i) The answer is obvious. Perhaps, there may be other reason(s) that you want to see, a breakthrough in your life or the lives of those you dearly loved. Perhaps, there are other bigger reasons to this like your communities, nation and the world.
c) How may you approach it?
i) There are 40 topics selected specially for the Prayer & Fasting Guide. You may choose and select the topics best suited for your 1-day, or 7-day, or 14-day, or 21-day, or 28-day (or 30 days) , or 40 days of Prayer & Fasting season. To ensure uniformity, each topic has been outlined as follows:
#1) Specific Scripture.
#2) Suggestions for Prayer.
#3) Questions for Reflection (thinking about yourself / your family / your church).
#4) Special Prayer for Family Members.
A. Topic 14: Orphans, Widows, & Homeless
1. Specific Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:3-6; James 1:27; Deuteronomy 24:14; Psalms 82:3-4; Proverbs 31:9; Isaiah 25:4
a) 3 Honor widows who are really widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show piety at home and to repay their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God. 5 Now she who is really a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. 6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. (1 Timothy 5:3-6 NKJV)
b) 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27 NKJV)
c) 14 “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. (Deuteronomy 24:14 NKJV)
d) 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalms 82:3-4 NKJV)
e) 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:9 NKJV)
f) 4 For You have been a strength to the poor, A strength to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, A shade from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (Isaiah 25:4 NKJV)
2. Suggestions for Prayer:
a) Spiritual needs to be met - to know and love God.
b) Physical needs to be met - for home, shelter, health care.
c) Emotional needs to be met - for healing, comfort.
d) Social needs to be met - for being part of a loving community, treated with respect.
3. Questions for Reflection (thinking about your church):
a) Are there areas of your church's life where God is calling the church to repentance?
b) Are there areas of your church's life where you see God at work and need to celebrate?
c) What do you hear the Spirit of God is saying to your church?
4. Special Prayer for Family Members:
a) Pray for repentance (mention their names) that they may come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
b) Pray for mercy (mention their names) that they may return to God with repentance and forgive those who hurt them.
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