Matthew 6:16-18
Matthew(21) (Part of the The Lord's Prayer(10) series)
by Glen Osborn(205) on July 20, 2025 (Worship Service(223))
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Small Group Questions July 20, 2025
Guidance for Fasting Matthew 6:16-18
Have you ever fasted? What are your perspectives on fasting? Why did/do you fast?
Here are some references to fasting in the Bible. Have different ones look them up and share what it is about: Matthew 4:1-2; Exodus 34:28; 1 Kings 19:8-9; Daniel 10:3; 1 Samuel 31:13; Esther 4:16; Judges 20:26; Acts 13:2; Acts 14:23; Joel 2:12-13
Read Matthew 6:16-18. What does Jesus seem to be assuming in saying “when you fast?”
Read Matthew 9:14-15. How does this fit in with the passage we are considering today?
According to Jesus, how are we to appear when we fast? Why?
What is the reward that God gives when we fast for the right reasons in the right way?
Read Isaiah 58:3-9. Why is the fasting by the people ineffective? What kind of fasting does God want? How does this guide us in our spiritual growth practices?
Share together ways you feel God would have you fast in order to grow in your relationship with Him and to go deeper in your prayer life. Pray for each other to move ahead in these practices.
Prayer: Ask the Lord to guide you in appropriately fasting. (Take into consideration physical limitations) Ask Him to help you have the right heart.