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Title: Fasting Summary: The dictionary definition of fasting is to stop from something, and the one who fast is defined as any one stopped from food, speaking and walking. Fasting present in all world religions and even before religion as it is considered as a part of worshiping. For us, Christian, fasting if for God, we feel that we are poor and need only God. Also fasting is not of the food only but also from any sin, it is fasting of the acts of eye, the mouth, the hand and the heart. Objectives: • To know what is fasting. • Historical aspects of fasting. • Why did the Jew fast? • Purposes of fasting of many people. • What is the accepted fasting in the sight of God? • Relation between stomach and heart fasting. Verses Used: Matthew 6 : 16 – 18 , Isaiah 58 : 1 - 7 Discussion: We discuss the different objectives using the mentioned versus by method of questions and answers. If you would like to download the complete versions of the discipleship lessons, please email us and we will send you a login and password. \n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it