G12 Life Group Notes– October 17, 2010–6:30 a.m. Pastor Goudeaux (Pg 1 of 2)
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Matthew 6:16
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

• If you want everyone to fast, you are fasting for the wrong reason.
• Every time we fast we can expect an award.

Matthew 6:17-18
17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

• Fasting has to be a part of our lives in order to keep our flesh under subjection. We are spirit, soul and body.
• If a man is not a fasting man, we can’t trust him because he will yield to his flesh.
• The more we fast, the more our flesh is under control.

Matthew 17:20-21
20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

• The enemy will fight you from fasting and prayer.
• 5 areas: Household Salvation, Revival, Avalanche of Favor, Financial Breakthrough, Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit, and whatever else you are believing for.
• Jesus is talking about power of faith and prayer.

II Chronicles 7:14-15
14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

• This has to do with fasting.
• Verse 15, then his eyes open. We need to change our posture.
• We must change our position because nothing is happening without prayer and fasting.


G12 Life Group Notes– October 17, 2010–6:30 a.m. Pastor Goudeaux (Pg 2 of 2)

Exodus 34:28
28And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
• We need to teach fasting in “Winning Marriages.”
• Moses was in God’s presence and he did a super fast.
• God is not going to call us to a fast without water.

I Samuel 7:3
3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
• If you are going to be a strong man or woman, you must continuously seek God’s face.
• If we are not growing in our relationship with God, we are dying in our relationship with God.
• We should read the Word every day.
• Fasting helps bring forth more changes more quickly than your doing.

I Samuel 20:34
34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
• We need to fast for our friends, for our spouses and children.
• We need to fast for our G12 men and women.

I Samuel 31:13
13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
• Pain of grief and separation can be broken by fasting.

II Samuel 1:12
12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
• They fasted for king, priest, etc., breaking the spirit of destruction.

II Samuel 3:35
35And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
• David became a man of God through seeking God’s will through prayer and fasting.

II Samuel 12:16
16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
• You can’t do wrong and think that it is going to change the sin that was sown, but it will change you.
• When we are fasting, we are telling Him that we are giving Him our attention.
• Who we give our attention to, gives us their attention.

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