Subject: Getting God’s attention through Fasting

Scripture Reading: Jonah 3

Memory Verses: Jonah 3: 8 – 9

Objective: To impress on our hearts that the act of fasting is deeper than just denying ourselves food and water.

1. On what basis did the people of Nineveh receive mercy from God? Jonah 3: 10; and how involved was the king himself? Jonah 3: 5 – 9

2. By what means did Ezra, Nehemiah & even King Ahab get God’s attention when they needed His immediate intervention? Ezra 8: 21 – 23, Nehemiah 1: 2 – 4, 2: 8, 1 Kings 21: 27 – 29

3. What has always been God’s recipe for special favours/restoration? 2 Chronicles 7: 14

4. What type of fasting does God accept and reject? Isaiah 58: 3 – 12, Zechariah 7: 1 – 10

5. What are some immediate and long-term benefits of fasting when done God’s way? Isaiah 58: 8 – 12; Acts 13: 1 – 3

6. What is the message in Matthew 17: 20 – 21?