Rhapsody Church// 21 Day Fast// Fasting Quick Reference Guide What: Corporate 21 day fast for Rhapsody Church beginning Friday, January 1st, 2017 and ending on January 21st, 2017. Fasting: Our heart at Rhapsody is to “Give up something physical, for the sake of something spiritual” Types of biblical fasts: Complete fast, water fast and ‘Daniel’ fast. Complete: No food or water. Not advised outside of direct supervision from a doctor and only for those who have fasted before. Further, this type of fast should last no longer than 3 days. Water fast: Water only. Most common fast. Needs to be entered into advisedly. Length of time can vary as there is no prescribed method or length of time outlined in the bible. Many people learning to develop a habit of fasting will begin with a ‘liquid’ fast and include protein shakes and broth for nutrients and strength. Most common are 3 day, 14 day, 21 day and 40 day water fasts. Daniel fast: Daniel chapter 1 describes a 10 day fast of Daniel and his comrades that included only vegetables and water. Also in Daniel chapter 10 the bible describes a 21 day (3 week) fast of Daniel where he ate ‘no pleasant food’, meat or wine. The easiest way to think about a Daniel (partial) fast is refraining from meats, sweets, bread and wine. Biblical Characters who fasted: • Moses twice fasted 40 days, on one receiving the 10 commandments • Hannah fasted for a child and was rewarded with a son, the prophet Samuel • Esther fasted with her people for 3 days for the deliverance of her nation • Daniel fasted 10 days and received favor from king Nebuchadnezzar and was found ‘ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.’ (1:20) • Daniel fasted 21 days, broke the bondage of the ‘Restrainer’ and received an angelic visitation (chapter 10) • Joshua fasted 40 days • Nehemiah (1:4) • David (Psalm 35:13) • Paul- at least two fasts, a 3 day and a 14 day. • Peter- at least one 3 day fast. • Jesus fasted 40 days before he started his public ministry • And many others! Physical Benefits for Fasting: The most important result from fasting is the spiritual impact but there are usually some great physical advantages that can include: • Your body will burn unwanted toxins • Overall, fasting cleans your body • It gives your digestive track a chance to rest • Fasting gives your body time to heal itself • Can assist with rheumatism in joints, blood vessels, stress-related exhaustion, skin diseases, irregular menstrual cycles and hot flashes, disease of respiratory organs, allergies and some eye diseases. • Moses twice fasted for forty days and in Deuteronomy 34:7 the bible records “Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished.” Some things to consider: • If you’ve never fasted then start small and build up. Celebrate getting through a 24 hour fast, then a 3 day fast, then 7 day, etc. • If you have any health concerns make sure your doctor is on board with your fast • The first 3 days of a water fast can be uncomfortable- weakness, hunger, body aches and headaches. Usually this is your body burning up the harmful toxins for fuel. Fight through this time- you’ll be glad you did! Resources: 1. Fasting by Jentezen Franklin 2. 101 Reasons to Fast by Pastor Bob Rogers 3. Toxic Relief by Don Colbert, MD

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Rhapsody Church// 21 Day Fast// Fasting Quick Reference Guide

What: Corporate21dayfastforRhapsodyChurchbeginningFriday,January1st,2017andendingonJanuary21st,2017.

Fasting:OurheartatRhapsodyisto“Giveupsomethingphysical,forthesakeofsomethingspiritual”

Typesofbiblicalfasts:Completefast,waterfastand‘Daniel’fast.

Complete:Nofoodorwater.Notadvisedoutsideofdirectsupervisionfromadoctorandonlyforthosewhohavefastedbefore.Further,thistypeoffastshouldlastnolongerthan3days.

Waterfast:Wateronly.Mostcommonfast.Needstobeenteredintoadvisedly.Lengthoftimecanvaryasthereisnoprescribedmethodorlengthoftimeoutlinedinthebible.Manypeoplelearningtodevelopahabitoffastingwillbeginwitha‘liquid’fastandincludeproteinshakesandbrothfornutrientsandstrength.Mostcommonare3day,14day,21dayand40daywaterfasts.

Danielfast:Danielchapter1describesa10dayfastofDanielandhiscomradesthatincludedonlyvegetablesandwater.AlsoinDanielchapter10thebibledescribesa21day(3week)fastofDanielwhereheate‘nopleasantfood’,meatorwine.TheeasiestwaytothinkaboutaDaniel(partial)fastisrefrainingfrommeats,sweets,breadandwine.

BiblicalCharacterswhofasted:• Mosestwicefasted40days,ononereceivingthe10commandments• Hannahfastedforachildandwasrewardedwithason,theprophetSamuel• Estherfastedwithherpeoplefor3daysforthedeliveranceofhernation• Danielfasted10daysandreceivedfavorfromkingNebuchadnezzarandwasfound‘tentimesbetterthanallthemagicians

andastrologerswhowereinallhisrealm.’(1:20)• Danielfasted21days,brokethebondageofthe‘Restrainer’andreceivedanangelicvisitation(chapter10)• Joshuafasted40days• Nehemiah(1:4)• David(Psalm35:13)• Paul-atleasttwofasts,a3dayanda14day.• Peter-atleastone3dayfast.• Jesusfasted40daysbeforehestartedhispublicministry• Andmanyothers!

PhysicalBenefitsforFasting:Themostimportantresultfromfastingisthespiritualimpactbutthereareusuallysomegreatphysicaladvantagesthatcaninclude:

• Yourbodywillburnunwantedtoxins• Overall,fastingcleansyourbody• Itgivesyourdigestivetrackachancetorest• Fastinggivesyourbodytimetohealitself• Canassistwithrheumatisminjoints,bloodvessels,stress-relatedexhaustion,skindiseases,irregularmenstrualcyclesand

hotflashes,diseaseofrespiratoryorgans,allergiesandsomeeyediseases.• MosestwicefastedforfortydaysandinDeuteronomy34:7thebiblerecords“Moseswasonehundredandtwentyyears

oldwhenhedied.Hiseyeswerenotdimnorhisnaturalvigordiminished.”

Somethingstoconsider:• Ifyou’veneverfastedthenstartsmallandbuildup.Celebrategettingthrougha24hourfast,thena3dayfast,then7day,

etc.• Ifyouhaveanyhealthconcernsmakesureyourdoctorisonboardwithyourfast• Thefirst3daysofawaterfastcanbeuncomfortable-weakness,hunger,bodyachesandheadaches.Usuallythisisyour

bodyburninguptheharmfultoxinsforfuel.Fightthroughthistime-you’llbegladyoudid!Resources:

1. FastingbyJentezenFranklin2. 101ReasonstoFastbyPastorBobRogers3. ToxicReliefbyDonColbert,MD