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A Hunger for God

A Hunger for God

Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer

by John Piper
If we don’t feel desires for God, it’s not because we’ve drunk deeply and are satisfied. It’s because we’ve nibbled so long at the table of the world.

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Man Shall Not Live on Bread Alone

What to Eat While Fasting

Jan 15, 1995
Fasting is God's testing ground—and healing ground.
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John Piper
Jan 15, 1995

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Fasting for Beginners
Fasting for Beginners

Fasting for Beginners

Aug 26, 2015
Fasting sounds so simple, and yet all sorts of complications keep it from happening. To help you start down the slow path to good fasting, here are six simple pieces of advice.
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David Mathis
Aug 26, 2015

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Why Do Christians Fast?
Why Do Christians Fast?

Why Do Christians Fast?

Feb 8, 2016
Fasting is a way of saying with our stomach and our whole body how much we need and want and trust Jesus.
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John Piper
Feb 8, 2016
“When our painful sense of lack tempts us to focus on what we do not have, fasting now reminds us of what we do.”
—David Mathis, from Why Do Christians Fast?
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