Fasting in the Bible #6 The Daniel Fast

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Daniel and his friends were in a pagan land, far from home training for leadership. He was a man who prayed three times a day and didn’t compromise his principles. The training Dan 1:4 would be all sorts of things Daniel would have been uncomfortable v4 language and literature of Babylonians – pretty toxic! Daniel […]

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Fasting in the Bible #5 – The Paul Fast

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Saul was a piece of work! He held the coats while Stephen was stoned to death and then spent his days arresting Christians and who knows what else. He’d eventually see that pre-conversion he was the chief of sinners. Acts 9:3-9 (NIV)  As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed […]

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Fasting in the Bible #4 Elijah Fast

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Elijah had just gone through a prophetic showdown with the prophets of Baal, successfully calling down the fire of God on a sacrifice and then killing the evil false prophets. 1 Kings 19:3-8 (NIV) Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel […]

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Fasting in the Bible #3 The Widow’s fast

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The widow’s fast is about God taking care of others through us and about ministry to the poor. Isaiah 58:5-7 is a helpful background… Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in […]

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Fasting in the Bible #2 The Ezra Fast

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Praying and fasting is definitely spiritual warfare and it’s easy to give up. Daniel prayed for 21 days before he was given angelic assurance that his prayer had been heard onteh first day, but had the angel had been fighting the Price of Persia. Don’t give up! I remember the day my wallet and cheque […]

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Ten fasts in the Bible #1

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Happy New Year 2025! We are about to head into a week of prayer and fasting starting on the 2nd 7pm on Zoom. During our first prayer gathering we will be announcing the goals we are believing God for around our three vision words – gather, grow and go. Last Sunday I mentioned some of […]

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This New Year…

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I hope you had a good Christmas break – an opportunity to relax and feast and be with friends and family. Tomorrow we will be gathering as normal at King’s Lynn Academy 10:45am for a family service, getting ready for our week of prayer. Then we will be kicking off the New Year with a […]

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Watch out for those ear worms

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I have some worship songs constantly going round my mind. One in particular that has been helpful for me is “Jesus Iye” by Nathaniel Bassey. I have been singing the chorus during setup on Sunday mornings, so much so that one of the team said it was an ear worm. It worms its way in […]

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Created for Connection

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“It’s not good for man to be alone” was the first negative thing God said about creation. We were created for connection and yet 28% of us don’t have a best friend and 58% have fewer than ten friends (source: YouGov). This Autumn join us at The Gateway Church as we rediscover the lost art […]

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