DATE: January 25 2026
KEY SCRIPTURES: Acts 14:22; John 16:33; Romans 5:3-5
MAIN IDEA: The Church moves forward as the Spirit leads us through fasting and praying.
- Paul and Barnabas appointed leaders only after fasting and prayer.
- Decisions made without the Spirit lack the power to last.
- Jesus fasted before launching His public ministry (Luke 4:13–15).
- Paul and Barnabas follow in the footsteps of Jesus in fasting and praying.
- Fasting breaks dullness and heightens awareness of God’s voice.
- Fasting helps us rely on ourselves less and be “strengthened with power through His Spirit” (Eph. 3:16).
- When the church lives in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Spirit, it multiplies. There is immense power when a church surrenders communally (Acts 9:31).
