JOIN US ONLINE!
on January 12th, 2020
If you're following along with our daily devotion, we want you to join us for our Sunday morning message as well! You can hear the message on our FOP Church app, or by visiting https://fopchurch.net/media... Read More
FASTING AND PRAYER
on January 11th, 2020
By: Pastor Matt MorganBut this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.Matthew 17:21 NASBFasting doesn't change God, it changes us. Fasting doesn't break God down, it breaks you down. It is not manipulating God, it honors God. Fasting is not a food strike to get our agenda passed.Fasting is a position of total obedience and humbling of one’s self. Fasting creates an empty space. From her... Read More
A HUMBLE FAST
on January 10th, 2020
By: Pastor Matt MorganYet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting...Psalm 35:13a NIVTo restate the words of David another way, “I did not retaliate against those who opposed me, I fasted!”Deep hurts are easy to recall. Too easy. If not careful, they come up fast, furious, and unfiltered. Fasting is the antidote for offense. When offended, it is difficult to fast beca... Read More
FAST FOR DIRECTION
on January 9th, 2020
By: Pastor Matt MorganThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.Ezra 8:21 KJVThere were three things Ezra petitioned God for: direction, family, and substance. Substance simply means possessions. It’s OK to have possessions, as long as possessions don’t... Read More
FASTING WITH PURPOSE
on January 8th, 2020
By: Pastor Matt MorganFor the Lord God is a sun and a shield, for the Lord will give grace and glory and there is no good thing that he would withhold from them that walk uprightly.Psalm 84:11 KJVFasting is not a hunger strike. Fasting is not earning Gods favor. Jesus did it often, and He’s the Son of God. Fasting does not manipulate God; it is not a guarantee that God will act on your behalf. A t... Read More
FASTING THROUGH DIFFICULTY
on January 7th, 2020
By: Pastor Matt MorganAlarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.2 Chronicles 20:3 NIVLike Jehoshaphat, we have set ourselves to seek the Lord. We humble ourselves and pray. This approach, fasting and prayer, gets the attention of God. Behind the scenes, all things are working together for good (Romans 8:28). Remember, all things are "working" for ... Read More