A hunger for God : desiring God through fasting and prayer /

Piper, John

A hunger for God : desiring God through fasting and prayer / John Piper. - 201 pages ; 22 cm.

Contents:
Introduction: A homesickness for God
1. Is Fasting Christian?: New fasting for the New wine
2. Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone: The Desert Feast of Fasting
3. Fasting for the Reward of the Father: Jesus' Radical God-Orientation in Fasting
4. Fasting for the King's Coming: How Much Do We Miss Him?
5. Fasting and the Course of History: A Call for Discernment and Desire
6. Finding God in the Garden of Pain: A Different Fast for the Sake of the Poor
7. Fasting for the Little Ones: Abortion for the Little Ones: Abortion and the Sovereignty of God over False Worldviews
Conclusion: Why Does God Reward Fasting?

9781433537264

Acc#46962


Fasting--Religious aspects--Christianity
Prayer--Christianity
Desire for God

BV 5055 / P661 2013

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