Discover nine ways to break bondage and get closer to God through fasting. Learn how fasting can strengthen your faith and draw you closer to God, helping you to be a true overcome in Christ. This book gives you the biblical reasons for fasting, and introduces you to nine biblical fasts each designed for a specific physical and spiritual outcome.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Fasts God Chooses

Chapter 2: The Disciples Fast

Chapter 3: The Ezra Fast

Chapter 4: The Samuel Fast

Chapter 5: The Elijah Fast

Chapter 6: The Widows Fast

Chapter 7: The Saint Paul Fast

Chapter 8: The Daniel Fast

Chapter 9: The John the Baptist Fast

Chapter 10: The Esther Fast

Appendix 1: Fasting: Giving our Bodies a Break

Appendix 2: Fasting Glossary

Appendix 3: Comments About Fasting by Christian Leaders

Appendix 4: How to Keep a Fasting Journal

Appendix 5: Biblical References to Fasting

Appendix 6: Annotated Bibliography

About the Author

Elmer L. Towns is vice president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and dean of the universitys School of Religion. He and his wife, Ruth, have three grown children.