Our daily podcast from Calvary Chapel Franklin Tennessee Notes: Spiritual preparation for ministry Matt. 4, Luke 4: Jesus’ own ministry Matt. 17:21: This kind only comes out with prayer and fasting Acts 13:1-3: In concert with prayer/worship for God’s wisdom and direction: direction Ezra 8:21-23: In concert with prayer for God’s protection The question at hand regarding fasting In the context of a wedding (the presence of the Bridegroom), fasting would be inappropriate The image of the wedding is often used in both the Old and New Testaments While the Bridegroom is here, the response should be one of joy There will soon come the time when the Bridegroom will be taken away, and fasting will become necessary Old/New cloth You wouldn’t expect to fix up an old cloth with new cloth Jesus didn’t come to “patch up” the Old Covenant, but to fulfill its purpose, and introduce the New Covenant Old/New Wine & wineskins Old wineskins are inadequate to hold new wine, therefore a new/fresh wineskin is necessary for new wine The Law was adequate for what it was intended to hold, but not for the new wine/Covenant ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYS72d0LL24

1 Samuel 5:1-12 & 6:1-21 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyXcPYPWPlk