Make It Personal: Prayer and Fasting

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Prayer and fasting. You've heard about it and you've read about it in the Bible dozens of times, but how do we apply it practically in our lives? Find out how physically fasting allows us to listen better spiritually.

(00:00) Fasting and Prayer in Christianity
(13:31) The Purpose and Practice of Fasting

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