Straight Bible
How Should Christians Fast? Matthew 6:16-18 (KJV) | Sermon on the Mount Pt 20
1 tim 36 min•28 juli 2026
Om avsnittet
How should Christians fast? In Matthew 6:16-18 (KJV) Jesus says "when ye fast," not "if," and to fast "unto thy Father which is in secret."
Sermon on the Mount Pt 20, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Matt points out that the problem in our generation is not fasting for attention; it is not fasting at all. Jesus said "when ye fast" the same way He said "when thou prayest" and "when thou doest thine alms." Fasting is choosing to go without food you have access to, which is different from hunger (Paul's "in fastings often," 2 Corinthians 11:27), and it says amen to "man shall not live by bread alone" (Matthew 4:1-4).
Why didn't Jesus' disciples fast? Because the bridegroom was with them: "then shall they fast in those days" (Luke 5:33-35). The hosts also cover the tithe eaten before the Lord (Deuteronomy 14:23-26), the Pharisee who said "I fast twice in the week" (Luke 18:9-14), the fast God has chosen (Isaiah 58), and "did ye at all fast unto me?" (Zechariah 7:4-7).
Then fasting in action: Ezra at the river of Ahava (Ezra 8:21-23), the church at Antioch fasting before sending out Barnabas and Saul (Acts 13:1-3), "I humbled my soul with fasting" (Psalm 35:13), Paul's thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7-10), Ahab humbling himself (1 Kings 21:27-29), Nineveh's fast (Jonah 3), Esther's three-day fast (Esther 4:16), and the "Daniel fast" (Daniel 1:8-16; Daniel 10:1-12). Matt closes with his own 21-day Daniel fast and a weekly fast he took up from John Wesley's journal.
Questions answered
- Is fasting optional for Christians? (1:09)
- What is the difference between fasting and hunger? (5:46)
- Why didn't Jesus' disciples fast? (11:16)
- What is the danger of fasting? (16:35)
- What kind of fast does God choose in Isaiah 58? (18:09)
- Does God respond when we humble ourselves with fasting? (1:04:54)
- What is a Daniel fast? (1:20:48)
Previous: Sermon on the Mount Pt 19: https://youtu.be/yjPf9EqsC9I
Next: Sermon on the Mount Pt 21: https://youtu.be/0mRzLmXsYJ4
Sermon on the Mount playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
Watch, listen and read
Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available.
Chapters
0:00 Reading Matthew 6, Verses 16-18 (KJV)
1:09 Is Fasting Optional? "When Ye Fast," Not "If"
2:49 In Fastings Often (2 Corinthians 11)
6:19 Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone (Matthew 4, Verses 1-4)
7:28 John Came Neither Eating nor Drinking (Matthew 11)
9:30 Why Didn't Jesus' Disciples Fast? (Luke 5)
12:42 The Tithe Eaten Before the Lord (Deuteronomy 14)
16:35 The Pharisee Who Fasted Twice a Week (Luke 18)
18:09 The Fast That God Has Chosen (Isaiah 58)
22:39 Did Ye at All Fast Unto Me? (Zechariah 7)
26:58 Ezra's Fast at the River of Ahava (Ezra 8)
37:35 The Church at Antioch Fasted (Acts 13, Verses 1-3)
44:08 Ordaining Elders (Titus 1, Verses 4-5)
47:23 Viewer Question: Is a Partial Fast Cheating?
47:58 I Humbled My Soul With Fasting (Psalm 35)
48:47 Paul's Thorn in the Flesh (2 Corinthians 12, Verses 7-10)
56:43 Ahab's Backstory (1 Kings 16)
1:00:56 Ahab Humbled Himself and Fasted (1 Kings 21)
1:05:43 Nineveh Proclaimed a Fast (Jonah 3, Verses 1-10)
1:10:02 Why Esther? The Jews Who Stayed in Persia
1:13:18 If I Perish, I Perish (Esther 4, Verses 1-16)
1:18:50 The Daniel Fast (Daniel 1, Verses 8-16)
1:21:18 Daniel's Three Full Weeks (Daniel 10, Verses 1-12)
1:23:28 Matt's Experience With Fasting
1:33:01 A Weekly Fast From John Wesley's Journal
Have you ever fasted, and what did God show you in it? Tell us in the comments.
Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str...
Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack...
Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL
Instagram: @straight_bible
Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co...
Email: [email protected]
TopLobsta:
X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta
Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst...
Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad
X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS...
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share...
Sponsors/Affiliates:
Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount...
Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com
Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_...
Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com
Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support.
Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner.
It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network.
🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl
🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible
✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com
👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible
📧 Questions or prayer requests: [email protected]
If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 20, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.
Matt points out that the problem in our generation is not fasting for attention; it is not fasting at all. Jesus said "when ye fast" the same way He said "when thou prayest" and "when thou doest thine alms." Fasting is choosing to go without food you have access to, which is different from hunger (Paul's "in fastings often," 2 Corinthians 11:27), and it says amen to "man shall not live by bread alone" (Matthew 4:1-4).
Why didn't Jesus' disciples fast? Because the bridegroom was with them: "then shall they fast in those days" (Luke 5:33-35). The hosts also cover the tithe eaten before the Lord (Deuteronomy 14:23-26), the Pharisee who said "I fast twice in the week" (Luke 18:9-14), the fast God has chosen (Isaiah 58), and "did ye at all fast unto me?" (Zechariah 7:4-7).
Then fasting in action: Ezra at the river of Ahava (Ezra 8:21-23), the church at Antioch fasting before sending out Barnabas and Saul (Acts 13:1-3), "I humbled my soul with fasting" (Psalm 35:13), Paul's thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7-10), Ahab humbling himself (1 Kings 21:27-29), Nineveh's fast (Jonah 3), Esther's three-day fast (Esther 4:16), and the "Daniel fast" (Daniel 1:8-16; Daniel 10:1-12). Matt closes with his own 21-day Daniel fast and a weekly fast he took up from John Wesley's journal.
Questions answered
- Is fasting optional for Christians? (1:09)
- What is the difference between fasting and hunger? (5:46)
- Why didn't Jesus' disciples fast? (11:16)
- What is the danger of fasting? (16:35)
- What kind of fast does God choose in Isaiah 58? (18:09)
- Does God respond when we humble ourselves with fasting? (1:04:54)
- What is a Daniel fast? (1:20:48)
Previous: Sermon on the Mount Pt 19: https://youtu.be/yjPf9EqsC9I
Next: Sermon on the Mount Pt 21: https://youtu.be/0mRzLmXsYJ4
Sermon on the Mount playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli...
Watch, listen and read
Episodes: https://straightbible.org/epis...
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available.
Chapters
0:00 Reading Matthew 6, Verses 16-18 (KJV)
1:09 Is Fasting Optional? "When Ye Fast," Not "If"
2:49 In Fastings Often (2 Corinthians 11)
6:19 Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone (Matthew 4, Verses 1-4)
7:28 John Came Neither Eating nor Drinking (Matthew 11)
9:30 Why Didn't Jesus' Disciples Fast? (Luke 5)
12:42 The Tithe Eaten Before the Lord (Deuteronomy 14)
16:35 The Pharisee Who Fasted Twice a Week (Luke 18)
18:09 The Fast That God Has Chosen (Isaiah 58)
22:39 Did Ye at All Fast Unto Me? (Zechariah 7)
26:58 Ezra's Fast at the River of Ahava (Ezra 8)
37:35 The Church at Antioch Fasted (Acts 13, Verses 1-3)
44:08 Ordaining Elders (Titus 1, Verses 4-5)
47:23 Viewer Question: Is a Partial Fast Cheating?
47:58 I Humbled My Soul With Fasting (Psalm 35)
48:47 Paul's Thorn in the Flesh (2 Corinthians 12, Verses 7-10)
56:43 Ahab's Backstory (1 Kings 16)
1:00:56 Ahab Humbled Himself and Fasted (1 Kings 21)
1:05:43 Nineveh Proclaimed a Fast (Jonah 3, Verses 1-10)
1:10:02 Why Esther? The Jews Who Stayed in Persia
1:13:18 If I Perish, I Perish (Esther 4, Verses 1-16)
1:18:50 The Daniel Fast (Daniel 1, Verses 8-16)
1:21:18 Daniel's Three Full Weeks (Daniel 10, Verses 1-12)
1:23:28 Matt's Experience With Fasting
1:33:01 A Weekly Fast From John Wesley's Journal
Have you ever fasted, and what did God show you in it? Tell us in the comments.
Support Straight Bible on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/Str...
Read Straight Bible on Substack: https://straightbible.substack...
Matt Hepner – The Standard Coffee:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StraightBibleFL
Instagram: @straight_bible
Website: https://www.thestandardclcl.co...
Email: [email protected]
TopLobsta:
X: https://twitter.com/TopLobsta
Instagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobst...
Merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/coll...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquad
X: https://twitter.com/NephilimDS...
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nephilim...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share...
Sponsors/Affiliates:
Weld Protein Energy Drink: https://drinkweld.com/discount...
Little Palm Coconut Water: https://drinklittlepalm.com
Milk & Honey Coffee Co: https://milkhoney.coffee/?sca_...
Ella's Popcorn: https://ellaspopcorn.com
Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/straight-bible--6948781/support.
Straight Bible is verse-by-verse Bible teaching from the King James Bible with Matt Hepner.
It's a TopLobsta Productions show and part of the Nephilim Death Squad network.
🌐 Show notes and every episode: https://straightbible.org
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@straightbiblefl
🙏 Support the show and get bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/straightbible
✍️ Read the teaching notes on Substack: https://straightbible.substack.com
👕 Straight Bible merch: https://www.toplobsta.com/collections/straight-bible
📧 Questions or prayer requests: [email protected]
If this episode helped you, follow the show and leave a rating, and share it with someone who's reading along.
Fler avsnitt
Visa alla avsnitt av Straight BibleStraight Bible med TopLobsta Productions finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.