Elmer L. Towns - The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough

Elmer Towns has taught all the students at Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary to fast the way the Bible teaches. I fully recommend The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough when you need God to answer a specific prayer.

Dr. Ergun Caner

President, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School

Lynchburg, Virginia

When we were building our new facility in 2007, our staff committed to a 21-day Daniel Fast. We had a target date of March 2008 to be in our building. We knew that was a stretch, but we believed God for that date. During our fast, we discovered that the building crews were well ahead of schedule and we would actually celebrate Christmas 2007 in our new facility. God showed up in a big way, and 1,000 people were added to our services when we moved in. We believe it was a direct result of our focused prayer and fasting that God was able to do what even the construction crews could not explain. We have since made it a practice to do an annual fast, and we encourage our congregation to join with us.

Matt Fry

Lead Pastor of C3 Church, Clayton, North Carolina

This book is meant for this moment! The Holy Spirit is calling each believer to lay hold of the power of fasting with prayer! Daniels prayer and fasting literally affected a shaping of history at a desperate time in the ancient world. Today, we are at a profound, prophetic intersection in timeone calling us to lay hold of the practical guidelines unfolded in this book. The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough shows how Gods people can see the same results in our generation but on Jesus terms: This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29).

Dr. Jack W. Hayford

Chancellor, The Kings College and Seminary
Founding Pastor, The Church On The Way

When our church was having difficulty getting a building permit for its present worship sanctuary, Dr. Towns came and taught a seminar on fasting. Then we as a congregation fasted to intervene in what seemed like an immovable mountain. God turned around an impossible situation, and we now are using that building to reach our community with the love and message of Jesus Christ. The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough is a great spiritual tool for the work of the Kingdom.

Tom Mullins

Senior Pastor, Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Elmer Towns has been a friend of mine since the early 1970s and has made a contribution to my church both in Sunday school growth and the enrichment of prayer ministry. Ive had him preach at pastoral conferences at my church on fasting and, in my opinion, he is a modern-day expert on fasting. The stories he tells in this book about how I led my church in a Daniel Fast indicate our commitment to fasting and prayer. Fasting remains a regular discipline among many of our people... and is part of my life.

Ron Phillips

Senior Pastor, Abbas House, Chattanooga, Tennessee

About two years after entering full-time ministry, I heard Dr. Towns speak on the power of fasting. Sadly, fasting was not part of my Christian discipleship process until that point. Since then, I have sought to incorporate fasting in my regular disciplines and into my church leadership, and I have experienced the spiritual power of fasting each time. This book is perfect for a personal or church-wide fast, and the daily readings will be an ever-present encouragement to you as you experience Gods blessings through a planned season of fasting.

Nelson Searcy

Lead Pastor, The Journey Church (New York City)
Founder,ChurchLeaderInsights.com

Elmer Towns is a man who breathes with God! His insights come as if from heaven itself. Every ounce of this book is as powerful as a pound of dynamite! Elmer previously wrote a bestselling book on fasting, and now he has added even more to our spiritual arsenal. This book taught me something I did not know: targeted fasting, and how to aim for and hit a bulls eye in the spirit. Ready! Aim! Fast!

Tommy Tenney

Founder and CEO of GodChasers.network
Pineville, Louisiana

2010 Elmer L. Towns

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