Prayer -connects us to God.

Fasting -disconnects us from the world.

Matthew 6:9-13

This, then, is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.

The Kingdom of God is a Present Reality.

Mark 1:15

“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

The Kingdom of God is Upside Down.

Matthew 16: 24-25

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?” 

The Kingdom of God is something to Seek.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”