Fasting with Serious Purpose

Summary

The sermon's main theme is humility as the forsaking of self-reliance and trusting in God's power, exemplified by Ezra 8:21-23. John Piper uses the contemporary debate about harvesting organs from anencephalic infants to illustrate the undeniable evil of the pro-life cause, arguing that such situations reveal the inherent value of life and the validity of pro-life arguments. The practical takeaway is to embrace humble reliance on God and to recognize the intrinsic worth of every life.