THE PRAYERFUL CHURCH IS A POWERFUL CHURCH."
ACTS 12:1-5 “Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his]
hands to vex certain of the church.
Acts 12:2 And he killed James the
brother of John with the sword.
Acts 12:3 And because he saw it
pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days
of unleavened bread.)
Acts 12:4 And when he had
apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four
quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth
to the people.
Acts 12:5 Peter therefore was kept
in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”
Introduction:
a. A powerful
Church is a prayerful Church and the Holy Spirit will give the power from
above.
( Ephesians 3: 14-16 )
14 For this cause I bow my knees
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in
heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you,
according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his
Spirit in the inner man;
I. POWERFUL
BASE ON THE WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH
ACTS 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye
shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
a. The power
of the Holy Spirit seen in spiritual life of church leaders.
( Acts 6:5-6 ) 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus,
and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles:
and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
II. POWERFUL
BASE ON THE WORKING OF GOD’S HANDS FOR THE SALVATION OF
SINNERS IN
THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH
ACTS 11:20-21 “And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when
they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.
Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord
was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.”
a. God's Hand
seen in many precious souls being saved during soulwinning ministry of the
Church.
III. POWERFUL
BASE ON THE WORKING OF THE CHURCH TO REACH THE LOST AT ANY COST INSPITE OF THE
GREAT HINDRANCE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN WINNING THE LOST
ACTS 5:26-29 “Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them
without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been
stoned.
Acts 5:27 And when they had brought
them, they set [them] before the
council: and the high priest asked them,
a . Our enemy
the Devil will use unsave people to stop us to win the at any cost
Acts 5:28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you
that ye should not teach in this
name? and, behold,
ye have filled Jerusalem with your
doctrine, and
intend to bring this man’s blood
upon us.
b. Peter was
very courageous to continue winning souls even there is a great hindrance in
reaching souls by the gospel of Christ.
Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the [other] apostles
answered and said, We ought to obey
God rather
than men.”
IV. POWERFUL
BASE ON THE WORKING OF GOD TO BLESS THE CHURCH FOR DYNAMIC GROWTH
ACTS 6:6-7 “Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed,
they laid [their] hands on them.
Acts 6:7 And the word of God
increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and
a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.”
a. God stil
in a bussiness of saving lost people.
( Acts 2:41 )41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
* God bless
you all.*
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