Prayer & The Early Church–
Book of Acts: The First 30 Years of the Church
Acts–
- 1:14 – prayed while waiting
- 1:24 – prayed to decide leadership
- 2:42 – devoted to prayer: saw miracles, fruit, conversions (2:43-47)
- 3:1 – leaders went to “hour of prayer”
- 3:6 – proclamation (= prayer with special boldness) led to healing
- 4:22-31 – in persecution, prayed for miracles and boldness
- 6:4 – dedicated prayer is first priority of leaders
- 6:6 – prayed (with laying hands) for appointing deacons
- 8:15 – Holy Spirit given through prayer and laying hands
- 8:22 – commanded to pray for forgiveness and mercy
- 9:11 – upon conversion, Paul is marked by his praying
- 9:40 – prayer brought resurrection from dead
- 10:2, 4, 30-31 – God responds to the prayers (and fasting) of a not-yet-believer
- 10:9; 11:4 – God spoke in a vision when Peter prayed
- 12:5, 12 – church’s constant prayer miraculously delivered Peter from prison
- 13:1-4 – leaders fasting and praying (with laying hands) brought direction and empowerment to apostles in starting churches
- 14:23 – prayer and fasting established leaders in the new churches
- 16:13-15 – yet-to-be-believers at appointed prayer time meet Jesus
- 16:16 – apostles go to prayer meeting
- 16:25 – in prison, apostles were praying and singing
- 20:36; 21:5 – Paul prays with churches before he leaves them
- 22:17-21 – Jesus appears to Paul while he was praying
- 28:8-9 – miraculous healing comes through prayer
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