The Power of a Praying Church

The Church is most powerful in prayer

1000 Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching Do You Know God?

When everything else is over and said and done, only one thing ultimately matters: Do you know God? Can you face eternity with Him?

Lewis A. Drummond

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Chapter 12

the same night—but a few hours before the intended execution. Thus long were the disciples kept waiting; their prayers apparently unavailing, and their faith, as would seem from the sequel, waxing feeble. Such, however, is the “law” of God’s procedure (De 32:36 and see on Jn 21:3

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) (1757 ἐκτενῶς)

1757 ἐκτενῶς (ektenōs): adv.; ≡ Str 1619 & 1617; TDNT 2.463—1. LN 68.12 continuously, without ceasing

The New King James Version (Chapter 14)

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be rglorified in the Son

Acts A. A Powerful King and a Praying Church (vv. 1–5)

Luke repeatedly reminds us how seriously the early believers took their privilege and responsibility of prayer

Implicite in the text is the description and prescrition of the christian’s attitude when face with problems.

It informs when we pray. (first)

It informs how we pray. (constant and earnestly)

It informs why we pray. (only resource)

Agreement among believers is commended as a means of enhancing unity and peace, and building up the people of God

The church has always had challenges. God is a prayer answering and delivering God. The united in Prayer access the full power of heaven.

Acts of the Apostles Chapter 15—Delivered from Prison

They realized that they had reached a place where, without the special help of God, the church of Christ would be destroyed.

The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 6 Were Astonished

It would be hard to find a better illustration of the unwillingness of even good people to believe that prayers are definitely and specifically answered.

The New King James Version Chapter 10

For the weapons eof our warfare are not 1carnal but fmighty in God gfor pulling down strongholds