“…pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18
- Our newest sister in the Lord, Shonte’ Belvin was baptized this past Sunday!
If we are to continue to restore the church of the Bible in Washington D.C., prayer must be our highest priority. Prayers move God and our sovereign God moves and impacts men by His Spirit, His angels, His Word and His providence through the “circumstances” of life.
Prayer: Acts 1:14 “They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.” Impact: Acts 2:41 “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.”
Prayer: Acts 2:42 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ reaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Impact: Acts 2:47 “And the Lord added co their number doily those who were being saved.”
Prayer: Acts 3:1 “One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer- or three in the afternoon.” Impact: Acts 4:4 “But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.”
Prayer: Acts 4:29 “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.” Impact: Acts 4:31 “After they prayed. the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
Prayer: Acts 6:3-4 “Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will tum this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” Impact: Acts 6:7 “So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests become obedient to the faith.”
Prayer: Acts 9:13 “Lord,”·Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.” Impact: Acts 9:18 “Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, …”
Prayer: Acts 10:9 “About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.” Impact: Acts 10:47-48 “Then Peter said. ·Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.· So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.”
Prayer: Acts 12:5 “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.” Impact: Acts 12:14, 16 “When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!” … But Peter kept on knocking. And when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.”
Prayer: Acts 13:3 “So after they had fasted and prayed. they placed their hands on them and sent them off.” Impact: Acts 13:12,49 “Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead Mm by the hand. When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord … The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.” More Impact: Acts 14:1 , 21 “At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed … They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples.”
Prayer: Acts 16:25 “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and Singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Impact: Acts 16:33 “At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.”
As with the first century Christians, let us impact our families, our city and the world by daily praying on our knees to our all powerful Father in heaven.
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