I. __Devote __yourself to prayer.

Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called
Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room,
where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew,
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of
Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All
these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer,
together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his
brothers.
Acts 1:24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the
hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to
take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas
turned aside to go to his own place.”
Acts 2:42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching
and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs
were being done through the apostles.
Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the
hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
Acts 4:1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and
the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and
proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And
they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it
was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the
word believed, and the number of the men came to about five
thousand. 5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes
gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest and
Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the highpriestly family. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they
inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of
the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today
concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means
this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to
all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the
dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This
Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has
become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given among men by
which we must be saved.” 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated,
common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that
they had been with Jesus. 14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition. 15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they
conferred with one another, 16 saying, “What shall we do with
these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But in order that it may spread no further among the
people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this
name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard. 21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

II.

Acts 4:23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God……

Acts 4:24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices
together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the
heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,
said by the Holy Spirit, “ ‘Why did the Gentiles rage, and the
peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and
against his Anointed’— 27 for truly in this city there were
gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take
counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed. 3
Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”

IV. Pray for

Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to
your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and
wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant
Jesus.”

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they
were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with
boldness.
Acts 5:12 Now many signs and wonders were regularly done
among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all
together in Solomon’s Portico. 13 None of the rest dared join
them, but the people held them in high esteem. 14 And more
than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both
men and women, 15 so that they even carried out the sick into
the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came
by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. 16 The
people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing
the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all
healed.