WEEK 1 | THE CHURCH IN ACTS
CONTEXT:
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
THE FANTASTIC FOUR
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” (v. 42)
1. Living our lives with
“apostles’ teaching”
2. Living our lives with
“fellowship”
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.”
3. Living our lives with
“breaking of bread”
4. Living our lives with
“prayer”
HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN
1) Pray they will know Christ as Savior early in life – PSALM 63:1; 2 TIMOTHY 3:15
2) Pray they will have a hatred for sin – PSALM 97:10
3) Pray they will be caught when guilty – PSALM 119:71
4) Pray they will be protected from the evil one in each area of their lives: spiritual, emotional and physical – JOHN 17:15
5) Pray they will have a responsible attitude in all their interpersonal relationships – DANIEL 6:3
6) Pray they will respect people in authority over them – ROMANS 13:1
7) Pray they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends – PROVERBS 1:10-15
8) Pray they, as well as their mates, will be kept pure – 1 CORINTHIANS 6:14-20
9) Pray they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one – 2 CORINTHIANS 6:14-17
10) Pray they will learn to submit totally to God and actively resist Satan in all circumstances – JAMES 4:7
11) Pray they will be single-hearted, willing to be sold out to Jesus Christ – ROMANS 12:1-2
12) Pray they will be hedged in so they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places, and the wrong people cannot find their way to them – HOSEA 2:6