THRIVING CHURCH: PRAYING AS WE GATHER AND IN YOUR CLOSET
Acts 4:23-31 (Acts 2:42-47)
Part of Thriving Church
October 2, 2023

THRIVING CHURCH:
PRAYING AS WE GATHER AND IN YOUR CLOSET
Acts 4:23-31 (Acts 2:42-47)
October 1, 2023

Why is prayer so important to a thriving church?

How do we pray?

  • We approach God, through

    , with . (Hebrews 4:14-16, 10:19-22, Ephesians 3:12)

  • We pray to God with

    . (Matthew 6:5-6)

  • We pray believing. (Acts 13:3, James 1:5-8)

  • We pray, earnestly

    . (Matthew 26:39, Matthew 7:7-8, Acts 12:5)

  • We pray over and over again. (Luke 11:8-10, Daniel 6:10, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:17)

  • We pray for the big and the small. (James 5:14-16, Hebrews 13:18, Psalm 122:6, 1 Timothy 2:1-2)

  • We pray

    . (Matthew 9:37-38, Colossians 1:9-10)

What does this look like in my life?

Prayer is nearness. (Psalm 16:11 “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”)