
This is week 1 of 3 in a new series called “Dangerous Prayers,” based on the best selling book by author and pastor of Life.Church, Craig Groeschel.
Josh’s prayer confessions:
1. I don’t feel like I’m a good prayer
2. I’ve often felt like a prayer failure.
BUT
3. I believe in the power of
I believe God wants to
The Sanhedrin
7They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. —Acts 4:7-10 NIV
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. —Acts 4:13 NIV
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. —Acts 4:29 NIV
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. —Acts 4:31 NIV
How amazed are people by your
Our first dangerous prayer:
“God, make me
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. —Acts 5:18 NIV
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. —Acts 5:19 NIV
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. —Hebrews 11:1 NIV
19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”
21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. —Acts 5:19-21 NIV
So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. —Acts 6:7 NIV
Challenge:
Set an alarm for any time of your choosing each day this week to set aside 2-5 minutes to pray to God asking for boldness. You can also use this time to do the 7 day “Dangerous Prayers” reading plan on the You Version Bible App. Find it here: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/18063
God, make me bold.
Give us unshakeable spiritual convictions,
Make us bold.
God, give us the courage and the faith to obey you,
Make us bold.
no matter the personal cost.
God, even though it may be painful,
make me bold, God.
Make us bold.