Speak the Word of God with BOLDNESS
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The Believers Pray
23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
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When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
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You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: “ ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed one.[a] ’[b]
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Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
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They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.
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Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
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Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
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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.
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Sermons
The Prayer that Prevails Part 2
Jeff Johnson
We're traveling through Acts together with pastor Jeff Johnson. We left off in chapter four, where the church is calling on the name of the Lord in prayer, when the pressure was on! It’s a good model for us to consider. You can be sure we’ll face persecution, and pressures. And how we choose to respond to it is important. Where will you go when the pressure is on?
When God Shakes the House - Part 2
Dr. Jeff Schreve
In the early church, the disciples asked God for boldness to speak the truth of the gospel … and God powerfully answered their prayer. He used them in such a great way, and they shared Christ with a lost and dying world. He wants to do the same with us today. In this message, Pastor Jeff Schreve shares three truths concerning the disciple’s prayer in Acts 4, a prayer God longs to answer for all believers.
What Happens When We Pray
Jack Graham
To the Christian, prayer is not a luxury but a necessity. Join us for today’s PowerPoint message “What Happens When We Pray,” as Pastor Jack Graham explains the connections we forge with the Lord as well as with each other when we pray.
The Church Will Lead Us in Prayer
Dr. J. Vernon McGee
How’s your prayer life? If it’s like that of many Christians, it can use a little boost. Dr. McGee examines how the early church prayed and provides us with principles of prayer that we can apply to our own lives today.
Strengthened Through Prayer
Stuart and Jill Briscoe
It takes tremendous courage to stand firm in times of opposition and persecution when every fiber of your being tells you to turn and run. As the early church set out to do as Jesus asked—to be his witnesses throughout the world, they continually faced hostile situations. How did they manage to keep telling people about Jesus—even when it became an illegal act?In this message, Pete Briscoe teaches about prayer from Acts 4 to show us how to find courage.
Church, Jesus Style - B
Jack Hibbs
While prayer is in front of the church, or prepares the way, God’s Word is behind the church, or backs it up with scripture. And, when a church is praying, and studying God’s Word together, there is a unity among the believers.
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Hebrews 4:12 - 15. S ver 29
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