And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers. - Acts 2:42
The very first church was so amazingly powerful, wasn't it? At the end of the second chapter of Acts it tells us that that power resulted in ...every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.
If you read from the beginning of their story in Acts you'll discover that prayer seemed to be the unifying activity prior to the Holy Spirit's coming upon them on the day of Pentecost. All these were continually united in prayer... says Acts 1:14.
Could NHC find more opportunities to unify in prayer; to gather for the sole purpose of calling out to God and expecting Him to answer? It's not that we don't pray. We do. Our Connection Groups all have a time of praying together. Most F1rst Wednesday gatherings include some time for prayer, too. Many of our Ministry Teams pause for prayer on Sunday mornings before they serve. But what if we had more time to pray together?
That's a tough one in such a busy culture. And there isn't any easy way to add times to pray. But that shouldn't stop us from moving forward! So...
Each Thursday from noon to 1PM any and all who can are invited to stop by and join with others in the Lobby at NHC to pray. You don't have to stay the whole hour. You can drop in any time during the hour and stay and pray as long as you are able.
The Bible teaches us that prayer touches God's heart and changes the hearts of men. History tells us that the great revivals experienced by the church began with prayer. So we're going to pray. Please feel free and welcome to join us each Thursday. And let's see how God responds.
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I'll be there!
ReplyDeleteThat is cool. I was telling Nate I remember when I think Paul Lawler had that same idea many years ago, and we prayed in that small room together before the three services.
ReplyDeleteTricia