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ETS ACADEMY · LESSON 5

Devoted to Prayer

Teaching points

  • Prayer was not an accessory to the early church. It was the way they depended on God for courage, wisdom, unity, healing, and mission.
  • A praying church learns to seek God's presence before relying on programs, personality, or power.
  • Corporate prayer joins individual faith into shared dependence and makes room for the Spirit to direct the community.

Read in Scripture

  • Acts 2:42
  • Acts 4:23-31
  • Colossians 4:2

Reflect

  • What does your prayer life reveal about what you believe you can control?
  • How could prayer become a shared rhythm rather than an emergency response?
  • What is one thing your church needs to bring before God together?

Put it into practice

  • Pray Acts 2:42-47 over your church or small group.
  • Invite two people to pray with you about one shared need.
  • Set a recurring time this week for prayer before planning.

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