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Sermon: Devoted to Prayer

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Individual Prayer

Mark 1:35 (NASB) 35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.

• Jesus got up early in the morning.
• Jesus went to a place to be alone.
• Communal Prayer

Matthew 18:20 (NASB) 20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”

We stay devoted when we come together in Jesus’ name.

Matthew 6:9 (NASB) 9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

When we come together to pray, there is only one name to which we pray.

Acts 12:12-15 (NLT) 12 When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer. 13 He knocked at the door in the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to open it. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!” 15 “You’re out of your mind!” they said. When she insisted, they decided, “It must be his angel.”

When we are together in His name, the impossible will happen.

Powerful Prayer: John 17

• Jesus prayed for Himself. Vs. 1-5
• Jesus prayed for His disciples. Vs. 6-19
• Jesus prayed for all believers. Vs. 20-26

• Do we pray with this same confidence?
• Are we going through the motions and doing what we know we’re supposed to do because that’s how we’ve always done it?
• What would happen if we prayed bigger, bolder prayers?