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Conversions in Acts
"Prayer"

Introduction:
 

        1.    According to Acts 1:8, Jesus gave the apostles a specific plan for carrying out the
               Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16).

        2.    As Luke showed how this plan was implemented in Acts, he also wrote about a number
               of conversions that occurred.

        3.    Studying these conversions helps us understand how we become Christians today.
        4.    Luke also mentioned a number of activities in which the early Christians participated.
        5.    Studying these activities helps us understand the Lord's will for Christians today.
        6.    One activity was prayer.

Discussion:

I.                   DURING  HIS  MINISTRY  JESUS  PLACED  GREAT  EMPHASIS  ON  PRAYER


        A.   He prayed often (Luke 5:16; 6:12; 22:41-44).
        B.   He also taught His followers to pray (Luke 11:1-4; 18:1).
        C.   His emphasis on prayer continued to influence His followers after He ascended to heaven
               (Acts 1:13-14).


II.                PRAYER  WAS  EMPHASIZED  IN  THE  CHURCH

        A.   The members of the Jerusalem congregation "continued steadfastly" in "prayers" (Acts 2:42).
               1.    Steadfastness in prayer is taught in Romans 12:12; Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
               2.    Various types of prayers are listed in 1 Timothy 2:1.
        B.   The Christians in Jerusalem prayed after Peter and John were released from custody (Acts 4:31).
        C.   The apostles were devoted to prayer (Acts 6:4).
        D.   Prayer was offered when the seven men were appointed to serve the Jerusalem congregation
               (Acts 6:6).

        E.   The apostles prayed when they laid their hands on Christians so they could receive the Holy Spirit
               (Acts 8:14-17).

        F.    Christians were taught to pray for forgiveness (Acts 8:22-24; James 5:16; 1 John 1:9).
        G.   The Christians in Jerusalem prayed when Peter was in custody (Acts 12:5, 12).
        H.   The Christians in Antioch prayed when they sent Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journey
               (Acts 13:2-3).

        I.     Paul and Barnabas prayed when they appointed elders (Acts 14:23).
        J.    Paul and Silas prayed in prison (Acts 16:25; Philippians 4:6; James 5:13).
        K.   Paul prayed with Christians when he departed from them (Acts 20:36; 21:5).
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