Prayer in the Book of Acts: Prayer, Lesson 4
By Steve Childers and Larry Kirk
In the Book of Acts, you have Luke’s second volume on the person and work of Jesus. Here you find the remarkable work of the ascended Christ continuing to advance God’s kingdom on earth through the church by prayer. Faced with the ominous task of making disciples of all nations, the apostles first devoted themselves to prayer.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how the church in the book of Acts was in continual dependence on the ascended Christ in prayer, and is therefore our model today.
Learning Goals
You’ll be equipped to:
Consider how the early church responded to their God given task
Show how each major movement of the early church was precipitated by prayer
Identify the early church’s response to various problems and trials
Recognize prayer as the means that God uses for the gospel’s success
Understand the unique nature and method of kingdom-focused prayer
Describe the characteristics that are typical of frontline prayers
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