Prayer: Our Communal Conversation With God

Prayer is pervasive in the New Testament. Just as Jesus prays at all the major events of his life, even so the followers of Jesus pray at all the significant turning points in the book of Acts. Just as prayer was habitual and routine in the life of Jesus, the early Christians devoted themselves to prayer.

The sermon today is titled "Prayer" It is the sixth installment in our "Community" Series. The Scripture reading is from Acts 2:42 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on May 28, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Community.

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Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):

• Prayer in Luke & Acts. See Everett Ferguson, The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997), pp. 261-68.
• Why We Pray. See Rowan Williams, Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014), pp. 61-83.
• How We Pray: See Sam Wells, "Let's bow our heads for a few moments," Duke University Chapel sermon (Jan 22, 2006).
• Prayer of Adoration: Mike Hendricks
• Prayer of Confession: Si Tilton
• Prayer of Thanksgiving: Steve Choate
• Prayer of Supplication: Casey MacDonald

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