About this episode

Pastor Roderick Webster discusses the importance of prayer in making a church powerful, drawing lessons from the early church.

Is your church truly powerful, and could prayer be the secret you have been missing? In this devotion from Acts 4:32-35 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church unpacks what made the early church so extraordinary — and what it will take for the church today to walk in that same power. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Webster draws from Acts 4:33, "And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all," to show us that a praying church is a powerful church. You might be asking: - Why does prayer have so much to do with how powerful my church is? - What does "great grace" actually look like in the life of a church? - Is there really a connection between unity, generosity, and prayer? - When was the last time I truly prayed through until the answer came? Key points from this devotion: - Great grace produced unity, renunciation, fellowship, and liberality in the early church - Prayer — not money or programs — is what makes a church powerful - The New Testament church prayed until God moved, even releasing Peter from prison - A praying church expects God to hear…

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Roderick Webster

Topics covered

• church power
• prayer
• unity
• generosity
• early church
• Christian living

Keywords

• prayer
• church power
• great grace
• unity
• generosity
• Acts
• Christian devotion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good News Baptist Church

Books & works: Acts 4:32-35, Acts 4:33

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