🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We come before You and sit at Your feet. For You are willing to show us how Your Church grew to spread the message of salvation to all, even when surrounded by Your enemies. Strengthen and encourage us; teach us how to walk this life as we watch the early Church following Jesus and honoring You. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We humbly bow before Your authority. Let us sit at Your feet and learn from You how You raised up Your Church under the Lordship of Jesus and the faithful obedience of Your apostles. Reveal to us what You have planned for us as members of Your Church. Let us set aside our own expectations as we learn what You are revealing in these chapters. We thank You and praise You, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We humbly bow before Your authority. Let us sit at Your feet and learn from You how You raised up Your Church body under the Lordship of the head, Jesus. Reveal to us what You have planned for us as members of that body. Let us set aside our own expectations as we learn what You are revealing in these chapters. We thank You and praise You, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – Let us humble ourselves before Your Word as we learn how You built Your Church. Let us remember that we are the latecomers – benefitting from the work and perseverance of those that went before us. You honor them by telling us their names and sharing their stories. Let us find inspiration to honor You, as well. Amen.
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🙏🏽 Dear Heavenly Father – We sit at Your feet today to hear Your Word. We are traveling back to the point in our history where the Good News of Jesus is being preached and Your Church is born. Let us receive Your truth for the gift that it is – a message of power and comfort – a message we receive with awe and wonder. I message that we humbly admit that we can barely grasp all that it contains, yet it fills the thirst of our souls. We thank You Lord for Your Spirit and we thank You for Your servant Luke who records this time in history. Open our hearts and our minds to graciously receive this gift. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray this. Amen.
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