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Delve into Acts 1:12-26 to explore the extent and power of expectant prayer, seeking unity and dependence while replacing Judas. Join on October 14, 2018, at The Upper Room to pray expectantly and find strength in Luke 11:9-10, 13 (ESV). Uncover the implications and applications of dependence, prayer expectation, and avoiding betrayal. Experience a transformative journey through devotion and communion, guided by Proverbs 16:33 teachings. Discover the impact of prayer meetings on the church's spiritual health and gauge the divine working among the faithful. Embrace Charles Haddon Spurgeon's wisdom to revitalise prayer practices and foster a deeper connection with the heavenly Father.
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Expectant Prayer Acts 1:12-26October 14, 2018
Expectant Prayer • Devoted
The Promise Luke 11:9-10, 13 (ESV) And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. … If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!
Expectant Prayer • Devoted • United • Dependent
Replacing Judas John 6:64, 13:11 (ESV) But there are some of you who do not believe. (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray Him.) … For He knew who was to betray Him; that was why He said, “Not all of you are clean.” Proverbs 16:33 (ESV) The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Implications & Applications: • Dependence • Pray expectantly
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-o-meter, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be a slothfulness in prayer.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Implications & Applications: • Dependence • Pray expectantly • No Judas’