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PRAYER: CORPORATE EXAMPLES

1.       Acts 1:13-15 “And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,  Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the sons of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.  These all continued(to persevere toward) with one accord(homothumadon=like-minded) in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.  (The number of names together were about an hundred and twenty.)”

2.       Acts 1:24 “And they(11 apostles)prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen…”

3.       Acts 2:42 “And they continued stedfastly(to persevere toward) in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”

4.       Acts 4:23-24, 31 “And Peter and John being let go, they went to their own     company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.  And being let go, they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord (homothumadon = like-minded), and said, Lord, thou art God…  And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”

5.       Acts 6:4 “But we(12 apostles)will give ourselves continuall (proskartero=to endure; persevere toward)to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”

6.       Acts 6:6 “The seven whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.”

7.       Acts 8:14-15 “Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria and received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:”

8.       Acts 12:5, 12 “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing(ektenes=extended; outstrethced) of the church unto God for him.  And when Peter had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.”

9.       Acts 13:3 “And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.”

10.   Acts 14:23 “And when Paul and Barnabas had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.”

11.   Acts 16:25 “And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praise unto God:”

12.   Acts 20:36 “And when Paul had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all(elders of Ephesus).

13.   Acts 21:5 “And when we(Paul, Luke, Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timotheus, Tychicus and Trophimus. Acts 20:4)had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled  down on the shore, and prayed.”

14.   I Timothy 2:8 “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”

15.   James 5:14 “Is any sick among you?  Let him call for the elders of the church: and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”

16.   Jude 20 “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.”

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