Jesus says to his followers in Acts 1: “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” A global mission, that also encounters nearly immediate opposition. This wont get easier, it will get harder. And so, they pray. They devote themselves to prayer. The early church was always praying. Almost anytime you drop in on the church, and ask what were they doing? Well… they were praying. Literally Acts 2:42 reads they devoted themselves “to the prayers.” Today we will talk about why they did this and what it looks like for us today.
