This lesson contains a reminder of the importance of prayer in the life of every Christian. It's fundamental to our faith, and just as important to us now as it was to the first century disciples.

3. The Next 43 Days
Prayer:
• Two 24 hour prayer chains:
May 21 and June 25
• Thanksgiving prayer service:
May 31 @ 5:00pm
• Prayer Fast - June 13
• “One church family” prayer:
June 14 @ 8:30 & 10:15

4. The Next 43 Days
Fasting:
• Personal between you and
God
• Consult your physician
• Start with one meal: lunch?
• Proceed to a one-day fast
• Three- and seven-day fasts
are not for everyone. But
they may be for you!

5. The Next Sixty Days
Fasting:
1. Set the date for your one-
meal fast!
1. Set the date for your one-
day fast!

6. Let’s Come
Together
In Prayer

7. “A church that works without
prayer may have a lot of
activity, but it will exhibit very
little spiritual power. When we
rely on organization, we get
what organization can do,
when we rely on education, we
get what education can do, but
when we rely on prayer we get
what God can do.” ~ A.C. Dixon

8. Acts 12:1-5
1 Now about that time Herod
the king stretched out his
hand to harass some from the
church. 2 Then he killed James
the brother of John with the
sword.

9. Acts 12:1-5
3 And because he saw that it
pleased the Jews, he
proceeded further to seize
Peter also. Now it was during
the Days of Unleavened
Bread.

10. Acts 12:1-5
4 So when he had arrested
him, he put him in prison, and
delivered him to four squads
of soldiers to keep him,
intending to bring him before
the people after Passover.

11. Acts 12:1-5
5 Peter was therefore kept in
prison, but constant prayer
was offered to God for him by
the church.

12. Let’s Come Together
• In times of attacks

13. Acts 12:1-3
1 Now about that time Herod
the king stretched out his
hand to harass some from the
church. 2 Then he killed James
the brother of John with the
sword.

14. Acts 12:1-5
3 And because he saw that it
pleased the Jews, he
proceeded further to seize
Peter also. Now it was during
the Days of Unleavened
Bread.

15. Acts 12:5
Peter was therefore kept in
prison, but constant prayer
was offered to God for him by
the church.

16. Let’s Come Together
• In times of attacks
• In times of apprehension

17. John 20:19,20
19 Then, the same day at evening,
being the first day of the week,
when the doors were shut where
the disciples were assembled, for
fear of the Jews, Jesus
came and stood in the midst, and
said to them, “Peace be with you.”

18. John 20:19,20
20 When He had said this, He
showed them His hands and
His side. Then the disciples
were glad when they saw the
Lord.

19. Acts 8:1
Now Saul was consenting to his
death. At that time a great
persecution arose
against the church which was at
Jerusalem; and they were
all scattered throughout
the regions of Judea and Samaria,
except the apostles.

20. Let’s Come Together
• In times of attacks
• In times of apprehension
• When the adversary
threatens

21. Remember…

22. We are in a war!

23. Romans 15:30-32
30 Now I beg you, brethren,
through the Lord Jesus Christ,
and through the love of the
Spirit, that you strive together
with me in prayers to God for
me,

24. Romans 15:30-32
31 that I may be delivered
from those in Judea who do
not believe, and that my
service for Jerusalem may be
acceptable to the saints,

25. Romans 15:30-32
32 that I may come to you with
joy by the will of God, and
may be refreshed together
with you.

26. Ephesians 6:18-20
18 praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the
Spirit, being watchful to this
end with all perseverance and
supplication for all the
saints—

27. Ephesians 6:18-20
19 and for me, that utterance
may be given to me, that I
may open my mouth boldly to
make known the mystery of
the gospel,

28. Ephesians 6:18-20
20 for which I am an
ambassador in chains; that in
it I may speak boldly, as I
ought to speak.

29. Let’s Come Together
• In times of attacks
• In times of apprehension
• When the adversary
threatens

30. Join us Tonight::
Young men from Lads to
Leaders and Bible Bowl will
conduct our worship,
followed by a celebration of
all our young men and
women who participated in
these programs this year.