Prayer Focus-Gatherings of Worship

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the commitment of the early church to gather in worship.

The early church was a thriving church, and a praying church. They looked to God as their source of strength and saw His power in their gatherings.

After Pentecost, the church started to gather on a regular basis, and their times of fellowship were rich with spiritual growth. It was not just because of the quantity of their gatherings, but also the quality of their gatherings that grew the church in a healthy way.

Acts 2:42 says, “they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

These commitments can help us to contribute to a thriving church today. Verse 47 says about the early church, “The Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

The commitment of the early church to gather in worship is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com