Nov. 14, 2021
The first church had great influence with those around them. Some were accepting of them, some rejecting but all defining who they were based upon the church. How did they get such a powerful influence over those around them? They focused on prayer, they did not rest on what they had done but focused on what there were doing or were going to do. They prayed; they preached; and when they were persecuted they responded with more prayer and preaching only to receive more persecution. they Text Acts 5:42