GROUP QUIET TIME: The apostles learned about the power of prayer...
Once i've watched a messenger preach about how the disciples tried hard to immitate Christ in His miracles and found themselves to be unsuccessful. Later, they discovered that Jesus focused on prayer for long hours before sunrise then goes to do His tasks with not much effort. In Acts, I have seen how much they have changed... During a problem among the Grecian Jews and Hebraic Jews, they appointed seven men including Stephen so that they can concentrate in Prayer and the Word. It's just a good thing to know that Christ's disciples learned much from Him. I can't stop feeling ashamed because I think I'm not producing any change to my contacts. I am just convinced that I should always pray for them as faithfully as the early disciples...
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Acts 6:1-7
The Choosing of the Seven
1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word." 5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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