5 Ways to Pray with American Bible Society on World Day of Prayer
Scripture illustrates that praying together is powerful. The early Christians were devoted to praying together. And often, they saw God move in extraordinary ways as they prayed with one heart and mind. Following Jesus’s ascension into heaven, the disciples returned to the upper room in Jerusalem where they, “… often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind…
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He Is Risen! It was late that [Easter] Sunday evening, and the [believers] were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the [COVID-19]. Then Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. ‘Tis true. The preceding paragraph was adapted from John’s Gospel, chapter 20, verse 19. But it wouldn’t take too much of…
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