Acts 6:4 – But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
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A. Apostolic Prayers in the Book of Acts
1. No recorded prayers in the Book of Acts
Acts 9:40, 10:9, 16:25, 20:36, 21:5, 28:8
2. Prayer was an Apostolic priority
Acts 6:4-7
B. The Prison Prayers of the Apostle Paul
Eph. 1:15-21, 3:14-19; Phil. 1:9-11, 1:3-4; Col. 1:9-10, 1:3; Philemon 4-7
Characteristics of Paul’s Prayers
1. Persistent
Eph. 1:16, Phil. 1:3-4, Col. 1:9, Philemon 4
2. Bathed in thanksgiving
Eph. 1:16, Phil. 1:3-4, Col. 1:3, Philemon 4
3. Addressed to God the Father
Eph. 1:17, Eph. 3:14, Col. 1:3
4. Of short duration
Matthew 6:7-8