Acts 6:1:
Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.
- Pray that the HS would help us to see Hs perspective of what from our viewpoint, are problems.
- Pray that we would seek the HS power to identify & deal with these problem/opportunities.
V2-3:
So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. “Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
- Pray that we would not lose focus on our “Prime Directive: Prayer and the Word of God. To keep these our focus.
- Pray that the HS would bring others in our church to identify, and willingly & effectively serve in the roles needed to solve the problems of our church, using their spiritual gifts.
V4:
“But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
- Pray for devotion to Christ
- Pray for devotion the Word of God
V5-6
The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
- Pray for unity within the church to address the problem/opportunities
- Pray for members by name
V7-8
The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
- Pray for workers for the harvest.