(Colossians 4:2-4)
I. Continue Steadfastly (proskartereo) - to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing
1. Acts 2:42
2. Acts 6:4
3. Romans 12:12
II. Watchful (gregoreuo) - give strict attention to, be cautious, active to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one
1. Matthew 24:42-44
2. Mark 13:34-37
3. 1 Peter 5:8-9
III. Praying People
1. Abraham (Genesis 18:22-33)
2. Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:1-12)
3. Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:14-20)
4. The Church (Acts 12:1-5)
IV. Epilogue –– Purposed Prayer Works “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16)
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