Looking at Acts 4:24 and 31, we see that the power of God manifested itself: "And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, 'Lord, thou art God....' And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spoke the word of God with boldness."
First of all, I want you to notice that they were in one accord. Every time that you see a significant move of God, you will find a company of people who have come together in one accord.
We can't allow schism, division, and competitive jealousy to divide us from one another because we do so at the expense of experiencing the power of God - the power to bring increase.
The second thing I want you to notice is that they prayed. In Philippians, chapter 1, we see that Paul's confidence in his deliverance was because of his ministry partners' prayers and supply of the Spirit. Likewise, in Acts we see prayer playing a vital role in bringing down the power of God in a remarkable way.
As a matter of fact, it seems that when a like-hearted company of people come together, staying in one accord and participating in anointed corporate prayer, then God moves in a great way in their behalf to see that His purposes are accomplished.
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Mac Hammond is the senior pastor of Living Word, a large and growing church in Brooklyn Park (a suburb of Minneapolis), Minnesota. He is the host of the Winner’s Minute, which is seen locally in the Minneapolis area on KMSP Channel 9 at 6:44 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. He is also the host of the Winner's Way broadcast and author of several internationally distributed books. Mac is broadly acclaimed for his ability to apply the principles of the Bible to practical situations and the challenges of daily living.
