Helping Hands, Winning Hearts, Consecrating Prayers

The church wins souls, baptizes, proclaims the Word of God, fellowships together, remembers Christ's death at the Lord's Table, and loves one another (Acts 2:38-44).

The church of Antioch lent helping hands to Judea (Jerusalem) when famine came (Acts 11:27-30). It was a church with five talented preachers (Acts 13:1-2). As the Word of God went forth and multiplied in Jerusalem and other churches (Acts 12:24), the Holy Spirit commanded the church of Antioch to send Barnabas and Saul out as evangelists (missionaries).

This church's hands helped other believers; they determined to win the hearts of the lost abroad too (Acts 13:4-16)! They consecrated Barnabas and Saul to missionary service by their prayers (13:3).

We too should pray for those we send out, for those we have sent out, and for one another!