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Acts 2:42 (NASS)
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH are devoted to the Word and fellowship.)

Encouraging the CHURCH PEOPLE (congregation),

Stan

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Acts 1:14 (NASS)
These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.  

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will be of one mind and devoted to prayer.)

Encouraging the CHURCH PEOPLE (congregation),

Stan

Acts 28:23

Acts 28:23 (NASS)
When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will testify about the kingdom of God.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 27:25

Acts 27:25New American Standard Bible (NASB)

²⁵ Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^[a]it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will keep up their courage.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 26:20

Acts 26:20 (NASS)
but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will perform deeds appropriate to repentance).

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 25:19

Acts 25:19 but they simply had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will believe Jesus to be alive.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 24:14

Acts 24:14 But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve 
the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets;

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will serve God because He is the Way.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 23:5

Acts 23:5 And Paul said, “I was not aware, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will not speak evil of a ruler.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 22:15

Acts 22:15 For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will be a witness for You.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,
Stan

Acts 21:19

Acts 21:19After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will  relate what the God does.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 20:24

Acts 20:24 (NASS)
"But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God."

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will finish the ministry.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 19:20

Acts 19:20 (NASS)
So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing.  

(I pray that the Word of God will grow mightily in the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 18:28

Acts 18:28 (NASS)
for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. 

I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will use the Scriptures to point to truth.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 17:2

Acts 17:2 (NASS)
And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of 

Marion Baptist CHURCH will reason with others from the Scriptures.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 16:40

Acts 16:40 (NASS)
They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed. 

(I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will encourage others in the faith.)

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 15:8

Acts 15:8 (NASS)
"And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 

I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will realize that God knows their hearts.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 14:21

Acts 14:21 (NASS)
After they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, 

I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will make many disciples.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 12:25

Acts 12:25 (NASS)
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark. 

I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will fulfill their mission.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 11:15

Acts 11:15 (NASS)
"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. 

I pray that the Holy Spirit will fall upon the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan

Acts 10:35

Acts 10:35 (NASS)
but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him. 

I pray that the PEOPLE of Marion Baptist CHURCH will fear You and do what is right.

Encouraging the CHURCH,

Stan