THE ROADS CHURCH
PILLARS OF THE CHURCH - PRAYERS
Sun Mar 16, 2025
Locations & Times
The Roads Church - NC
583 US-45, Norris City, IL 62869, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
The Roads Church
Our vision at The Roads Church is to connect people with Jesus from all roads of life! We encourage you to visit our website to access sermons, set up recurring giving, stay up to date with all that is happening at The Roads Church through our calendar of events and much much more!
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We believe that the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much! If you have a prayer request we would love to pray with you. If you have a testimony of something Jesus did in your life? You need to know that the power of a testimony can encourage someone else that what Jesus did for you He will do for others as well. Connect with us here to share your prayer request or testimony.
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https://theroads.church/giving/Added - prŏstithēmi - To add to an existing quantity
Souls - psuchē - Breath, vital spirit; a person understood according to their immaterial aspect; inner self
Continued steadfastly - prŏskartĕrĕō - Constantly diligent, adhere closely to, persevere
Constantly diligent - Not getting passive or lazy
Adhere closely to - Not wavering or compromising
Persevere - Not deterred by adversity or opposition
Souls - psuchē - Breath, vital spirit; a person understood according to their immaterial aspect; inner self
Continued steadfastly - prŏskartĕrĕō - Constantly diligent, adhere closely to, persevere
Constantly diligent - Not getting passive or lazy
Adhere closely to - Not wavering or compromising
Persevere - Not deterred by adversity or opposition
4 Pillars of the Church:
1) Apostle’s Doctrine - didachē - Instruction, teaching
2) Fellowship - kŏinōnia - Close mutual relationships and involvement
3) Breaking of bread - Communion, Study of the Word, Eating together
4) Prayers - prŏsĕuchē - To speak to God
1) Apostle’s Doctrine - didachē - Instruction, teaching
2) Fellowship - kŏinōnia - Close mutual relationships and involvement
3) Breaking of bread - Communion, Study of the Word, Eating together
4) Prayers - prŏsĕuchē - To speak to God
ABC’s of PRAYER:
A - Always for All Things
A - Always for All Things
Giving thanks - ĕucharistĕō - To be grateful; gratitude or appreciation
Always - pantŏtĕ - Always at all times for every occasion
Always - pantŏtĕ - Always at all times for every occasion
Always For All Things:
- Always answers two questions about prayer:
1) When do we pray? - Priority
2) When do we stop? - Persistence
- For All Things answers two questions about prayer:
1) What do we pray about?
2) What do we not pray about?
- Always answers two questions about prayer:
1) When do we pray? - Priority
2) When do we stop? - Persistence
- For All Things answers two questions about prayer:
1) What do we pray about?
2) What do we not pray about?
ABC’s of PRAYER:
A - Always for All Things
B - BELIEVE
A - Always for All Things
B - BELIEVE
Have - ĕchō - To possess, hold on to, own or belong to
Faith - pistis - noun form of pistĕuō -To be persuaded, convinced or certain of something so that your actions correspond with what you believe
Have faith “In God” - thĕŏs - Supreme, supernatural being as Creator, Jehovah;
- Genitive case - The genitive is the case that qualifies or distinguishes a noun by means of a specific characterization (attribute). The genitive normally marks a noun as the source or possessor of something
Translation - “Possess, hold on to, being persuaded or convinced of something so that your actions correspond with what you believe Supreme Creator Jehovah.”
Faith - pistis - noun form of pistĕuō -To be persuaded, convinced or certain of something so that your actions correspond with what you believe
Have faith “In God” - thĕŏs - Supreme, supernatural being as Creator, Jehovah;
- Genitive case - The genitive is the case that qualifies or distinguishes a noun by means of a specific characterization (attribute). The genitive normally marks a noun as the source or possessor of something
Translation - “Possess, hold on to, being persuaded or convinced of something so that your actions correspond with what you believe Supreme Creator Jehovah.”
3 Key Elements of Biblical Faith:
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
Truth - alēthĕia - That which is in accord with what really happens, facts that correspond to a reality whether historical (in the time/space continuum), or an eternal reality not limited to historical fact
3 Key Elements of Biblical Faith:
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
2) Personal surrender to Him
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
2) Personal surrender to Him
Surrender - To give (oneself) up or over into the power of another; yield to
3 Key Elements of Biblical Faith:
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
2) Personal surrender to Him
3) Conduct inspired by surrender
1) Firm conviction or persuasion of God’s truth (What God says is Truth)
2) Personal surrender to Him
3) Conduct inspired by surrender
Heart - kardia - (Cardiologist) physically - As the seat and center of the circulation of the blood, and therefore the center of life
Doubting - diakrinō - To separate, to be parted or go in contrary ways; withdraw from or oppose, to hesitate; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness