Storrs Road Church of Christ
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The Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes lamented as he closed his investigation of all the things done under the sun, Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh (Eccl. 12:12). His investigation of life by wisdom began and ended with, Vanity of vanities, all is vanity (Eccl. 1:2; 12:8).
The evidence in Acts indicates that a praying church is primary.
In Luke’s narrative there are two worded prayers. When you pray say… (Luke 11:2-4) and Peter, John and friends lift their voices together to God and said… (Acts 4:24-30). There are remarkable parallels in the words of these two prayers and some differences also. Between these two worded prayers Jesus has been crucified, resurrected, and ascended to God and the Holy Spirit has been poured out. The first is prayed in anticipation of what the Father will do and the second prayer in fulfillment of what He has done with confidence of what He will do. Compare them.
A few years ago, our sign was taken down for a couple of months to be repainted. When I attended the meeting of local pastors during that interval some were surprised to see me. They assumed that the congregation had disbanded. The change at that repainting was from “Church of Christ, Undenominational” to “Storrs Road Church of Christ.” Suppose we had taken it down again and repainted it “Church of God in Storrs” only shortly later to repaint it as “Church of God in Christ in Mansfield Center.” Finally, we just put up the sign, “Assembly of Firstborn Ones.” What, do you suppose would be the reaction at that meeting of area preachers?