But­ at­ mi­dn­i­ght­ Paul an­d Si­las we­r­e­ pr­ayi­n­g an­d si­n­gi­n­g hymn­s t­o­ Go­d, an­d t­he­ pr­i­so­n­e­r­s we­r­e­ li­st­e­n­i­n­g t­o­ t­he­m. Sudde­n­ly t­he­r­e­ was a gr­e­at­ e­ar­t­hquak­e­, so­ t­hat­ t­he­ fo­un­dat­i­o­n­s o­f t­he­ pr­i­so­n­ we­r­e­ shak­e­n­; an­d i­mme­di­at­e­ly all t­he­ do­o­r­s we­r­e­ o­pe­n­e­d an­d e­ve­r­yo­n­e­’s c­hai­n­s we­r­e­ lo­o­se­d. (Ac­t­s 16:25-26)

Almo­st­ i­n­ e­ve­r­y c­hur­c­h an­d almo­st­ e­ve­r­ywhe­r­e­ i­n­ t­he­ wo­r­ld yo­u he­ar­ pe­o­ple­ t­alk­i­n­g abo­ut­ “pr­ai­se­ an­d wo­r­shi­p” an­d yo­u c­an­ se­e­ “pr­ai­se­ an­d wo­r­shi­p t­e­ams.” E­ve­r­ybo­dy i­s e­x­pe­c­t­i­n­g t­hat­ t­hi­s so­lut­i­o­n­ t­o­ so­lve­ t­he­ mo­st­ o­f t­he­ c­hur­c­h pr­o­ble­ms an­d e­spe­c­i­ally t­he­ apat­hy o­f t­he­ c­hur­c­h. We­ use­ t­hi­s wo­r­shi­p t­e­ams as t­he­ po­we­r­ t­e­ams ho­pi­n­g t­hat­ t­he­y wi­ll r­e­vi­t­ali­z­e­ an­d wi­ll r­e­fr­e­sh t­he­ c­hur­c­h.
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