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A. Rapport for the time
Size of Mississippi river in Memphis crosses some ___________________Yrds.
But did you know in Minnesota you can walk over the Mississippi river?
Everything that is found after the source gets larger and larger as different river pour into the Mississippi river.
B. Reading of the text
C. Review of the text
D. Relevance of the text
I. Earthly Power
Part of understanding this passage is to know that it is out of order.
“About that time” refers to the time when Antioch church was preparing its relief offering for the church in Jerusalem
We have King Herod Agrippa I.
He was the grandson of Herod the Great.
Agrippa’s Father had been executed in 7 B.C. by his grandfather because he feared that he might take his throne.
So King Herod Agrippa I comes from a long line of people that will do anything they need to do to get power and to stay in power.
Emperor Caligula had made Herod the King in A.D. 37
Emperor Claudius in A.D. 41 had put him in power over Judea and Samaria making him King of the Jews in ruling Judea, Samaria, Galilee, the Transjordan, and the Decapolis.
Ultimately he will keep his power by pleasing the Jews and them wanting him to stay in power.
That is how we come to come to the passage this am.
Laid violent hands
This is a King trying to both establish and Keep his authority of the ones that he rules over.
He kills Jame the brother of John by the sword.
What is amazing is that Herod has killed James by using instructions from Scripture.
This means James was accused of leading people to follow false Gods.
James the brother of John died because of His sharing Christ as savior and Lord and upsetting those who wanted nothing to do with Christ.
Killing James pleased the Jews who believed only in themselves and not in a relationship with the Lord and this leads Herod to want to please them more.
From an Earthly man trying to keep power this makes perfect sense.
If they thought it was great you took out James how happy will they be when you take out the loud mouth leader of the group Peter.
He takes him into custody but it is during the days of Unleavened Bread which is the Week after Passover.
King Herod is determined to keep Peter in Prison.
He has obviously heard from the Sanhedrin what happened when they had apostles in Jail back in Acts 5.
What they do to Peter sounds a bit much if you didn’t know what happened with the apostles in Acts 5.
Peter has to sleep with two soldiers bound to him in chains and two more at the prison door to be assured their was no way of escape.
And then 4 groups of 4 soldiers guarded Peter this way so that the group could stay alert at all times.
This is the solution of one who has Earthly power and understands nothing of the power of God.
T.S.
We have seen this earthly power in action let us see heavenly power in action.
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Heavenly Power
A. God has plans for Peter
This would not be called an escape plan by Peter and the disciples.
We have followers that are praying for the deliverance and safety of Peter.
Peter is asleep being chained to two guys.
Could you have been asleep
James is dead by the sword
Chained to two men
2 guards at the door
You are guaranteed to lose your life in your own power in this situation.
Yet you are asleep..WOW
Oh that we would have this kind of faith.
This type of rest can only come from the Lord.
You have to love vs. 11.
Who set Peter free?
What did Peter have to do with it?
Would we even have a good reason as to why he has been set free?
B. Peter’s visit to the Prayer warriors
Luke is doing it again…He is introducing John Mark to us.
He will be significant
This next portion of scripture is just fun!
It is so real life.
Just to be clear if I ever show up to your door after being in prison because they planned on killing me for sharing the Gospel…LET ME IN!
She has lost her mind
It has to be his angel..we would say you must have seen his ghost.
Why would they not believer her
Also, was this not the very thing that they prayed about?
They found it easier to believe that Peter had died and gone to heaven than that their prayers had been answered
Do we ask for things and yet don’t believe they are possible?
He informs them in vs. 17 to inform James..whom we are introduced to here and He would be the leader of the church in Jerusalem from this point forward.
James is the oldest of Jesus’ brother.
C. Peter Goes to Caesarea
Application:
Prayer---asking and receiving
We have been redeemed not of ourselves it is God.
He is the source.
But beloved not only is he the source at the beginning he is the source yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Living in the Kingdom is difficult but God is more than capable of caring for you and I.
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