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Pre-Sermon Ice Breaker
A little boy opened an old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them.
Then something fell out of the Bible.
He picked it up and looked at it closely.
It was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed in between the pages.
“Mama, look what I found.” the boy called out.
“What have you got there, dear?” his mother asked.
With astonishment in the young boy’s voice he answered, “It’s Adam’s suit.”
Introduction
There is a plain marker on a neglected grave in a cemetery near the Canadian border that reads, “Daniel Nash, Pastor, Laborer with Finney, Mighty in Prayer.”
Who was Nash?
He never had the limelight, but he shook heaven and hell because he believed in the power of prayer.
Charles Finney, was one of the key figures of the Second Great Awakening in 19th Century America.
In the seven years in which Finny preached, there were an estimated 500,000 conversions.
However, if you asked Finney, he would have given - credit for his crusades to Daniel Nash.
When Finney went to a city to preach, Nash would arrive several weeks early, rent a room, find other Christians to join him, and start a prayer meeting for souls.
1n 1831 Nash took ill, on December 20th, while on his knees in prayer over a map of the world, Nash died at age 56.
Our theme throughout 2022 has been “Pray first!”
We have thus far explored the practice of prayer in 1 Timothy 2, the promise of prayer in 1 John 5, the problem of prayer in Matthew 26 and now today we follow the example of the people of prayer in Acts 12.
Our text begins with persecution in the Early Church.
James, one of Jesus inner circle, the brother of John is killed by Herod.
And Peter is put in prison, awaiting the same fate.
In this passage we will learn principles that we can apply as we face the challenging times we live in today.
Body
I. Lesson 1 - Pray without Ceasing - vs. 1-5
James is the first of the 12 Disciples to be Martyred, his brother John will be the last.
James is beheaded by Herod Agrippa.
then Peter is put in prison.
“Peter is bound, but prayer is loosed!”
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Lesson 2 - Trust and Obey - vs. 6-11
Look at what Peter does.
He sleeps.
He Trusts
He Obeys
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Expect God to Answer - vs. 12-17
The Story of Rhoda
As one old-time author has said, “The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel”
We often show our lack of faith with plan b.
Conclusion
Do you want to see God moved by Powerful Prayer
Pray without ceasing
Trust and Obey
Expect God to Answer
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