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THE CHURCH EARNESTLY PRAYS, AND GOD ANSWERS

Acts 12:1-25

Key Verse: 12:5

1. Read verses 1-5. What was the time and place of these events? How did King Herod intensify his persecution of the church? What was Herod’s intention and what did the believers do?

2. Read verses 6-11. What was Peter’s situation in prison? What does this show about him and about Herod? How did God rescue Peter?

3. Read verses 12-17. What were the believers doing? What happened when Peter arrived? What does this event show about the church, about God and about prayer? (Mk 11:22-24, Ja 5:16b-18)

4. Read verses 18-23. What was Herod’s reaction? What happened to Herod? Why? Contrast Herod and Peter.

5. Read verses 24-25. What do these verses tell us about the spread of the word of God and of the Christian church? (See also 6:7; 9:31; 16:5; 19:20; 28:31) What can we learn from this?

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