SERMON NOTES

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” -Karl Barth

1. HEROD – Pride, Power, Praise (Acts 12:1–4)

- You can fight against God, but you can’t win against God.

- The hand of man chains - the hand of God breaks chains.

2. THE CHURCH - Earnest Prayer (Acts 12:5)

- Prayer is active. Prayer is urgent. Prayer is persistent.

“The best bit of advice I ever received about how to pray was this: keep it simple, keep it real, keep it up.” -Pete Greig

3. PETER – Peace in Prison (Acts 12:6–11)

a. Obedience is time sensitive.

b. Faith must be active.

c. Miracles happen in chaos.

- God often works through our obedience in motion.

4. THE PRAYER MEETING – Proof of God’s Power (Acts 12:12–17)

- The power behind answered prayer isn’t in us…It’s in Him.

5. HEROD’S END – Perishing in Pride (Acts 12:18–25)

- Herod dies and The Word multiplies.

6. THE WORD MULTIPLIES - Despite Opposition (Acts 12:24–25)

“Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of God.” - J. Oswald Sanders