Prayer The Churches Response To Persecution

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Prayer The Churches Response To Persecution

• Acts 4 23-31

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Prayer - The Churches Response To Persecution

• Opening another window
• The supreme court ban
• A joyful reunion

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I. How The Church Responded To Pressure 23-30

• Their minds were filled with thoughts about
  Gods power 24a
• They were convinced that God overrule their
  enemies 25-28
• They prayed that God would
• Remember what they were facing 29a
• Enable them to speak with boldness 29b
• Demonstrate His mighty power 30

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II. How God Answered Their Prayers 31

• He shook the prayer room
• He refilled them with His Holy Spirit
• He enabled them to speak boldly
• He did miracles through them (514-16)

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III. Conclusion

• How do we respond to pressure and pain?
• A challenge to our prayer lives