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  • COHSS SpiritSong avatar

    Jailbreak: When God Unlocks The Chains Of Injustice

    Contributed by Cohss Spiritsong on Aug 20, 2013
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    Biblical story of Peter's miraculous release from prison and how we, too, can be released from injustice

    Jailbreak: When God Unlocks the Chains of Injustice Pastor Leslie A. Rutland-Tipton Enemy uses several tactics to make us fearful 1. King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church a. A direct threat or action toward you 2. King Herod intended to persecute them b. Intentions of malice ...read more

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  • Bruce Lee avatar

    When God Lets You Win

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Aug 25, 2013
    based on 17 ratings
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    Life is full of victories. Sometimes God loves us nearly to death. You don't have to win every fight to be victorious sometimes you just have to survive. The battles you do win are from God.

    “When God Lets You Win” “The Lord answered me with wide-open spaces.” Psalms 118:5 CEB Intro: A priest decides to paint his church one day. He goes out and buys some paint, comes back to the church, and then he realizes that he did not buy enough paint to do the job. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praying Through Your Problems

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,840 views

    Encouragement to believers to pray and believe the Lord to help in discouraging times.

    "PRAYING THROUGH" YOUR PROBLEMS Acts 12:5 5Peter was therefore kept in prison, but £constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Lieutenant Carey Cash, chaplain to the First Battalion, 5th Marine regiment, was part of the first ground force to enter Iraq some years ago, and says there ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Keep Knocking

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Apr 30, 2014
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    We must find a commitment to perseverance in our Christian walk.

    Acts 12:16 KJV But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. I. INTRODUCTION—BE CAREFUL AS TO HOW YOU JUDGE THINGS -It is perilous to judge a person by a single action. Life is far too complex and intricate for that. -Every man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Friends Saving Friends

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 6, 2014
     | 3,979 views

    How to reach out to those close to us.

    Last week I pointed out the fact that after Jesus had raised from the dead • The first thing that He did when He saw His disciples • Was to command them to go and make more disciples. • Part of our faith • Part of being a Christian is that we obey Christ’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Wild Praying Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 11, 2013
    based on 115 ratings
     | 30,399 views

    Do you believe in praying bold and wild prayers? Do you believe that if you asked God to do something "impossible" that He would? Frankly, the story in Acts 12 doesn't look like these folks believed that. Did God look down on them for their doubt?

    OPEN: Back in 1540 Martin Luther was very distressed. His good friend and assistant, Friedrich Myconius, was sick and was expected to die within a short time. From his bed Myconius wrote a tender farewell letter to Luther. When Luther received the message, he immediately sent back this reply: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 14, 2013
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    Acts 12 has both answered and unanswered prayers within it. We tend to like it better when we get a "yes" from heaven, but God might actually be doing greater things for us when the answer is "no."

    When is the last time you prayed earnestly for something? What do you expect when you pray? What do you pray for most? I think about the family of a small child who is dying in a cancer ward. They pray night and day and are joined in prayer by hundreds of others asking God to spare the life of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Detained, But Not Defeated Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Apr 9, 2017
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     | 20,525 views

    With Peter in prison, the church prayed continually for his release. When God answered their prayers, they lacked faith to believe. We can overcome in Christ, but we must possess faith to believe the Lord will provide.

    Detained but not Defeated Acts 12: 1-16 Our text deals with an intense time for the early church. God was clearly at work, and the church was growing. Thousands had been saved by the grace of God and the church’s influence was spreading. Such growth created much concern for the religious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    James Put To Death Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 15, 2017
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     | 8,672 views

    If the apostles remained largely untouched by the persecution that followed Stephen’s death, the situation radically changed when Herod Agrippa assumed rule over Judea. The apostles then became the specific targets of the king’s efforts to suppress the...

    June 5, 2014 By: Tom Lowe Lesson: III.F.1: James Put to Death. (12:1, 2) Scripture (Acts 12:1, 2; KJV) 1 About ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Peter Delivered Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 16, 2017
     | 19,570 views

    The Jews were pleased to see that the government in Palestine, Herod Agrippa being the current ruler, was taking action against the followers of this new religion, for they saw Christianity as a threat to their way of life and to the Jewish religion.

    June 17, 2014 Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles By: Tom Lowe Lesson: III.F.2: Peter Delivered (12:3-17) Scripture (Acts 12:3-17; KJV) 3 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Reuben Bredenhof avatar

    Jesus Delivers His Church

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Jan 28, 2021
     | 3,981 views

    In his church, the Lord Jesus is still doing the good work that He has begun, and He is doing it unstoppably.

    Beloved in Christ, I’d be worried if the church was a human effort. If it was up to us alone to defend the church, maintain her unity, or increase her numbers, we’d have reason to be concerned. For the church would certainly follow the path of so many man-made clubs and societies—for a while strong ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Praying Through A Pandemic

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 2, 2021
     | 6,875 views

    The church ought to pray with great expectation because (1) God sees our trials, (2) God hears our prayers (3) and God will take care of our enemies.

    Acts 12:5 “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” The graphic scene of Acts 12 is not strange to the Church. The church has always faced opposition. Since its inception, the devil has been trying to stop the church and even to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Peter! Wake Up!

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 31, 2016
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    In the 12th chapter of Acts we see the deliverance of Peter from the hand of Herod. It is an amazing deliverance. James is executed and Peter delivered. Both were ready to die. Shouldn't we be as well?

    Acts 12:1-19 (As people look up this Scripture briefly explain the first phrase in the first verse ...) The first verse says, “It was about this time …” The events leading up to Chapter 12 Stephen is martyred Great persecution breaks out Believers are scattered ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    This Obstacle Could Be An Opportunity.

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 21, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,778 views

    You understand what sandpaper could be to wood? Well, problems and obstacles could be a tool that brings us closer to God? It is up to you.

    THIS OBSTACLE COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I have heard discussed WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF FAITH? Well, the logical answer is DOUBT.... Might we add several other elements. FEAR --- WORRY... APATHY --- DO NOTHING... ERROR BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING THE WORD ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 17, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,061 views

    Someone said, "The purpose of prayer is to draw us close to the heart of God so that our will, our deepest desires, will be those of God & not our own."

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Acts 12:1-19; Luke 22:42-44 ILL. Pres. Abraham Lincoln, in a National Proclamation of Prayer & Repentance in 1863 wrote, “We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ