Unstoppable: The Book of Acts: I Guess We Should Pray - Pastor Will LoVellette

SERMON NOTES“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” -Karl Barth1. 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 Greig3. 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