Power of Prayer 2 EC | Peter in Prison | Wonder Ink Children's Ministry Curriculum

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Power of Prayer
Lesson Title: Peter in Prison - The apostle Peter is in prison for teaching the good news about Jesus. But believers in Jesus pray for him, and God miraculously rescues Peter from prison because God hears our prayers for others.
Scripture: Acts 12
Wonder Truth: God Hears Our Prayers for Others
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Foundation Building Blocks
Who: The book of Acts and the Gospel of Luke were written by the same author. While the Gospel is focused on the life and ministry of Jesus, Acts focuses on the growth of the church and spread of the good news after Jesus’ ascension.
What: Acts 12 is part of a longer series of stories beginning in Acts 8 about the rise of persecution against the church and how God protected His people through it all. In fact, God used the persecution against the church to help spread the gospel.
Where: The story takes place in Judea, where Herod Agrippa, the grandson of the Herod who tried to have Jesus killed (Matthew 2:16), reigned.
When: Acts 12 places the story of Peter’s imprisonment and rescue by an angel around the same time that Paul began his ministry with Barnabas in Antioch. Persecution against the church in Judea increased as the gospel began to go forth to the Gentiles.
Connecting to God’s Big Story: Luke says that his Gospel is about what “Jesus began to do and to teach [emphasis added]” (Acts 1:1, NIV). Acts is about what Jesus continued to do and teach through the Holy Spirit in the apostles. Jesus continues to work in us by His Spirit today!
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