Key Ideas
Faith Fact
Our prayers are powerful.
Faith Verse
Ephesians 4:3 (NLT)
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Question of the Day: Why is it important for us to pray together for other people?
Read about It
Read: Acts 12:1–5
King Herod was finding and hurting Christians. He had Jesus’ disciple James killed. Then he had Peter arrested and several guards to watch him in prison. Herod was determined to keep Peter from escaping from prison. Peter was in prison even though he had done nothing wrong. But Peter served a great God, and he had a group of believers praying for him.
When the people of God, the Church, join together and pray, God can do miracles. Our prayers can make a difference for our friends, families, or even people we don’t know who may be going through hard times. Even though there were soldiers guarding Peter, they were no match for the power of God. When we pray to God and pray with others together in unity with faith, amazing things can happen.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How many soldiers did King Herod assign to guard Peter? Answer 1. Four squads of four soldiers each, which adds to sixteen soldiers were assigned to guard Peter. (Acts 12:4)
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| Question 2. Where was Peter while the other believers were praying for him?
Answer 2. He was in prison. (Acts 12:5)
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Question 3. How was the church praying for Peter? Answer 3. They “prayed very earnestly for him.” (Acts 12:5)
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| Question 4. Why did the church pray for Peter while he was in prison?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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Question 5. Why is it important for us to pray together for other people? Answer 5. When we ask God and pray with other believers together in unity with faith, amazing things can happen. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that we can come to You with anything we need. Help us not to forget to pray for those who are going through difficult times. We ask that You would help them and do miracles in their lives. Amen.