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Todays Message:
My Chains are Gone
Acts 12:1-19
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7/30/2019 Bulletin for May 26, 2013 - Acts 12.1-19
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THE REVOLUTION: A STUDY IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
Message #21 My Chains are Gone
TODAYS BIBLE PASSAGE: Acts 12:1-19 (ESV)1About that time Herod
the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. 2He
killed James thebrother of John with the sword, 3and when he saw
that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also.
Thiswas during the days of Unleavened Bread. 4And when he had
seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him overto four squads
of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him
out to the people. 5So Peter waskept in prison, but earnest prayer
for him was made to God by the church.
6Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night,
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, boundwith two chains, and
sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7And behold, an
angel of the Lord stoodnext to him, and a light shone in the cell.
He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, Get up quickly.
Andthe chains fell off his hands. 8And the angel said to him, Dress
yourself and put on your sandals. And he did so.And he said to him,
Wrap your cloak around you and follow me. 9And he went out and
followed him. He did notknow that what was being done by the angel
was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 10When they had
passedthe first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate
leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord,and
they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel
left him. 11When Peter came to himself, hesaid, Now I am sure that
the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod
and from all that theJewish people were expecting.
12When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the
mother of John whose other name was Mark, wheremany were gathered
together and were praying. 13And when he knocked at the door of the
gateway, a servant girlnamed Rhoda came to answer. 14Recognizing
Peter's voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in
andreported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15They said to
her, You are out of your mind. But she kept insistingthat it was
so, and they kept saying, It is his angel! 16But Peter continued
knocking, and when they opened, theysaw him and were amazed. 17But
motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them
how the Lordhad brought him out of t he prison. And he said, Tell
these things to James and to the brothers. Then he departedand went
to another place.
18Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the
soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19Andafter Herod searched
for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered
that they should be put todeath. Then he went down from Judea to
Caesarea and spent time there.
A LISTENING GUIDE TO TODAYS MESSAGE:
Introduction:What if I could be set free from the fears and
addictions that bind and imprison me? Whatif I could say, My chains
are gone; Ive been set free! The good news is that God is able to
break eventhe strongest chains that bind us.
I. Peter is bound (vv. 1-5)
II. Peter is rescued (vv. 6-11)
III. The disciples are skeptical and astonished (vv. 12-17)
IV. The guards are executed (vv. 18-19)
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & DISCUS1) What are the chains in
my life which has imprisoned me in fear and addiction?
2) Why do you think we are so surprised when God acts in
dramatic, supernatural wbe set free, are we initially skeptical, or
filled with gratitude and joy?
3) How does this passage illustrate the gospel?
4) What would it look like for me to be able to say, My chains
are gone; Ive been s
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