170709 AM Opening the Iron Gates

March 30, 2019April 14, 2019 Bibletube Laurel Canyon Church of Christ, Tony Huntsman

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“Opening the Iron Gates
(Acts 12: 1-12)

Have you ever felt imprisoned? Maybe not literally, but likely imprisoned none-the-less. It could be a dead-end job, a financial burden, or medical problems. This lesson is meant to help with those feelings. Acts 12:10 says “”opened by itself’, but is that really what happened? God was there and God is always there. This lesson is about some simple observations I had while reading this historical account!

1st Observation … Peter _____________
A. Many things were going on
B. Would YOU be ___ ? (Job 13:15; 2 Tim 1:12)
C. Have we fully entrusted Him (Proverbs 3:19-26)

2nd Observation … The Church ____________
A. _________ is powerful
B. Examples of it working (James 5:13-18; Phil 4:6-7)
C. Let’s __ one another well enough to ____________

3rd Observation … Peter____and was______
A. Notice the__________
B.___ does His part
C. Peter’s _____ was tied to his ____ _ (Romans 2:6-8; John 15:14; James 1:25)

Conclusion … The bad news! “