My Notes

The power of the praying church Acts 12: 5 The church prayed earnestly for Peter There are enemies Two soldiers within the prison whom he is tied to. These are within the walls of the cell. The next enemy is the gatekeeper. There are soldiers who are outside. There are certain things that take a hold of us…. There are other things that we hold on to…. Things that we hold on to is forgiveness. There are other things that have taken a hold of us …. For which we have no control. At times, when we don’t have control of the situation, we need someone to pray with us…. The church is the congregation of people to support each other and love God. Zechariah 4:7 The problem that Zechariah was facing was likened to a mountain…. Something that is impossible to move…. But God is throwing that open challenge amid he shouts of grace.  Esther 4:14 Esther was in deep distress…. It was a situation she couldn’t handle it b herself….. The Jews were about to be exterminated. The only way she was going ...

 Deliver us Verse: Matthew 6:13 13 “And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.” Jesus delivers us from eternal death… from the evil one.  God delivers Israel One of the mightiest deliverance in the Old Testament happened in Exodus. God heard the cries of the Israelites under slavery. And God made a way and chose Moses and pulled him out of the River Nile (death) to accomplish the deliverance for the nation Israel. Do you know God as The Deliverer? Verse: Exodus 6:6-7 6 ““Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.” 7 “I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God who has freed you from your oppression in Egypt.” The people of Israel were however not ready to know God as The Deliver. They refused God because of their situation...

 Forgiveness God’s forgiveness is offered to us so that we can forgive others Verse: Matthew 6:12 12 “and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.” The verse seems to suggest that because there is a wrong done to us, we have a right to make people pay…. And if God did that for us, no human would live. But in contrast, forgiveness brings life!!! This life is not referring to salvation. This life is referring to abundance of life when we deal with people around us. When people are burdened by struggles, our forgiveness brings relief and joy!!!  Verse: Psalm 65:3 3 “Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.” There is a burden, a weight, heaviness with the requirement to pay. We are overwhelmed by this requirement.  The Adulteress There was a woman in John 8 who was required to pay with her life. She was overwhelmed …she was caught in the act and was paraded through the street. The call for payment was not only to pay for the sin…....