People Pray, They Offer Strategic Petitions (29-30). 29-30 now, Lord, take note of - fix Your gaze upon, look at, – “And (ἐπεῖδον their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may concern Yourself with) speak Your word with all confidence, while You extend Your hand to heal, 30 and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." 1st - they said, take note of their write those in Your Ledger, “Lord, threats” – Lord!” 2nd that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all – “Grant God answered that precisely (v. 31). confidence” – 3rd You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take – “While place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." They knew it their hands that had healed that lame man it was the wasn’t – LORD’s hand! And throughout the rest of the Book of Acts, God answered these three strategic petitions! were written down in heaven! Every persecutor’s actions The disciples spoke word with God’s “all confidence.” hand was extended and people were healed, and signs and wonders took God’s place in the name of Jesus! These disciples understood that When People Pray, Were to They Offer God’s Strategic Petitions!! People Pray, They Experience Miracles (31a) When God’s 31a - And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken. God not only healed people, and performed signs and wonders in the days ahead! He also performed a miracle immediately! they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was “When shaken.” God responded to their prayers! Their prayers moved the hand of Almighty God! God loved their prayers so much, he decided to lovingly shake them! Every husband understands this! Every parent understands this!
People Pray, They Offer Strategic Petitions (29-30). 29-30 – “And now, Lord, take note of (ἐπεῖδον - fix Your gaze upon, look at, concern Yourself with) their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." 1st - they said, “Lord, take note of their threats” – write those in Your Ledger, Lord!” 2nd – “Grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence” – God answered that precisely (v. 31). 3rd – “While You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." They knew it wasn’t their hands that had healed that lame man – it was the LORD’s hand! And throughout the rest of the Book of Acts, God answered these three strategic petitions! Every persecutor’s actions were written down in heaven! The disciples spoke God’s word with “all confidence.” God’s hand was extended and people were healed, and signs and wonders took place in the name of Jesus! These disciples understood that When God’s People Pray, They Were to Offer Strategic Petitions!! When God’s People Pray, They Experience Miracles (31a) 31a - And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken. God not only healed people, and performed signs and wonders in the days ahead! He also performed a miracle immediately! “When they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken.” God responded to their prayers! Their prayers moved the hand of Almighty God! God loved their prayers so much, he decided to lovingly shake them! Every husband understands this! Every parent understands this!
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