Prevailing Prayer to Peace by Kenneth E. Hagin

Author:Kenneth E. Hagin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Christian Life, Christianity, Religion, Prayerbooks, Prayer, General, Pentecostal & Charismatic
ISBN: 9780892760718
Publisher: Faith Library
Published: 1977-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

Lesson 14

United Prayer

Bible Text: Acts 4:23-31 Central Truth: There is power in united prayer.

In the third chapter of Acts we read that as Peter and John entered the Temple through the Gate Beautiful, they saw a man begging alms.

Peter told the man to look at them. Expecting to receive a coin, he looked, and Peter told him, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give

I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk " (Acts 3:6). Peter took the man by the hand, lifted him up, and the man started walking. He entered the Temple praising God.

This raised a stir among the people, and Peter and John were taken before the priests and elders. They were cast into prison, and the next day were taken before the rulers. Unable to deny that a true miracle had taken place, the priests were forced to let them go. However, they commanded them not to preach or teach in the Name of Jesus anymore. Then we read:

ACTS 4:23-30

23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gen tiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

29 And now, Lord, behold their threaten-ings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

From Prison to Prayer Group

Notice the first thing Peter and John did when they were released from the prison: "And being let go, they went to their own company…" A good place to be when in trouble is with your "own company" — people of like faith! It is good to be around people who know how to pray.

I often have thought that if this group had been like some Christians today, the first thing they would have done would have been to organize a committee to go talk to those leaders and make a deal whereby everyone could get along. After all, these leaders were religious men, too. They believed in God and prayer. The only difference was that they didn't accept Jesus as being the Messiah, the Son of God.

However, the Bible does not say they appointed a committee for compromise.

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