Acts 12

Fervent Prayer – Acts 12:1-5

-the early church were people of prayer

-the church is called a house of prayer – Isaiah 56:7 & Matt 21:13

-the church refers to individuals who all knew how to pray

-the enemy comes against people and churches that pray –

mistreat or harass – means to do evil against/opposition/torment

    -Herod represents the enemy

    -the Lord answers prayer – 1 Jn 5:14-15…Matt 21:22…John 15:16

                                     FERVENT PRAYER

1. FERVENT PRAYER IS CONSTANT PRAYER – Luke 18:1…Gal 6:9

-fervent prayer is always prayer…continual prayer…keep on praying

-praying continually for something i snot a lack of faith – 1 Thess 5:17 & 2 Thess 1:11…Genesis 32:24-30

               CONTINUAL PRAYER = CONTINUAL BREAKTHROUGHS

***FERVENT PRAYER PRODUCES HOLY SPIRIT MOMENTUM

-this is where spiritual impacts constantly happen and won’t stop

2. FERVENT PRAYER CAUSES A MEETING – vs1-5

             a. we meet with God to get to know Him

             b. we meet with the enemy – fervent prayer is keeping the pressure on.  It is the picture of a tug of war

-enforce the victory after you gain the victory

3. FERVENT PRAYER IS ON FIRE PRAYER – JAMES 5:13-18

fervent means to boil, glow, burn and be very hot…to be alive

4. FERVENT PRAYER RELEASES THE SUPERNATURAL – vs7-11

-nothing humanly possible could be done for Peter

-an angel is released by the Lord to do His work and will

-the supernatural power of God only worked to do what Peter could not do for himself

5. FERVENT PRAYER IS NOT JUST FOR WHEN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE – Acts 12:1-5

-trouble will come.  Prayer helps us through trouble

-pray at all times – during the good and bad times in our lives

-praying at all times does not eliminate trouble, but helps us through it