Dangerous Word Night, June 24-30

Acts 12

Verse to Memorize: Acts 12:24

-The Church was praying fervently, earnestly, and intensely about Peter's situation in verse 5.  The group got to the point where prayer and reliance on God was the only thing they had left.  When was the last time that you "prayed earnestly?"  What were you praying about?  How did you arrive at that desperate point where prayer became so important?  What was the result?

-Share an example of how during one of your most vulnerable and helpless moments, God showed up and did something in your life.  Does anyone in your group feel like they are in that situation now?  Encouraged them, pray for them, walk with them!

-God intervened in Peter's life and in the life of the church many times when the situation was critical and the people were helpless.  Why does God do that?  Why does he wait that long?  Situations like this ensure that he'll get the glory, that we realize our own need for God, and we'll have a great story to tell others about the goodness of God when He's finished.

-Jesus made a promise to Peter in John 21:19 that he would live a long time and enjoy life.  No doubt that promise was ringing in Peter's head as he slept peacefully the night before his execution.  What are some promises that God has made you that you need to remind yourself of?  What are some things in Scripture that God has told his people will happen as a result of their faith in Him?  Let's remind ourselves of those things and live our lives believing that God is faithful and those promises will be kept!

-Do you ever pray sometimes, not really expecting anything to happen?  BE HONEST!  Do you ever get surprised by the fact that God has actually answered a prayer that you have prayed to Him?  Why is that?  How can you change your prayer life to start anticipating and expecting God to answer you?  Are answers to prayers for you more like expecting the results to happen or being surprised by a side-effect if the request is granted?

-The Church prayed for people that were in bondage.  Take some time to pray for people that you know who are in bondage.  Human trafficking victims, drug addicts, sexual sins, friends that don't know Jesus that you are praying for, etc.  Write these people's names out and be diligent to pray for them weekly as a group.  The power of the prayers from the church is incredible!

-How is the Word of God growing and prospering in your life?


Group leaders, you can look on the homepage of the REVO Backstage blog and get daily updates from the REVO crew in Cuba this week.  Please take some time to pray for this group as they travel and preach the Gospel in communist Cuba.