“A FAITHFUL FATHER”
Acts 12:1-19
Introduction – Nothing Gold Can Stay
The Suffering Church
King Herod
The death of James the brother of John
If one is good two must be better – the arrest of Peter
The delay
The church earnestly praying
The “Myth of Control”
The Church The Father Loves
All we have is all we need
The “Comedy” of Acts 12
I must be dreaming
It can’t be him
The Prayer of Faith and the Prayer of Despair
Where does acts 12 leave us?
Conclusion – For the Love of the Father
I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul, and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this sad world.