Armor of God - Book of ActsSample

Pray without Ceasing

Bible story: Peter escapes jail (Acts 12:1-17)

Prayer is the second weapon that we can use on the offensive against the enemy. And it can also be used as protection. With prayer we can fight battles, receive wisdom from the Lord on how to proceed, release angels in the heavenly to fight for us, and understand better what we are up against.

In today’s Bible story, we see Peter in prison while the whole church was praying for him. As they pray, God sent and angel to the prison to set Peter free! The angel walks him out of the jail, down the street and Peter returns to the home where the brothers and sisters in Christ are praying. They didn’t even open the door for him because they could not believe it was really Peter! They were praying for his deliverance, but were shocked to see it really happen! So many times, you and I pray, but are surprised when God answers our prayer and comes to help us. He asks us to pray and promises to help us.

This is one piece of the Armour that you must do daily if you want to use it daily. Prayer changes things! Continually pray in your fight because we need it in battle today more than ever.

"I choose to pray always, remembering that the battle is spiritual."

Questions:

1. Why is prayer included in the “armor of God”?

2. What is an example of praying to defend against the enemy and what is an example of praying on the offensive to attack the enemy?

3. If God is in control of everything, why does He ask us to pray to Him when He already knows what is going to happen?

4. What are the two offensive weapons for us to use?

5. Who came to the door when Peter knocked at Mary’s house?

This reading plan is taken from Equip & Grow's children’s curriculum, looking at heroes from the book of Acts. Enjoy this plan at home, and then do the full curriculum at church with student books, games, crafts, songs, decorations, and more!

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