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ple, Chinese, colored, Japanese, etc. Closing Prayer: Our Heavenly Father, we thank thee for Jesus who came to save everybody who will believe on Him.
today is a good text for Peter’s sermon to Captain Cornelius and those in the house with him. Let us remember this story which will help us to tell the story of Jesus and be kind to all peo
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'éà FEBRUARY 22, 1920 P E T E R D E L IV E R E D F R O M P R ISO N . •Golden Text: “ The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him.” Ps. 34:7.
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34:1-8.) said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel,, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (12) And when he had considered the thing, he came, to, the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered, together praying. (13) And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. (14) And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, and ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. (15) And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. (16) But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. (17) But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the pri son. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. ' ter begins with Herod inflicting death upon one of God’f LESSON anointed, and ends EXPOSITION with Herod’s death T. C. Horton by God’s appoint ment. This lesson takes us back to Jeru salem. While the brethren in Antioch are busily engaged in work among the Greeks, the mother church is undergo ing another season of persecution,— this time from a new source. The Roman government takes a hand. Herod seeks to curry favor with the Jews, and
Ac. 12:5-17. (Read Ac. 12:1-19; (5) Peter therefore was kept in pri son: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. (6) And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two sol diers, hound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the pri son. (7) And behold the angel of the Lord came' upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his .chains fell off from his hands. (8) And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and hind on thy sandals.. And so he did. And he saith unto him. Cast thy garment about thee, and fol low me. (9) And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true' which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. ,(10) When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. (11) And when Peter was come to himself, he Outline. (1) Persecution and Death, vs. 1-4. (2) Prison and Deliverance, vs. 5- 11 . (3) Prayer and Doubt, vs. 12-17. (4) Perplexity and Discipline, vs. 18-20. (5) Pride and Destruction, vs. 20- 25. INTRODUCTION. The whole chapter presents a logical lesson, and we have therefore outlined the whole twenty-five verses. The chap-
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