But The Church

In this powerful message, we're reminded of the transformative power of prayer and the importance of earnest, desperate faith. The central story from Acts 12 shows us how the early church, faced with Peter's imprisonment, didn't just offer passive well-wishes but engaged in fervent, continuous prayer. This 'earnest prayer' wasn't a quiet, easy plea, but a stretching out before God with urgency and desperation. We're challenged to consider: are we truly stretching ourselves in prayer, or merely going through the motions? The miraculous release of Peter serves as a testament to what can happen when we, as a church, unite in desperate prayer. It's a call for us to rise up, to stop fighting with our hands and start fighting on our knees, trusting that our prayers can still shake the gates of the impossible today.