Rescued by an Angel
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
God works through the prayers of His weak people to change the course of history. Today, Derek Thomas explains how Peter’s miraculous deliverance from prison illustrates the privilege we have in praying to our sovereign God.
Get Derek Thomas’ book The Life of Peter, plus lifetime digital access to the companion teaching series and digital study guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3711/life-of-peter
Meet Today’s Teacher:
Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for the Ligonier teaching series The Life of Peter and author of many books, including Heaven on Earth, Strength for the Weary, and Let Us Worship God.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The reason Peter escaped was the prayer of the church. |
| 0:04.3 | But it wasn't perfect prayer. |
| 0:06.7 | It was a doubting prayer. |
| 0:08.0 | But God still heard it. |
| 0:09.4 | And God still answered it. |
| 0:11.2 | It should encourage us that God hears our faulty, failing, half-hearted prayers. |
| 0:17.3 | We don't rest in that. |
| 0:18.9 | We need to pray with fervency and we need to pray with faith. But thank God that he hears unfaithful prayers. We don't rest in that. We need to pray with fervency and we need to pray with faith. |
| 0:21.8 | But thank God that he hears unfaithful prayers, weak prayers. Otherwise, what hope have we got? |
| 0:32.6 | As we read the Book of Acts and the New Testament, we read of extraordinary events, surprising |
| 0:40.0 | events, and sometimes what's so extraordinary is the fragility and weakness of the people |
| 0:46.2 | and means God chooses to work through for his glory. And today is such an example. |
| 0:53.2 | Welcome to the Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind |
| 0:55.9 | as we come to the final message in Derek Thomas' series on The Life of Peter. |
| 1:01.8 | Throughout the 19 messages, there is much encouragement for the believer |
| 1:06.1 | as we see the Lord molding Peter, |
| 1:08.9 | and we're reminded of how graciously God is molding each one of us. |
| 1:13.3 | So I do recommend this series and remind you that today is the final day that you can request it for a donation of any amount. |
| 1:21.5 | When you give your donation at Renewing Your Mind.org, you'll receive lifetime digital access to all the messages and the study guide, |
| 1:29.9 | plus we'll send you the newly released companion hardcover book by Dr. Thomas as well. |
| 1:35.7 | Respond before midnight and go back to the beginning of the series to be encouraged by the |
| 1:40.8 | life of Peter. Well, here's Dr. Thomas on an incredible moment in the life of Peter |
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