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Peter appears at the prayer meeting

Rhoda discovers that Peter is at the door.
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After an angel had released Peter from prison he stood outside and realised, ‘Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.’ – Slide 1
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When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. – Slide 2
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Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. – Slide 3
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When she recognised Peter’s voice … – Slide 4
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… she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the door!’ – Slide 5
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‘You’re out of your mind,’ they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, ‘It must be his angel.’ – Slide 6
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But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. – Slide 7
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Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet … – Slide 8
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… and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. ‘Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,’ he said. – Slide 9
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Then he left for another place. – Slide 10
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In the morning, there was a commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. – Slide 11
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After Herod had a thorough search made for Peter and did not find him … – Slide 12
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… he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. – Slide 13
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Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. He had been quarrelling with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply. – Slide 14
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On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. They shouted, ‘This is the voice of a god, not of a man.’ – Slide 15
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Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. – Slide 16
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But the word of God continued to spread and flourish. – Slide 17
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