S5:025 – Don’t be surprised by answered prayers (Acts 12, Part 1)

About this episode

Emma Dotter discusses the surprise of answered prayers and the role of doubt and emotions in prayer life.

Are you ever surprised when God answers prayers? Should we pray even if we doubt God will answer? How do emotions play into doubt? In this episode, Emma Dotter explores how the early church was surprised by God answering their prayers for Peter to be freed from prison, how that applies to our prayer lives today, and how God doesn’t rely on our emotional stability to answer prayers. // RELATED JOIN THE JOURNEY EPISODES: S4:268 Acts 12-14 ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s4-268-acts-12-14/id1600151923?i=1000735847137 ) // WHAT IS JOIN THE JOURNEY? Join The Journey is a realistic daily Bible reading plan that helps followers of Jesus at Watermark Community Church and beyond enjoy abiding in Jesus together. Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents guide their kids in Bible reading through interactive and age-specific lessons. In 2026, we’re studying the book of Acts—one passage per week. For another year, teaching on Sunday will align with each week’s passage. Then, for the next six days, we’ll return to the same passage with fresh focus, exploring insights about who God is and how we can enjoy him more deeply. Monday through Saturday, we’ll approach the same passage…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Dotter

Topics covered

• answered prayers
• doubt in prayer
• early church
• emotional stability
• prayer life

Keywords

• answered prayers
• prayer
• doubt
• early church
• Acts
• emotions
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Watermark Community Church

Books & works: Acts 12, Acts 12-14

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