By an ICC Board Member The book of Acts gives us more than a record of church history — it unveils the way God works in and through his people. What may seem like random events of persecution, breakthrough, or worship are in fact woven together into a divine pattern. When the church faced hardship, it was not the end of their story, but the beginning of God’s intervention. In Acts 12, we see King Herod rising up in pride and violence, stretching his hand out against the church. James is martyred, and Peter is thrown into prison.