PAUL AT PHILIPPI
Acts 16:16-34
I. The slave Girl (vs. 16-18)
a. What was the slave girl’s problem?
b. Was what she said true, and how did she know this?
c. Why did this all greatly annoy Paul and what did he do about it?
II. The Philippian Jail (vs. 19-25)
a. For his good deed, what did the slave girl’s owners do for Paul and Silas?
b. What statement in verse 21 spoken by the slave owners, gets the
magistrates to beat Paul and Silas, but fails to determine their citizenship?
c. Where are Paul and Silas secured?
d. How do Paul and Silas deal with the pain and injustice of their
incarceration?
e. What note in verse 25 is key to understanding why these men would sing
and praise God even in their distress?
III. The Philippian Jailer (vs. 26-34)
a. What happens at midnight?
b. Was this a natural earthquake? ________ How do you know?
c. Who else was listening to Paul and Silas?
d. What dos the Philippian Jailer ask them, and how does he receive their
words?
e. How do Paul and Silas spend the remainder of the evening?
IV. Application: Is it easy to suffer patiently when we are persecuted for doing good?
How does this passage help us understand why we must?
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