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Acts 16:27 · BSB
16:27 When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
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…of the pressures that they might be facing as a church. Now, just for a little bit of biblical background, I invite you to flip back to Acts 16.Acts chapter 16. Just to just I want your eyes just to sort of glance over this. This is Paul and Silas's first encounter with the city of Philippi. They were uh…
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…like, I think it was three times, but I got hit in the head a lot so I could be off. And oh, yeah. There was that one time in Lystra. Book ofActs chapter 16. Where the people got really mad at me because I wouldn't let them worship me. And they drug me out of the city and stoned me to death. I thought I…
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…the Holy Spirit leads us to new ministry opportunities. Sometimes the Holy Spirit takes us to something completely unexpected. The example ofActs chapter 16, the Apostle Paul wants to take the gospel to Asia, and the Holy Spirit comes to him and says, I'm you're not supposed to go to Asia. Either it's…
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…identity. But here, here's an opportunity now in the text where he identifies with the Romans. And he does. And the last time this happened was inActs chapter 16, when he was in Philippi. But notice how, notice how almost when our identity is rooted in Christ, helps him become a better Roman, it helps him…
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…to know more about Jesus. Paul had a close relationship with the church in Philippi. He founded it when he was there. You can read about it inActs chapter 16. He spent time. He got to know the Christians in Philippi and they got to know him. He encouraged them and he challenged them. He taught them and…
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…couldn't know. And of course, this is not something that's foreign to the book of Acts. On several occasions, demons are cast out. And I think it'sActs chapter 16. A young girl was a soothsayer. She actually was possessed and she could tell you things about yourself that she shouldn't know. And there were men…
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…us. I'm happy the series was helpful for like five of us, including myself. But we're wrapping up that series this week. Um, and we're gonna be inActs chapter 16, so you can go ahead and turn there with me in your Bibles. If you have them, Acts 16. But I want to kind of set the scene for you this morning.…
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…singing. Hallelujah. Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. There's lots of places to go here, but I want to conclude with a story inActs chapter 16. And Paul and Silas are in prison. Others have already been killed. They've been beaten and they're in stocks. And they're going to be killed in…
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Acts chapter 16, you'll notice, I don't know if you did in the prayers, but in the worship songs that were selected today. And it wasn't by planning, it was by the…
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…people. Acts chapter 5, what did he do? He had a piece of property, sold it, he gave a legacy gift to the church. Lydia, wealthy businesswoman inActs chapter 16, she supported Paul and his companions. And then what she did is she gave gifts to be able to help start the Philippian church, the church in…
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…then begins to become a problem to the people that go to. The church this particular church in in. General, you might have remembered. Back inActs chapter 16, in your studies of the Scripture, this city is mentioned regarding a certain woman named Lydia, the first convert in the city of Thyrotaira. She's…
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…of the first steps of being a disciple, uh, the basic step of being obedient to what Christ has asked us to do. And as an example, if we look inActs chapter 16, uh there we find a story of Paul and Silas who were in prison, and after a great earthquake, Paul has an opportunity to share the truth about…
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…there's not a ton of information about him. First off, with Timothy, it says his mother was a Jew and the father was a Greek. And we read that inActs chapter 16, where Paul also arranged Timothy to be circumcised before leaving. Now, I don't know about you, but there's a mission trip coming up, church. And…
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…16. He's a constrainer and a compeller. In other words, he stops us when we need to be stopped, and he pushes us when we need to be pushed. That'sActs chapter 16. He anoints us in order to bless others. That's Isaiah chapter 61. He builds us up and he makes us increase, Acts chapter 9. He calls out and sends…
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…being made willing by his grace. It's wonderful, isn't it? A really nice example of this. Sometimes it can feel a bit theoretical. Um I love inActs chapter 16where Paul goes to Philippi and he chapter Lydia and she becomes a Christian, and this verse, um, Acts 16, verse 14, just says, The Lord Jesus…
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…bow your knee to the emperor of the Roman Empire. Paul shows up there in AD 49, and preaches the gospel to them. And you can read about that inActs chapter 16, where we have a narrative account of what went on when Paul and Silas went to Philippi. And there were three notable conversions. If you know your…
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…together was shaken and they were filled with the Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. He will come in power again inActs chapter 16where you know Paul and Silas are there and they're singing. They've been imprisoned and they're singing. And the Spirit comes. The prison is…
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…But the Edomites have a chance to be saved, and the Edomites have a chance to be saved by being the Gentiles that are folded into the church inActs chapter 16. And so the point I'm trying to make is that when God says that he hates Esau, it doesn't mean that Esau didn't have a chance to be effectually…
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You can remain standing and we'll dismiss the kids to children's church. You can turn your Bibles to the book ofActs chapter 16. Acts chapter 16. If you do not have a Bible this morning, you're welcome to use one of those in the chairs in front of you. If you don't own a…
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…to the book of Philippians, we're seeing a similar picture with the Apostle Paul. Paul, at the founding of the church of Philippi, you can read inActs chapter 16, is thrown into prison for casting out the demon of a slave girl. But he and Silas are said to be at midnight, and they are standing and they are…
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