PASSAGE: Timothy Joins Paul and Silas, Paul's Vision of the Man of Macedonia, Lydia's Conversion in Philippi, Paul and Silas in Prison
MEMORY VERSE: "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid." Proverbs 12:1
NOTES: (v.1-10) Paul met Timothy, a disciple, and brought him along on the journey. He was circumcised (his father was a Greek) and they traveled from town to town, and the churches were strengthened in faith and grew daily in numbers. They traveled to the border of Mysia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them in. At night, Paul had a vision of a ma in Macedonia begging them to come help them, and so they immediately got ready to leave for Macedonia.
-(v.11-15) A woman named Lydia, who worshipped God, heard Paul's message and was moved by the Lord to respond. After she and her family were baptized, she invited them into her home.
-(v.16-40) Paul and Timothy met a slave girl on the way to the place of prayer, who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money by fortune telling. She followed Paul and the rest of them, shouting incessantly until Paul drove the spirit out of her. When the owners realized that they could no longer make money off of her, they seized Paul and Silas, and they were beaten and thrown into prison.
At midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (and the other prisoners were listening) when a great earthquake shook loose everybody's chains. The jailer saw that the prison doors had been opened, and almost committed suicide for he thought that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul stopped him, and the jailer fell trembling, asking him what he must do to be saved. That night, the jailer and his family were baptized. The next day, they were released. When the officers found out that Paul and the people were Roman citizens, they appeased them and escorted them out of the prison.
WAHH so cool. Imagine if Paul had never gone to prison--that jailer may never have been saved! How amazing is it that God can use any situation for HIS KINGDOM.
ACT OF LOVE: Today, my mom was feeling sick and tired, so I helped a bit with dinner by watching the stove and washing the dishes after! [Keep in mind that I am a terrible cook, and once burned a whole pot of pork rinds :( ]
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