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Philippians 1:12-26
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Philippians 1:12 (ESV)
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has
really served to advance the gospel,
I want you to know, brothers,
that what has happened to me
Acts 16:11–15 (ESV) - The Conversion of Lydia
Acts 16:16–24 (ESV) - Paul and Silas in Prison
Acts 16:25–40 (ESV) - The Philippian Jailer Converted
Acts 17:1-9 (ESV) - Paul and Silas in Thessalonica
Paul spends 3 Sabbaths reasoning with them with from the Scriptures
Many believed (including devout Gentiles / leading women)
and the Jews were jealous / they formed a mob
Ultimately Paul and Salas had to leave
Acts 17:10-15 - Paul and Silas in Berea
The arrive in Berea – Many believed
But Jews from Thessalonica leaned the Word of God was being proclaimed,
they came there too.
Causing trouble
Paul departed for Athens
but Salas and Timothy remained in Berea
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
Acts 18 – Corinth – the Jews made a united attack and brought Paul before the
tribunal
Acts 19 – Ephesus – Acts 19:21 “…Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through
Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also
see Rome.”
Romans 1:9–10 (ESV)
Romans 15:30–33 (ESV)
Jews cause a riot in Ephesus – but to no avail
Acts 20 Caesarea
the Jews once again plot against him
eventually Paul sets off for Jerusalem
On his way to Jerusalem he calls for the Ephesus elders who come to him
Acts 20:18–24 (ESV)
Acts 21 – Paul arrives in Jerusalem
He visits James and the elders
shares the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
While they glorify God,
But some of the believing Jews are told that you teach other Jews to forsake the customs
Philippians 1:12-26
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Acts 21:23,24 (ESV)
Paul agrees
But while he is in the temple
Jews from Asia stirred up a crowd
Acts 21:28 (ESV)
He was dragged out of the temple
But before they could kill him
He was taken into custody by the Roman soldiers
Acts 22:25 – the Roman Tribune was about to have him flogged when he asks “Is it lawful for
you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?”
Acts 23 – Paul is brought before the council –
Paul cleverly directs the conversation so that there’s a dispute between the Pharisees and
Sadducees about the resurrection
Later a there is a plot to kill Paul
He is then sent to Felix the Governor
Acts 24 we see Paul spends 2 years in prison
Acts 25 Paul appeals to Caesar
Acts 27 Paul sails for Rome and is ship wrecked on Malta
Acts 28 He’s bitten by a viper
Acts 28:16 (ESV) – where Paul stayed
Acts 28:20 (ESV) – wearing this chain
According to MacArthur Roman custom : guards chained every 6 hours
Acts 28:23 (ESV) - testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus
Acts 28:30–31 (ESV) – two years - proclaiming
The Philippian church sends Epaphroditus –
o Money
o Companionship
o Report back on his condition and the condition of the gospel
Paul’s Response to Prison
The effect on the gospel
Philippians 1:12 (ESV)
12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has
really served to advance the gospel,
has really served to advance the gospel,
o We should note that advancement of the gospel of Paul usual involved
opposition
1 Corinthians 16:8-9 ESV But I will stay in Ephesus until
Pentecost, 9 for a wide door for effective work has opened to
Philippians 1:12-26
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me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-2 ESV For you yourselves know, brothers,
that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had
already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you
know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel
of God in the midst of much conflict.
Acts 8:1-4 ESV And Saul approved of his execution.
And there
arose on that day a great persecution against the church in
Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of
Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Devout men buried
Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
3 But Saul was
ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged
off men and women and committed them to prison.
4 Now
those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
Acts 11:19-21 ESV Now those who were scattered because of
the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as
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