Paul in Philippi - Part 2

Dale Gooding - Acts 16:18-40

https://youtu.be/tcqm8x6cER4

I. Realization of the Girl's Masters (19)

II. The Response of her Masters (20-21)
        - Antisemitism

III. The Rally of the Community (22)

IV. Arrest and Imprisonment (19-24)
        A) Physical Torment
        B) Praise & Conversion

V. Response of the Evangelists (25-26)
        A) Singing & Praying (Luke 6:22-23)
        B) They were Testifying (25)

VI. The Result of Their Response (27-34)
        A) The Jailor's Physical Condition (29)
        B) His Spiritual Cry (30)
        C) His Spiritual Conversion (32-33)
        D) His Spiritual Response

VII. The Release of the Evangelists (36-40)
        A) Paul insists on a public retrieval
        B) The fearful plea (to leave)

VIII. Universal Observations
        1) The Gospel is Disruptive
              A) Our proclamation may be costly
              B) Commission is often countercultural
        2) The Gospel is Divisive - Jews & Romans
              A) Our Message is Divisive
                   because it is Unifying
              B) Gospel Division Unifies Believers
        3) The Gospel is Simple
        4) The Gospel is Valuable - Worth it All
              A) It is worth trouble we may get into
              B) It is worth the loss we may incur
              C) It is worth the work we invest