The Conversion of the Jailer

The Acts of the Apostles

The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth

Acts 13:1-28:31 (22)

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22) (7)

4. The Outreach in Philippi (16:11-40)

a. The Journey to Philippi (16:11-12)

b. The Conversion of Lydia (16:13-15)

c. The Rescue of the Demoniac (16:16-24)

d. The Conversion of the Jailer (16:25-34)

1) Their Jail Stay Disrupted (16:25-30)

a) The Disposition of the Missionaries (16:25)

b) The Disruption by God (16:26)

c) The Distress of the Jailer (16:27-28)

d) The Desire of the Jailer (16:29-30)

! rushed leap into, burst upon

! fell down prostrate

2) Their Jailer Converted (16:31-34)

a) The Promise of the Gospel (16:31-32)

1) The Essence of the Gospel (16:31)

! Believe incorporates the human:

" will trust

" mind understanding

" emotions assent

2) The Source of the Gospel (16:32)

b) The Impact of the Gospel (16:33-34)

(1) Christian Piety (16:33a)

(2) Christian Baptism (16:33b)

(3) Christian Hospitality (16:34a)

(4) Christian Joy (16:34b)

! rejoiced supremely jubilant joy, exceedingly

enraptured or amplified joy

e. The Safeguarding of the Church (16:35-40)

1) They Demanded a Public Recognition of Wrong (16:35-39)

a) The Civil Authorities Approve Their Release (16:35-36)

! policemen lictor (bearer of the rod)

b) The Missionaries Refuse Their Offer (16:37)

c) The Civil Authorities Humbly Requested Their Departure (16:38-

39)

2) They Delayed Their Departure (16:40)