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LIVING FOR WHAT REALLY MATTERS
5. What happened around midnight? (See Acts 16:25-27.)
6. Why would the guard respond by wanting to kill himself?
The guard knew that he would be tortured to death for his failure to keep the prisoners in their cells, so he decided to kill himself
swiftly. But Paul, realizing what was about to happen, shouted that
they were all still there.
7. After realizing that the prisoners had not escaped, why do you
think the jailer rushed in and asked Paul and Silas what he
must do to be saved?
The jailer’s entire household was saved and baptized that night.
Isn’t that incredible? First Lydia (and her household), then the slave
girl, and now the jailer (and his family). Paul’s plans were diverted,
and yet God used every part of his difficulties to bring forth a new
community of believers. And as Paul writes this letter to the church
in Philippi, though he is again imprisoned, he writes to a church
that is firmly rooted and thriving, living for what really matters. All
because Paul chose to follow God and thrive no matter what circumstances he faced.
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