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5 hours ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:33-34: “And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.” Does this scene at the jailer’s house match what you have been taught about how salvation works? Does Paul’s handling of the situation match the traditions in your church or denomination? What is missing? What is similar? How many persons were there in the jailer’s household?…
1 day ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:29-32: “And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.” First of all, if Paul and Silas had not been falsely accused, beaten and imprisoned, this jailer and his household may never have come to Christ. Was it…
2 days ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:25-28: “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, ‘Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.’” What is your reaction when you hear…
3 days ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:22-24: “The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.” Paul and Silas fell victim to mob rule. There is no indication that the magistrates even tried to learn the facts of the case. They just wanted to make sure the crowd did not turn on them.…
4 days ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:19-21: “But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, ‘These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” Outrage! Foreigners are coming into the city and stealing our livelihood! We cannot allow these men, who don’t believe what we believe, or agree with our way of life, to dwell among us. They publicly challenge…
5 days ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:16-18: “As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.’ And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ‘I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’ And it came out that very hour.” What was wrong with…
6 days ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:14-15: “One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, ‘If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.’ And she prevailed upon us.” Paul and his companions went to Philippi knowing only that the Macedonians needed help, and that God wanted them to be the ones…
1 week ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:11-13: “So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in the city some days. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.” When the Lord tells you to go, how long does it take you to move? Do you take days…
1 week ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:9-10: “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.” God speaks pretty clearly to Paul, here. Does He still use visions in this way? Yes, but it is relatively rare in the West. How else does He get His message across? The primary way God speaks to us is through His Word. The…
1 week ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:7-8: “And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.” How did Paul know where he was supposed to go on his missionary journeys? Here, we get a glimpse of the Lord’s methods. There were times when Paul knew he was supposed to move, but he was either not sure of the direction, or he was sure, but he was wrong. No matter which is correct, the result is that when Paul was supposed to move,…
1 week ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:4-6: “As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.” Paul obviously had not changed his mind about the decrees from the elders and apostles in Jerusalem. If he disagreed with them, he probably would not have continued to share them…
2 weeks ago by mentorleaders Acts 16:1-3: “Paul, came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.” Here we are introduced to Timothy, a man destined to become prominent in the early church, and in the Scriptures. But his inception into the…