The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth
Acts 13:1-28:31 (21)
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22) (6)
The Response to Our Salvation
● Heaven vs Mankind
● Our Orbit
● The Peculiarity of Acts 16
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)
1) Freedom from Satan’s Bondage (16:16-18)
2) Bondage to Mammon’s Love (16:19-24)
a) Unjustly Accused (16:19-21)
(1) The Real Cause of the Problem (16:19)
(a) The Cause: Financial Loss (16:19a)
● gone to go out, to extinguish
● profit effort, work; trade, business
(b) The Reaction: Governmental Appeal (16:19b)
● seized catch, take possession, arrest, trap
(2) The Feigned Cause of the Problem (16:20-21)
(a) Jewish Agitators (16:20)
● confusion agitate
(b) Jewish Soliciting (16:21)
● customs habits
b) Unjustly Punished (16:22-24)
(1) Publically Beaten (16:22-23a)
(2) Severely Imprisoned (16:23b-24)