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1 stand firm in the Lord 2 Euodia & Syntyche urged to live in harmony in the Lord 4 Rejoice in the Lord always 5 The Lord is near. 7 peace of God shall guard their hearts & minds in Christ Jesus 10 Paul rejoiced in the Lord greatly for their revived concern 13 Paul can do all things through Him who strengthens him 19 God shall supply all their needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus 21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with their spirit 1 rejoice in the Lord 3 the true circumcision glories in Christ Jesus 7 Paul has counted those things as loss for the sake of Christ 8 Paul counts all things to be loss in view of surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus his Lord, for whom he has suffered the loss of all things, & counts them but rubbish in order that he may gain Christ 9 & may be found in Him, having the righteousness which is through faith in Christ 10 that he may know Him, the power of His resurrection & the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death 12 he presses on in order that he may lay hold of that for which Christ laid hold of him 14 Paul presses on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus 18 many walk as enemies of the cross of Christ 20 eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven 21 He will transform our body into conformity with the body of His glory, by the power He has to subject all things to Himself 1 there is encouragement in Christ 2 make Paul’s joy complete by being of same mind, maintaining same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose 5 Have this attitude of Christ Jesus 6 He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 emptied Himself, taking form of a bond- servant, being made in the likeness of men 8 being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross 9 God highly exalted Him, & bestowed on Him the highest name 10 at the name of Jesus every knee should bow 11 every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father 16 in the day of Christ Paul may have cause to glory because he did not run in vain nor toil in vain 17 Paul rejoices at being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of their faith, and shares his joy with them all 18 Paul urges them to rejoice in the same way and share their joy with him 19 Paul hopes in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to them shortly 21 they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus 24 Paul trusts in the Lord that he also shall be coming shortly 28 Epaphroditus sent all the more eagerly that when they see him again they may rejoice 29 receive Epap. in the Lord with all joy 30 he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was deficient in their service to Paul 1 Paul & Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus 2 Grace & peace from the Lord Jesus Christ 4 Paul always offers prayer with joy in his every prayer for them all 6 He who began a good work will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus 8 Paul longs for them all with the affection of Christ Jesus 10 be sincere & blameless until the day of Christ 11 fruit of righteousness comes through Jesus Christ to the glory of God 13 Paul’s imprisonment in cause of Christ well known to all 14 most brethren, trusting in the Lord because of Paul’s imprisonment, have more courage to speak God’s word without fear 15 Some are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; 17 the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause Paul distress in his imprisonment 18 Paul rejoices that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed 19 Paul’s deliverance will be thro their prayers & provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ 20 Paul’s earnest expectation & hope, that with all boldness, Christ shall even now, as always, be exalted in his body, whether by life or by death. 21 to Paul, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 23 desires to depart and be with Christ = very much better 25 Paul is convinced that he shall remain with them all for their progress and joy in the faith 26 their proud confidence in Paul may abound in Christ Jesus thro his coming to them again 27 conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ 29 to them it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Philippians Key Words Chart on “CHRIST” and “JOY/REJOICE” Copyright © Cecilia Perh 2006 vvvww.2Tim2-2.com
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1 stan

d firm

in th

e Lo

rd2 E

uodia

& Sy

ntych

eurg

ed to

liv

e in h

armo

ny in

the

Lord

4 Rejo

ice in

the

Lord

alway

s5 T

he Lo

rdis

near

. 7 p

eace

of G

od

shall

guar

d the

ir he

arts

& mi

nds i

n Ch

rist J

esus

10 P

aul r

ejoice

d in

the Lo

rdgr

eatly

for

their r

evive

dco

ncer

n13

Pau

l can

do al

l thi

ngs t

hrou

gh H

im

whos

treng

thens

him 19

God

shall

supp

ly all

their

need

s ac

cord

ing to

His

riche

s in g

lory i

n Ch

rist J

esus

21 G

reet

ever

y sa

int in

Chr

ist Je

sus

23 T

he gr

ace o

f the

Lord

Jesu

s Chr

istbe

with

their

spirit

1 rejo

ice in

the Lo

rd3 t

he tr

ue ci

rcumc

ision

glor

ies in

Ch

rist J

esus

7 Pau

l has

coun

ted th

ose t

hings

as

loss

for t

he sa

ke of

Chr

ist8 P

aul c

ounts

all th

ings t

o be

loss i

n view

of su

rpas

sing v

alue

of kn

owing

Chr

ist Je

sush

is Lo

rd,

for w

hom

he ha

s suff

ered

the

loss o

f all t

hings

, & co

unts

them

but r

ubbis

h in o

rder

that

he m

ay

gain

Chris

t9 &

may

be fo

und i

n Him

, hav

ing

the rig

hteou

snes

s whic

h is

throu

gh fa

ith in

Chr

ist10

that

he m

ay kn

ow H

im,th

e po

wer o

f His

resu

rrecti

on &

the

fellow

ship

of Hi

ssuff

ering

s, be

ing co

nform

ed to

His

death

12 he

pres

ses o

n in o

rder

that

he m

ay la

y hold

of th

at for

whic

h Ch

ristla

id ho

ld of

him14

Pau

l pre

sses

on to

ward

the

goal

for th

e priz

e of th

e upw

ard

call o

f God

in C

hrist

Jesu

s18

man

y walk

as en

emies

of th

e cro

ss of

Chr

ist20

eage

rly w

ait fo

r a S

avior

, the

Lord

Jesu

s Chr

istfro

m he

aven

21 H

ewill

trans

form

our b

ody

into c

onfor

mity

with

the bo

dy of

Hi

s glor

y, by

the p

ower

He h

as

to su

bject

all th

ings t

o Him

self

1 the

re is

enco

urag

emen

t in C

hrist

2 mak

e Pau

l’s jo

y com

plete

by be

ing of

sa

me m

ind, m

aintai

ning s

ame l

ove,

unite

d in

spirit

, inten

t on o

ne pu

rpos

e5 H

ave t

his at

titude

of C

hrist

Jesu

s6 H

eexis

ted in

the f

orm

of Go

d, did

not

rega

rd eq

uality

with

God

a thi

ng to

be

gras

ped,

7 emp

tied H

imse

lf,tak

ing fo

rm of

a bo

nd-

serva

nt, be

ing m

ade i

n the

liken

ess o

f men

8 bein

g fou

nd in

appe

aran

ce as

a ma

n, He

humb

led H

imse

lf by b

ecom

ing ob

edien

t to

the po

int of

death

, eve

n dea

th on

a cro

ss9 G

od hi

ghly

exalt

ed H

im, &

bes

towed

on

Him

the hi

ghes

t nam

e 10

at th

e nam

e of J

esus

ever

y kne

e sho

uld

bow

11 ev

ery t

ongu

e sho

uld co

nfess

that

Jesu

s Ch

ristis

Lord

, to th

e glor

y of G

od th

e Fath

er16

in th

e day

of C

hrist

Paul

may h

ave c

ause

to

glory

beca

use h

e did

not r

un in

vain

nor t

oil

in va

in17

Pau

l rejo

ices a

t bein

g pou

red o

ut as

a dr

ink of

fering

upon

the s

acrifi

ce an

d ser

vice

of the

ir fait

h, an

d sha

res h

is jo

ywith

them

all

18 P

aul u

rges

them

to re

joice

in the

same

wa

y and

shar

e the

ir joy

with

him19

Pau

l hop

es in

the L

ord J

esus

to se

nd

Timoth

y to t

hem

shor

tly21

they

all s

eek a

fter t

heir o

wn in

teres

ts, no

t tho

se of

Chr

ist Je

sus

24 P

aul tr

usts

in the

Lord

that h

e also

shall

be

comi

ng sh

ortly

28 E

paph

rodit

usse

nt all

the m

ore e

ager

ly tha

t whe

n the

y see

him

again

they

may

re

joice

29 re

ceive

Epa

p. in

the Lo

rdwi

th all

joy

30 h

e cam

e clos

e to d

eath

for th

e wor

k of

Chris

t,risk

ing hi

s life

to co

mplet

e wha

t was

de

ficien

t in th

eir se

rvice

to P

aul

1 Pau

l & T

imoth

y, bo

nd-se

rvants

of C

hrist

Jesu

s, to

all th

e sain

ts in

Chris

t Jes

us

2 Gra

ce &

peac

e fro

m the

Lord

Jesu

s Chr

ist4 P

aul a

lway

s offe

rs pr

ayer

with

joyi

n his

ever

y pr

ayer

for t

hem

all

6 He w

ho be

gan a

good

wor

k will

perfe

ct it u

ntil th

e da

y of C

hrist

Jesu

s8 P

aul lo

ngs f

or th

em al

l with

the a

ffecti

on of

Chr

ist

Jesu

s10

be si

ncer

e & bl

amele

ss un

til the

day o

f Chr

ist11

fruit

of rig

hteou

snes

s com

es th

roug

h Jes

us C

hrist

to the

glor

y of G

od13

Pau

l’s im

priso

nmen

t in ca

use o

f Chr

ist w

ell

know

n to a

ll 14

mos

t bre

thren

, trus

ting i

n the

Lord

beca

use o

f Pa

ul’s i

mpris

onme

nt, ha

ve m

ore c

oura

ge to

spea

k Go

d’s w

ord w

ithou

t fear

15 S

ome a

re pr

each

ing C

hrist

even

from

envy

and

strife

, but

some

also

from

good

will;

17 th

e for

mer p

rocla

im C

hrist

out o

f self

ish am

bition

, ra

ther t

han f

rom

pure

moti

ves,

think

ing to

caus

e Pau

l dis

tress

in hi

s imp

rison

ment

18 P

aul r

ejoice

s tha

t in ev

ery w

ay, w

hethe

r in

prete

nse o

r in tr

uth,C

hrist

is pr

oclai

med

19 P

aul’s

deliv

eran

ce w

ill be

thro

their

pray

ers &

pr

ovisi

on of

the S

pirit o

f Jes

us C

hrist

20 P

aul’s

earn

est e

xpec

tation

& ho

pe, th

at wi

th all

bo

ldnes

s, Ch

rists

hall e

ven n

ow, a

s alw

ays,

be

exalt

ed in

his b

ody,

wheth

er by

life o

r by d

eath.

21

to P

aul, t

o live

is C

hrist

,and

to di

e is g

ain.

23 de

sires

to de

part

and b

e with

Chr

ist =

very

much

be

tter

25 P

aul is

conv

inced

that

he sh

all re

main

with

them

all fo

r the

ir pro

gres

s and

joyi

n the

faith

26 th

eir pr

oud c

onfid

ence

in P

aul m

ay ab

ound

in

Chris

t Jes

usthr

o his

comi

ng to

them

again

27 co

nduc

t them

selve

s in a

man

ner w

orthy

of th

e go

spel

of Ch

rist

29 to

them

it ha

s bee

n gra

nted f

or C

hrist

'ssa

ke, n

ot on

ly to

belie

ve in

Him

, but

also t

o suff

er fo

r His

sake

Chap

ter 4

Chap

ter 3

Chap

ter 2

Chap

ter 1

Philip

pian

s Key

Wor

ds C

hart

on “C

HRIS

T”an

d “J

OY/R

EJOI

CE”

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Con

text

of

P

hilip

pian

s

His

tori

cal S

etti

ngSu

fferin

g fo

r the

gos

pel

Paul

in p

rison

but

expe

ctin

g re

lease

& to

com

e sh

ortly

(1:1

9-26

; 2:2

4)•s

uffe

ring

(1:2

9-30

), ha

s sor

row

(2:2

7)•e

xper

iencin

g co

nflic

t (1:

30)

•in

need

of f

inan

cial a

id (2

:25;

4:16

)•v

ery c

once

rned

for t

hem

(2:2

3,25,2

8; 3:

1)Fa

lse T

each

ers i

n th

eir m

idst

(1:2

8; 3:

2,18)

•opp

onen

ts•d

ogs,

evil w

orke

rs, f

alse c

ircum

cisio

n•e

nem

ies o

f the

cros

s of C

hrist

Dish

arm

ony b

etwe

en E

uodi

a& S

ynty

che(

4:2-

3)

Key

Wor

ds

Pur

pose

s:

1. To

than

k the

m fo

r the

ir gi

ft (4

:15-

18)

2. To

expr

ess h

is co

ncer

n fo

r the

m (2

:23,2

5,28)

3. As

a sa

fegu

ard

for t

hem

(3:1

)fro

m o

ppon

ents

(1:2

8)fro

m d

ogs,

evil w

orke

rs, f

alse c

ircum

cisio

n (3

:2)

from

enem

ies o

f the

Cro

ss (3

:18)

4. To

com

men

d th

eir o

bedi

ence

(2:1

2,17)

and

their

gen

eros

ity (4

:15-

18)

5. To

pro

vide e

xam

ples

for t

hem

to fo

llow

6. To

mod

el jo

y and

Chr

istlik

enes

sfor

them

7. To

exho

rt to

Chr

istlik

enes

sA

utho

r: P

aul,

bond

serv

ant

of C

hris

t Je

sus

Rec

ipie

nts:

Sai

nts

in P

hilip

pi, o

vers

eers

& d

eaco

ns, P

hilip

pian

s,

Euo

dia,

Syn

tych

e, t

rue

com

rade

, Cle

men

tW

hen

wri

tten

: du

ring

Pau

l’s im

pris

onm

ent,

pos

sibl

y R

ome

(1:1

3; 4

:22)

Chris

tJo

y, Re

joice

Gosp

elEx

ampl

eThe

me:

Rej

oice

in t

he L

ord

alw

ays

Joy

in C

hris

tlik

enes

s/ J

oy N

o M

atte

r W

hat

Joy

in f

ollo

win

g C

hris

t

Occ

asio

n of

Wri

ting

: On

rece

ptio

n of

their

gift

via E

paph

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tus

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REJO

ICE:

Alwa

ys o

ver a

ll thi

ngs (

4:4-

9)In

bou

nties

of G

od’s

peop

le (4

:10-

19)

REJO

ICE:

That

your

hop

e is i

n Ch

rist (

3:2-

16)

That

your

citiz

ensh

ip is

in h

eave

n (3

:20)

REJO

ICE:

In th

e min

istry

for t

he sa

ints

(2:1

-18)

In fe

llows

hip

of T

imot

hy &

Ep

aphr

oditu

s(2:

19-3

0)

REJO

ICE:

In fe

llows

hip

of sa

ints

(1:3

-11)

Over

affli

ctio

ns (1

:12-

30)

THE

CHRI

STIA

N LI

FE –

AN A

BIDI

NG JO

Y (2

:17-

18)

GRAC

E th

roug

h th

e SPI

RIT

(4:2

3)W

ORSH

IP b

y the

SPI

RIT

(3:3

)FE

LLOW

SHIP

in th

e SPI

RIT

(2:1

)SU

PPLY

of t

he S

PIRI

T (1

:19)

BE C

ONTE

NT IN

CHR

IST

(4:1

1)GA

IN C

HRIS

T (3

:8)

BE L

IKE

CHRI

ST (2

:17)

GLOR

IFY

CHRI

ST (1

:20)

JOY

DESP

ITE

CIRC

UMST

ANCE

SJO

Y DE

SPIT

E TH

INGS

JOY

DESP

ITE

PEOP

LEJO

Y DE

SPIT

EIM

PRIS

ONME

NT

TRUS

T HI

MST

RIVE

FOR

HIM

`TH

INK

LIKE

HIM

LIVE

FOR

HIM

My G

od w

ill su

pply

all yo

ur n

eeds

(4

:19)

Chris

t will

trans

form

our

bod

y (3:

21)

God

is at

wor

k in

you

(2:1

3)He

who

beg

an a

good

wor

k will

perfe

ct it

(1:6

)

Chris

t is M

y Stre

ngth

(4:1

3)Ch

rist i

s My S

uffic

iency

(4:1

9)Ch

rist i

s My G

oal (

3:14

)Ch

rist i

s My M

ind

(2:5

)Ch

rist i

s My P

atte

rn (2

:5)

Chris

t is M

y Life

(1:2

1)

Cont

ent i

n an

y circ

umst

ance

(4

:11)

Coun

ts al

l thi

ngs l

oss (

3:7-

8)Po

ured

Out

as D

rink O

fferin

g (2

:17)

To liv

e is C

hrist

(1:2

1)

Peac

eful

, Sec

ure (

4:7)

Cont

ent (

4:11

)Si

ngle

(3:1

3)Hu

mbl

e, Se

rvan

t (2:

7)Co

nfid

ent (

1:6)

Subm

issive

(1:2

0)

Rej

oice

in th

e Lo

rd (3

:1; 4

:4) /

Joy

in C

hris

tlike

ness

/ Joy

No

Mat

ter W

hat

* by

stan

ding

firm

in th

e Lor

d (4

:1)

* by

thin

king

pure

thin

gs (4

:8)

* by

pra

ctici

ng th

e thi

ngs l

earn

t (4

:9)

*by

coun

ting

all th

ings

loss

(3:7

-8)

*by

pre

ssin

g to

ward

goa

l (3:

12-1

4)*

by h

avin

g a s

ingl

e-m

inde

d at

titud

e (3:

14-1

5)*

by fo

llowi

ng P

aul’s

exam

ple

(3:1

7)

* by

hav

ing

Chris

t’s at

titud

e (2:

5)*

by w

orkin

g ou

t you

r salv

atio

n (2

:12)

* be

caus

e Chr

ist is

pr

oclai

med

(1:1

8)*

by ex

altin

g Ch

rist (

1:20

)*

by liv

ing

for C

hrist

(1:2

1)*

by h

avin

g co

nduc

t wor

thy

of g

ospe

l (1:

27)

Cha

pter

4C

hapt

er 3

Cha

pter

2C

hapt

er 1

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2:17

But

eve

n if

I am

bei

ng p

oure

d ou

t as

a d

rink

offe

ring

upon

the

sacr

ifice

an

d se

rvic

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e ci

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on3:

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e ar

e th

e tru

e ci

rcum

cisi

on, w

ho

wor

ship

in th

e Sp

irit o

f God

and

glo

ry

in C

hris

t Jes

us a

nd p

ut n

o co

nfid

ence

in

the

flesh

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6 Pa

ul’s

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fiden

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the

flesh

: ci

rcum

cise

d th

e ei

ghth

day

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he

natio

n of

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haris

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l, a

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f the

chu

rch;

as

to th

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hteo

usne

ss w

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the

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, fo

und

blam

eles

s.3:

9 a

right

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m th

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w, b

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any

wal

k as

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mie

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hose

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who

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ist’s

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die

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exa

ltatio

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high

est

plac

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l’s im

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1:7)

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aul’s

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reat

er p

rogr

ess

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use

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men

t in

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e of

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ist h

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e w

ell k

now

n th

roug

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the

who

le p

raet

oria

n gu

ard

and

to e

very

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mbo

lden

ed m

ost o

f the

br

ethr

en to

spe

ak th

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ord

of G

od w

ithou

t fea

r (1:

14)

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e pr

each

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ist f

rom

env

y an

d st

rife

and

out o

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fish

ambi

tion,

but

som

e fro

m g

ood

will

and

with

pur

e m

otiv

es, o

ut o

f lov

e (1

:14-

16)

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l exp

erie

ncin

g co

nflic

t with

opp

onen

ts o

f the

gos

pel (

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IDES

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D G

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EL P

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CH

ING

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TE P

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USE

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UL

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TRES

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xpec

ting

rele

ase

soon

bec

ause

of p

eopl

e co

min

g to

kno

w C

hris

t, th

eir p

raye

rs a

nd

the

prov

isio

n of

the

Spiri

t of J

esus

Chr

ist (

1:19

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ul is

con

vinc

ed th

at h

e sh

all r

emai

n an

d co

ntin

ue w

ith th

em a

ll fo

r the

ir pr

ogre

ss a

nd jo

y in

the

faith

(1:2

2-26

) and

that

he

shal

l com

e to

them

aga

in (1

:26)

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L EX

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l pre

sses

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hold

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hat f

or w

hich

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ist l

aid

hold

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im (3

:12)

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r mid

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r he

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ST T

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l hop

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mot

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y (2

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22) a

nd im

med

iate

ly a

s so

on a

s he

see

s ho

w

thin

gs g

o w

ith h

im (2

:23)

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l hop

es to

com

e sh

ortly

afte

r Tim

othy

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isit

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4)* P

aul i

s fir

st s

endi

ng E

paph

rodi

tus,

his

bro

ther

and

fello

w w

orke

r and

fello

w s

oldi

er, w

ho

is a

lso

thei

r mes

seng

er a

nd m

inis

ter t

o hi

s ne

ed (2

:24,

28)

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phro

ditu

sw

as s

ick

to th

e po

int o

f dea

th in

the

wor

k of

Chr

ist,

but w

as h

eale

d by

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paph

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tus

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UL

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ITH

HIM

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L W

ILL

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ith o

f the

gos

pel i

n th

e m

idst

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ppos

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are

exp

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me

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ul (1

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per

vers

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mpl

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him

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hilip

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e Pa

ul’s

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tych

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ue c

omra

de, C

lem

ent a

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e re

st o

f Pau

l’s fe

llow

wor

kers

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se

nam

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re in

the

book

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ife, s

hare

d Pa

ul’s

stu

rggl

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the

caus

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r Pau

l (4:

10),

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ed P

aul’s

affl

ictio

n (4

:14)

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lippi

ans

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tch

urch

to s

ent g

ift to

Pau

l in

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salo

nica

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ait f

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22:1

-21 P

aul’s

Def

ense

bef

ore M

ob in

Te

mpl

e1-

5 Pau

l revie

ws hi

s pas

t:3a

Jew

of T

arsu

s but

brou

ght u

p in

Jeru

salem

educ

ated u

nder

Gam

aliel

zealo

us fo

r God

and t

he La

w4

perse

cuted

this

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to th

e dea

thpu

t both

men

and w

omen

into

priso

ns5

Wen

t to D

amas

cus

6-21

Pau

l revie

ws hi

s con

versi

on:

6 Ve

ry br

ight li

ght fr

om he

aven

7-

8 fel

l to th

e gro

und,

hear

d Jes

us sp

eakin

g to

him9-

11Pa

ul bli

nded

and l

ed in

to cit

y

12-1

3 Eye

s ope

ned b

y Ana

nias

14-1

6 Pau

l to be

a wi

tness

for G

odto

be ba

ptize

d, wa

sh aw

ay si

ns, c

all on

Je

sus

17-1

8 Told

by Je

sus t

o lea

ve Je

rusa

lem19

-20 P

aul re

calls

perse

cutin

g beli

ever

s &

Step

hen

21 J

esus

will

send

Pau

l to th

e Gen

tiles

22:2

2-30

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Dem

ands

Pau

l’s D

eath

22-2

3 Mob

dema

nds P

aul’s

death

24 P

aul to

be ex

amine

d by s

cour

ging

25-2

8 Pau

l stan

ds on

his r

ights

as a

Roma

n cit

izen

29Co

mman

der’s

fear

due t

o mist

reatm

ent o

f Pa

ul30

Pau

l bro

ught

befor

e Cou

ncil n

ext d

ay

Acts

2221

:1-7

Far

ewell

to th

e Bre

thre

n1

To C

os, n

ext d

ay to

Rho

des a

nd fr

om th

ere t

o Pa

tara

2 To

ok sh

ip to

Phoe

nicia

3 Sa

iled t

o Syri

a and

land

ed at

Tyre

4 St

ayed

with

disc

iples

seve

n day

sthe

y war

ned P

aul n

ot to

go to

Jeru

salem

5-6 T

hey e

scor

ted th

em to

beac

h --f

arew

ell to

Pau

l7

From

Tyre

, to P

tolem

ais; s

tayed

with

breth

ren a

day

21:8

-9 A

t Cae

sare

a with

Phi

lip8

Depa

rted n

ext d

ay fo

r Cae

sare

a8-

10 S

tayed

with

Phil

ip the

evan

gelis

t & hi

s dau

ghter

s21

:10-

16 A

gabu

s’Pr

ophe

cy10

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r som

e day

s, Ag

abus

came

from

Jude

a11

Pro

phes

ied P

aul’s

impr

isonm

ent in

Jeru

salem

12 A

ll beg

ged P

aul n

ot to

go13

Pau

l affir

ms re

adine

ss to

die f

or th

e Lor

d14

Sile

nce

15 A

fter t

hese

days

left f

or Je

rusa

lem16

Som

e cam

e alon

g, to

Mnas

onof

Cypr

us21

:17-

40 P

aul in

Jeru

salem

17 R

eceiv

ed gl

adly

by br

ethre

n in J

erus

alem

18-1

9 Nex

t day

Pau

l gav

e rep

ort to

chur

ch20

The

y glor

ified G

od20

b-25

The

y sug

geste

d tha

t Pau

l kee

p Jew

ish la

w for

sa

ke of

the J

ews

26 P

aul a

gree

d to p

urify

hims

elf al

ong w

ith th

e men

27-2

9 Jew

s fro

m As

ia cre

ated a

riot o

ver P

aul, s

aying

tha

t he b

roug

ht Ge

ntiles

into

temple

30 A

ll the

city

was a

rous

ed31

-33 P

aul re

scue

d by R

oman

s34

-36 D

eman

ds fo

r Pau

l’s de

ath37

-39 P

aul a

sks f

or pe

rmiss

ion to

spea

k40

Pau

l stoo

d on s

tairs

and s

poke

in H

ebre

w to

peop

le

Acts

2120

:1-6

Pau

l’s tr

avels

1 Pa

ul lea

ves f

or M

aced

onia

2 Ex

horte

d beli

ever

sca

me to

Gre

ece

3 sta

yed 3

mon

thsPl

ot by

Jews

left fo

r Syri

a4

His t

rave

ling c

ompa

nions

: Sop

atero

f Ber

ea,

Arist

arch

us, S

ecun

dus,

Gaius

, Tim

othy,

Tych

icus&

Tro

phim

us5

Comp

anion

s wait

ed fo

r Pau

l & Lu

ke in

Tro

as6

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Phil

ippi to

Tro

as w

ithin

5 day

sSt

ayed

seve

n day

s20

:7-1

2 Eut

ychu

s7

On fir

st da

y of w

eek,

Paul

spok

e unti

l midn

ight

8-10

Euty

chus

fell, d

ied, r

aised

again

11 P

aul ta

lked t

ill da

ybre

ak, a

nd de

parte

d12

Bre

thren

grea

tly co

mfor

ted by

mira

cle20

:13-

17 T

he Jo

urne

y to

Milet

us13

-14 P

aul m

et his

frien

ds at

Ass

osthe

n to

Mityl

ene

15 T

o Chio

s, the

n to S

amos

and t

o Mile

tus16

-17 P

aul s

ends

for E

phes

ianeld

ers

20:1

7-38

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ewell

Mes

sage

to E

phes

ianEl

ders

18-3

6 Spo

ke to

them

18-2

1 rev

iewed

his 3

-year

mini

stry

22-2

3 bon

ds aw

aiting

him

24 h

is de

sire t

o fini

sh co

urse

25-2

7 his

last m

eetin

g with

them

28 g

uard

the f

lock

29-3

0 sav

age w

olves

& fa

lse te

ache

rs31

be a

lert

32-2

5 Pau

l’s ex

ample

36 k

nelt d

own a

nd pr

ayed

with

them

all

37-3

8 The

ir grie

f at P

aul’s

depa

rture

Acts

20

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25:1

-12 P

aul b

efor

e Fes

tus

1 Fe

stus a

rrive

s in C

aesa

rea

three

days

later

wen

t up t

o Jer

usale

m2-

3 Pr

iests

& Je

ws w

anted

P br

ough

t to

Jeru

salem

4-5

Festu

s told

them

to go

to C

aesa

rea

6 Fe

stus l

eave

s for

Cae

sare

a 8-1

0 day

s late

rne

xt da

y sits

on tr

ibuna

l to ju

dge P

aul

7 Je

ws fr

om Je

rusa

lem ac

cuse

d Pau

l8

Paul’

s defe

nse

9 Fe

stus a

sked

Pau

l if he

wou

ld go

to

Jeru

salem

10-1

1 Pau

l app

eals

to Ca

esar

12 F

estus

decid

es to

send

Pau

l to C

aesa

r25

:13-

27 P

aul b

efor

e Agr

ippa

and

Fest

us13

Sev

eral

days

later

, Agr

ippa &

Ber

nice

arriv

es14

-22 F

estus

cons

ults A

gripp

a ove

r Pau

l’s ca

se23

Nex

t day

Pau

l bro

ught

befor

e Agr

ippa

24-2

7 Fes

tus’in

trodu

ctory

rema

rks

Acts

2524

:1-9

Pau

l acc

used

by J

ews

1 Af

ter fiv

e day

s Ana

nias,

some

elde

rs, an

d Te

rtullu

scam

e and

brou

ght c

harg

es to

gove

rnor

ag

ainst

Paul

2-9

Tertu

llus’

accu

satio

n of P

aul

5 a re

al pe

st, a

disse

nter,

a ring

leade

r of th

e sec

t of th

e Naz

aren

es6 t

ried t

o des

ecra

te the

temp

lethe

n we a

rreste

d him

.7 L

ysias

took h

im aw

ay8 o

rder

ed ac

cuse

rs to

come

befor

e you

exam

ine hi

m yo

urse

lf & as

certa

in the

facts

9 all

Jews

conc

urre

d24

:10-

21 P

aul’s

Def

ense

bef

ore F

elix

10-1

2 pre

limina

ry re

marks

13 t

hey c

an’t p

rove

their

char

ges

14 t

ruth

--I s

erve

the G

od of

our f

ather

s15

I ho

pe in

God

like t

hey

a res

urre

ction

of th

e righ

teous

& th

e wick

ed16

a bl

amele

ss co

nscie

nce b

efore

God

and b

efore

me

n17

-21 r

eview

of ci

rcums

tance

s tha

t lead

to ar

rest

24:2

2-23

Feli

x def

ers j

udgm

ent

22 t

ill Ly

siast

he co

mman

der c

omes

23

Pau

l give

n fre

edom

to vi

sit24

:24-

27 P

aul a

nd F

elix

24 P

aul s

peak

s to F

elix a

nd w

ife ab

out fa

ith in

Chr

ist

Jesu

s25

abo

ut rig

hteou

snes

s, se

lf-con

trol &

judg

ment

Felix

’s fea

r26

Feli

x’s gr

eed f

or m

oney

27 T

wo ye

ars p

asse

dFe

lix su

ccee

ded b

y Por

ciusF

estus

Felix

left P

aul im

priso

ned a

s fav

or to

Jews

23:1

-11 P

aul b

efor

e the

Jeru

salem

Cou

ncil

1 Pa

ul’s i

ntrod

uctor

y rem

arks

2 An

anias

comm

ande

d Pau

l to be

smitte

n on

mouth

3-5

Paul

prote

sts ag

ainst

being

stru

ck6

Coun

cil co

mpos

ed of

Pha

risee

s & S

addu

cees

Paul

appe

als as

Pha

risee

on tr

ial fo

r the

hope

an

d res

urre

ction

of th

e dea

d7-

8 dis

sens

ion ar

ose b

etwee

n Pha

risee

s &

Sadd

ucee

s9

Paul

defen

ded b

y Pha

risee

s10

Gre

at dis

sens

ion --

comm

ande

r car

ried P

aul

away

into

barra

cks

11 T

he Lo

rd en

cour

aged

Pau

l that

night

--as

you

witne

ssed

in Je

rusa

lem, s

o you

mus

t witn

ess a

t Ro

me

23:1

2-16

Plo

t to

kill P

aul

12-1

5 For

ty me

n plot

to ki

ll Pau

l with

help

of ch

ief

pries

ts an

d elde

rs16

Plot

disc

over

ed by

the s

on of

Pau

l's si

ster

Paul

told

23:1

7-35

Pau

l sen

t to

Caes

area

17-2

1 Com

mand

er in

forme

d of p

lot22

-30 P

repa

ratio

ns to

bring

Pau

l to C

aesa

rea

200 s

oldier

s, 70

horse

men,

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pear

men v

23to

bring

Pau

l safe

ly to

Felix

the g

over

nor v

24let

ter ex

plaini

ng ci

rcums

tance

s v25

-30

31-3

2 Pau

l safe

ly de

liver

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patris

33 T

hen t

o Cae

sare

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ul an

d lett

er de

liver

ed to

the g

over

nor

34-3

5 Pau

l kep

t in H

erod

's Pr

aetor

ium

Acts

24Ac

ts 23

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28:1

-10 A

t Malt

a1

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ed sa

fely o

n Malt

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Nativ

es ki

ndled

a fire

and r

eceiv

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l3

Paul

bitten

by vi

per

4 Na

tives

thou

ght h

e wou

ld die

5 Pa

ul su

ffere

d no h

arm

6 the

y con

clude

d he w

as a

god

7 Pu

blius

welco

med a

nd en

tertai

ned u

s 3 da

ys8

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heale

d Pub

lius’

fathe

r9

After

this,

rest

of pe

ople

came

& w

ere c

ured

10 T

hey h

onor

ed &

supp

lied u

s with

all w

e nee

ded

28:1

1-15

To

Rom

e11

3 mo

nths l

ater,

we se

t sail

on A

lexan

drian

ship

12 P

ut in

at Sy

racu

se &

stay

ed 3

days

13 T

hen t

o Rhe

gium,

2 da

ys la

ter to

Pute

oli14

Stay

ed w

ith so

me br

ethre

n sev

en da

ysTh

en to

Rom

e15

The

breth

ren c

ame t

o mee

t Pau

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ul tha

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God

and t

ook c

oura

ge28

:16-

31 In

Rom

e16

Pau

l allo

wed t

o stay

by hi

mself

with

one g

uard

17-2

0 Afte

r thr

ee da

ys he

spok

e to J

ews:

I had

done

nothi

ng ag

ainst

our p

eople

but w

as

arre

sted b

y Rom

ans i

n Jer

usale

m v1

7Th

ey w

ould

have

relea

sed m

e v18

Whe

n Jew

s obje

cted,

I app

ealed

to C

aesa

r v19

I wan

ted to

expla

in my

chain

s21

-22 T

hey w

anted

to he

ar P

aul o

ut23

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sus f

rom

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e per

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t othe

rs wo

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25 P

aul’s

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27the

ir har

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7Go

d’s ch

oice o

f the G

entile

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Jews

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at dis

pute

30 P

aul s

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two f

ull ye

ars i

n own

rente

d qua

rters

& we

lcome

d all w

ho ca

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him

31 pr

each

ed ki

ngdo

m of

God,

& tau

ght th

e Lor

d Jes

us

Chris

t with

all o

penn

ess,

unhin

dere

d.

Acts

2827

:1-2

6 Pau

l’s tr

avelo

gue

1 Pa

ul de

liver

ed to

a ce

nturio

n, Ju

lius

2 Sa

iled a

long c

oast

of As

ia wi

th Ar

istar

chus

3 Ne

xt da

y in S

idon P

aul m

et frie

nds &

rece

ived c

are

4-5 S

ailed

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g coa

st of

Cilic

ia &

Pamp

hylia

to My

ra6

Boar

ded A

lexan

drian

ship

sailin

g for

Italy

7 Sa

iled s

lowly

for m

any d

ays &

arriv

ed of

f Cnid

us, th

en

saile

d und

er th

e she

lter o

f Cre

te, of

f Salm

one,

8 Re

ache

d Fair

Hav

ens n

ear L

asea

with

diffic

ulty

9-10

Pau

l war

ns th

em no

t to sa

il11

-12 c

entur

ion &

majo

rity de

cided

to re

ach P

hoen

ix,

harb

or of

Cre

te, &

spen

d the

wint

er th

ere.

13-1

5 Beg

an sa

iling b

ut ca

ught

in vio

lent w

ind

16 C

ouldn

’t con

trol b

oat

17 fe

ared

to ru

n agr

ound

on th

e sha

llows

of S

yrtis

18 N

ext d

ay ca

rgo j

ettiso

ned

19 O

n thir

d day

ship'

s tac

kle th

rown

over

boar

d 20

Gav

e up a

ll hop

e of b

eing s

aved

21-2

6 Pau

l enc

oura

ges a

nd sp

eaks

of vi

sion

21 sh

ould

have

listen

ed to

me

22-2

4 will

be no

loss

of lif

e25

keep

up co

urag

e26

mus

t run

agro

und o

n a ce

rtain

islan

d27

:27-

44 S

hipw

reck

27 D

riven

abou

t in th

e Adr

iatic

Sea

On 14

th da

y app

roac

hed s

ome l

and

28-2

9 Too

k sou

nding

s, ca

st 4 a

ncho

rs &

wish

ed fo

r day

30 sa

ilors

tried t

o esc

ape

31 P

aul w

arns

centu

rion &

soldi

ers

32 S

oldier

s stop

ped t

heir e

scap

e33

-34 A

t daw

n Pau

l enc

oura

ged a

ll to e

at, fo

r non

e sha

ll pe

rish

35 G

ave t

hank

s to G

od, &

ate

36 A

ll wer

e enc

oura

ged,

& ate

too

37 A

ltoge

ther 2

76 pe

ople

in the

ship

38 A

fter e

ating

, thre

w ou

t the w

heat

39-4

1 Ves

sel ra

n agr

ound

on re

ef42

Sold

iers w

anted

to ki

ll pris

oner

s43

centu

rion c

omma

nded

all s

wimm

ers t

o swi

m44

and

the r

est to

on pl

anks

or va

rious

thing

s thu

s all w

ere b

roug

ht sa

fely t

o lan

d

26:1

-23 P

aul’s

Def

ense

bef

ore A

grip

pa

& Fe

stus

1-3

Paul’

s intr

oduc

tory r

emar

ks4-

5 Pa

ul’s e

arly

life --

Phar

isee

6-7

Paul

on tr

ial as

a be

lieve

r8

The i

ssue

of re

surre

ction

9-11

Pau

l per

secu

tes be

lieve

rs of

Jesu

s12

-15 r

ecou

nts hi

s con

versi

on on

road

to

Dama

scus

16-1

8 Chr

ist’s

comm

ission

:to

appo

int hi

m a m

iniste

r & a

witne

ss

deliv

ering

him

from

the Je

ws an

d Ge

ntiles

v17

to op

en th

eir ey

es v1

8tha

t they

may

turn

from

darkn

ess t

o lig

ht,fro

m Sa

tan’s

domi

nion t

o God

’stha

t they

migh

t rec

eive f

orgiv

enes

s of

sins

& an

inhe

ritanc

e amo

ng be

lieve

rs19

-20 P

aul’s

obed

ience

to he

aven

ly vis

ion21

His

arre

st22

-23 H

is tes

timon

y to C

hrist

His s

uffer

ings

His r

esur

recti

on fr

om th

e dea

d 26

:24-

32 T

he C

onclu

sion

24 F

estus

accu

ses P

aul o

f mad

ness

25-2

7 Pau

l cha

lleng

es F

estus

& A

gripp

a to

belie

ve28

Agr

ippa’s

reply

--"In

a sh

ort ti

me yo

u wi

ll per

suad

e me t

o bec

ome a

Ch

ristia

n."

29 P

aul d

esire

s tha

t all w

ould

belie

ve30

Agr

ippa &

Fes

tus di

scus

s Pau

l’s ca

seF:

"This

man

is no

t doin

g any

thing

wo

rthy o

f dea

th or

impr

isonm

ent"

v31

A: "

This

man m

ight h

ave b

een s

et fre

e if h

e had

not a

ppea

led to

Ca

esar

" v32

Acts

27Ac

ts 26