•Paul’s Missionary Campaign in

Macedonia and Achaia

[Acts 15:36 – Acts 18:17]
(Paul’s Second Missionary Journey)
 4 Sections

1. Paul Brings Timothy Along [16:1-5]

2. Paul Receives a Vision in Troas [16:6-10]
3. Lydia is Converted in Philippi [16:11-15]
4. Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-40]
1. Paul Brings Timothy Along [16:1-5]
Paul & Silas
Travelled to Derbe and Lystra
Where Timothy lived
 a Christian
 Mother – Jewish Christian
 Father – Greek
 spoken well of by all
believers in Lystra &
Iconium
Circumcised Timothy to bring
him along
1. Paul Brings Timothy Along [16:1-5]
Reason to circumcise
Timothy
 all Jews in Lystra &
Derbe knew
Timothy’s father was
Greek
 to avoid problems
with the Jews since
Timothy would be
regarded as a Jew
in the eyes of the
Jewish world
1. Paul Brings Timothy Along [16:1-5]
Went through the towns
 delivered to the believers
the rules decided upon
by the apostles and elders in
Jerusalem
 told them to obey those
rules
The churches
made stronger in the faith
grew in number every day
2. Paul Receives a Vision in Troas [16:6-
10]
Paul, Silas, Timothy & Luke
Travelled through region
of Phrygia & Galatia
The Holy Spirit did not let
them preach the message in
the province of Asia
Reached border of Mysia
Tried to go into province
of Bithynia, but the Spirit of
Jesus did not allow them
2. Paul Receives a Vision in Troas [16:6-
10]
Paul
Had a vision
Saw a Macedonian standing
and begging him
“Come over to Macedonia
and help us!”
Paul, Silas, Timothy & Luke
Left for Macedonia
Decided that God had
called them to preach the
Good News to the people
there
3. Lydia is Converted in Philippi [16:11-15]
Paul & companions
Left by ship from Troas,
Sailed straight across to
Samothrace
Reached Neapolis the next day
Went inland to Philippi
 a city of the first district
of Macedonia
 A Roman colony
Spent several days there
3. Lydia is Converted in Philippi [16:11-15]
On the Sabbath
 went out to the city to the
riverside
 a place where Jews gathered
for prayer
 Sat down and talked to the
women who gathered there
Lydia
 From Thyatira
 Dealer in purple cloth
 Woman who worshipped God
 The Lord opened her mind to pay
attention to what Paul was saying
3. Lydia is Converted in Philippi [16:11-15]

Lydia & the people of her

house were baptised
Lydia invited Paul &
company
“Come and stay in
my house if you have
decided that I am a
true believer in the
Lord.”
Persuaded them to go
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]
Paul & company
Going to the place of prayer
Met by a slave girl who had an
evil spirit
 enabled her to predict the future
 Earned a lot of money for her
owner by telling fortunes
 Followed Paul & company
shouting
 “These men are servants of the
Most High God! They announce
to you how you can be saved!”
 Did this for many days
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]
Paul
Became so upset
Turned around & said to the
spirit
“In the name of Jesus Christ I
order you to come out of her!”
The spirit went out of the slave
girl that very moment
Slave girl’s owners
Realised that their chance of
making money was gone
Seized Paul and Silas
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Dragged them to the authorities

in the public square
Brought them before the Roman
officials
“These men are Jews, and they
are causing trouble in our city.
They are teaching customs that
are against our law; we are
Roman citizens, and we cannot
accept these customs or practise
them.”
The crowd joined in the attack
against Paul and Silas.
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]
Roman officials
Tore the clothes of Paul and
Silas
Ordered them to be whipped
Threw Paul and Silas into jail
after a severe beating
Ordered the jailer to lock them
up tight
Jailer
Threw them into the inner cell
Fastened their feet between
heavy blocks of wood
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About midnight
Paul & Silas – praying & singing
hymns to God
Other prisoners were listening
to them
There was a violent earth quake,
which shook the prison to its
foundations
All the prison doors opened
Chains fell off all the prisoners
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Jailer
Woke up
Saw prison doors opened
Thought that the prisoners had
escaped
Pulled out his sword
About to kill himself

Paul shouted at the top of his voice

“Don’t harm yourself! We are all
here!”
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Jailer
Called for light
Rushed in
Fell trembling at the feet of
Paul and Silas
Led them out
Asked, “Sirs, what must I do to
be saved?”
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Paul & Silas answered:

“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
you will be saved – you and your
family.”
Preached the word of the Lord
to the jailer & all the others in
the house
Jailer
Took them & washed their
wounds
He & his family were baptised
at once
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]
Took Paul and Silas up into his
house
Gave them some food to eat
He and his family were filled
with joy because now believed
in God
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]

Next morning
The Roman authorities sent
police officers with the order
“Let those men go.”
Jailer told Paul
 “The officials have sent an
order for you and Silas to
be released. You may
leave, then, and go in
peace.”
4.Paul and Silas Are in Prison in Philippi [16:16-
40]

Paul to the police officers

“We were not found guilty
of any crime, yet they
whipped us to public – and
we are Roman citizens!
Then they threw us in
prison. Now they want to
send us away secretly? Not at
all! The Roman officials
themselves must come here
and let us out.”
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The police officers

Reported these words to
the Roman officials
Roman officials
 were afraid when heard
that Paul and Silas were
Roman citizens!
 Apologised to them
 Led them out of the prison
 Asked them to leave the
city
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Paul and Silas

Left the prison
Went to Lydia’s house
Met the believers, spoke
words of encouragement
and left

[left with Timothy

towards Thessalonica.
Luke stayed behind at
Philippi]