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PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON
Singing in the Night
As the churches grew, the believers spread out farther from Jerusalem. Diligent missionaries were fulfilling Jesus’ commission to take the gospel to the whole world.
Paul and Silas traveled far away to Philippi in northern Greece. There they taught some people who often gathered beside a river to pray.
One day Paul and Silas met a slave girl who brought her masters much money by fortune-telling. It grieved Paul’s heart to know that an evil spirit was working through her. So he told the evil spirit, “I command thee in the name of Jesus to come out of her.” At once the spirit left her.
Now the girl’s owners were angry because their source of easy money was gone. They seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the judge. “These men are Jews,” they cried. “They’re stirring up trouble by teaching customs contrary to Roman laws.”
Soon a mob joined the attack. Paul and Silas were whipped publicly and thrown into the innermost dungeon of the prison.
Paul and Silas were peaceful and happy in spite of their painful bruises and bleeding backs. At midnight they prayed and sang praises to the Lord. Never before had the other prisoners heard anything like this.
Suddenly a violent earthquake shook the prison to its very foundation. Doors flew open and the chains of every prisoner fell off! Truly God was answering prayer. The jailor woke up and saw the open doors. He was terrified, thinking the prisoners had escaped. Surely he would be blamed for carelessness. In despair he drew his sword to kill himself.
Then Paul called out, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!” The jailor called for a light. He fell down before Paul and Silas, trembling. “What must I do to be saved?” he asked.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, then you and your household will be saved,” they replied.
What a night it was for the jailor and his family! After tending to the wounds of Paul and Silas, the whole family was baptized. Then a delicious meal was served with everyone rejoicing in their new faith in the Lord Jesus.
Acts 16
Caption: Doors break open as a great earthquake shakes the prison’s foundations.
Parents: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9)
Children: 1. When did Paul and Silas start singing?
2. Why was the jailor so scared?
3. What did Paul and Silas tell the jailor to do?
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(-Stories by Ura Millar)
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