Sunday School Lesson
Sunday Morning Bible Class March 15, 2026
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Theme:
Philippians
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The Philippian Church
Acts 16:11-40
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Lydia
11) Therefore, Sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samohace, and the next day came to Neapolis, 12) and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city in that part of Macedonia, a colony. and we were staying in that city for some days. 13) And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke with the women who met there. 14) Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. 15) And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." So she persuaded us.
Acts 16:11-15
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Arrested in Philippi
16) Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl posessed with a spirit of divintion met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17) This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation." 18) And this she did for many days. But Paul greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come of her." And he came out that very hour. 19) But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they sieized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. 20) And they brought them to the magistrates, and said" These men being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; 21) and they teach customs twhich are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe." 22) Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23) And whe they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24) Having received such a charge, he pit them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:16-24
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The Philippian Jailer
25) But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hyms to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26) 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 chains were loosed. 27) And the keeper of the prison, awaking forom sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing that the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about o kill himself. 28) But Paul called with a loud voice, "Do yourself no harm, for we are all here." 29) Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30) And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31) So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32) Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33) And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34) Now when he had brought them nto his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
Acts 16:25-34
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Released From Prison
35) And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying,"Let the men go." 36) So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul,saying, 'The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace." 37) But Paul said to them,"They have beaten us openly, uncondemmed Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! Let them themselves and get us out." 38) And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans. 39) Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city. 40) So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and deeparted.
Acts 16:35-40
II Timothy 2:15: "Be dillgent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
