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Paul and Silas Go to Jail

Posted: July 20, 2018 | 0 comments

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God can make even a bad thing turn into a good thing.

In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn about a bad day Paul and Silas had but then it became a good day. Paul and Silas were traveling around teaching people about Jesus. Some people didn’t like the message that Paul and Silas were teaching. They didn’t know who Jesus was and they didn’t care to know him, either. A mob of people decided to turn on Paul and Silas and threw them into jail. The jailer in charge was told not to let them out. This was the start of the bad day. But Paul and Silas didn’t let jail bring them down. In fact, they started singing songs to God while they sat in their cell chained up! Then, all of a sudden, an earthquake occurred breaking the chains off all the prisoners and the doors to the jail cells opened up. This was the start of the good day! Now, Paul and Silas could’ve run out of jail to freedom but they didn’t. They stayed to share Jesus with the jailer. He and all his family ended up putting their trust in Jesus! So, remember, sometimes a bad day can turn out to be a good day.

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Key Points:

  • Paul and Silas were thrown in prison. Acts 16:22-23
  • Paul and Silas sang in prison. Acts 16:25
  • God made an earthquake break all the chains. Acts 16:26
  • The jailer’s whole family became Christians. Acts 16:31-33

Memory Verse:

Acts‬ ‭16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. Describe what a bad day would look like for you. Share a time a bad day turned out to be a good day.
  3. Why were Paul and Silas thrown in jail?
  4. What did God do to change a bad day into a good day?
  5. Read Romans 8:28. What does this verse say that God does? How can God even use hard things to help us?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

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