This past weekend at Eastbrook, we began a new series entitled “The Discipleship Journey: Four Examples of Growing with Jesus.” I preached this first message entitled “Prison Walls Falling,” which drew upon the stories of Paul and Silas in Philippi as recorded in Acts 16:11-40. This message explored how our discipleship journey begins at some point and the elements associated with that.
You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.
“The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’” (Acts 16:29-30)
Encountering Good News at the Riverside (Acts 16:11-15)
Paul and Silas in Philippi
The good news of Jesus
Lydia and her household respond
A Good News Interruption (Acts 16:16-24)
The annoying slave girl and demonic deliverance
Upturning economies with the good news of Jesus
Suffering for the name of Christ
Encountering Goods News in Prison (Acts 16:25-34)
Worshiping in prison
The walls falling down
The jailer and his household respond
Making It Real
Hearing the good news
Responding to the good news
Sharing the good news
Dig Deeper
This week dig deeper in one or more of the following ways:
- Memorize Matthew 28:18-20, the Great Commission of Jesus to His disciples.
- Draw, paint, or letter some or all of Acts 16:16-40. As you do that, prayerfully talk with God about your own journey of discipleship.
- Consider reading a resource on beginning life with God by following Jesus, such as:
- Nicky Gumbel, Questions of Life (https://alphausa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/QuestionsOfLife.pdf)
- C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
- N. T. Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
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