Campaigners – Philippians 1:12-30 (Jenna)

Intro to Paul’s situation: 

-Paul used to be a Pharisee and is also a citizen of Rome. These things gave him a little more effectiveness in preaching the gospel because they held some validity for the people in Rome and the religious leaders

-At the peak of his effectiveness he was thrown in jail for 2 years, then deserted on an island then 2 more years in jail

-He was on house arrest at his own expense and chained to a Roman guard 24/7

-The guards he was chained to were the same people who were sent out to lead/rule over new provinces of Rome.

Campaigners – Philippians 1:1-11 (Boomer)

Background on Philippians 

• New testament books were written by various authors
  • Disciples
  • Friends of disciples
  • Jesus’ brother
  • Paul
• Paul grew up in a radical Jewish family (same time period as Jesus)
• He knew pretty much everything there is to know about scripture, Jewish law, and Roman law
• His job was to shut up/kill people (many of them were Jesus followers) who taught things that the pharisees disagreed with
• Acts 9
  • Heading to Damascus to kick some tail
  • Read v. 3-6
  • Blinded 3 days
  • Then becomes the largest missionary
    • Planted churches all over
    • Philippi was first European church he planted
  • Later in life he spends a lot of time in prison
    • Where he wrote most of his letters
    • Romans prisons suck (this is the same culture who watch gladiators)
    • Philippians bring him food and clothes while he is in prison

Read Philippians 1:1-11 

This is just the beginning..

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