Week 6: Equipped Through Opposition: Paul in Philippi

The ministry in Philippi started with an open heart— but quickly faced hardship. After Lydia’s conversion, Paul and Silas encountered fierce opposition when they expelled a spirit from a slave girl who made her owners profit through fortune-telling. Their act of mercy resulted in arrest, beating, and imprisonment. Yet even in chains, their faith remained strong. God used their suffering to open new doors, including the conversion of the Philippian jailer and his family. This lesson teaches that opposition is not a sign of failure but often the place where God’s power is most clearly seen. The Spirit equips believers to worship in suffering, trust in trials, and witness through adversity.