Philippi was named for Philip of Macedon
It was a roman colony - not actually a place one would expect the message of Jesus to take hold
A roman jail is where you would expect Paul and Silas to be
Paul made a career of being with other and influencing their lives - reduced to visits from the guards
Through many hard times he had learned to overcome the most challenging of circumstances
Five lines into the letter, Paul remembers his relationship with God and other disciples:
First converts - Lydia and her household
The jailer and his house hold
God using an earthquake to bring unlikely people into the kingdom of God - Acts 16:22
Christianity is a personal experience but not a private one
Only when we have been in the trenches with others will we have relationships that are full of life Key Phrase:Only when we have been in the trenches with others will we have relationships that are full of life