Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck

Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

the background to Philippians as we pick up in Philippians chapter one verse one.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

And now that we might continue to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior,

let's turn to Philippians, Chapter 1.

Paul the Apostle was arrested in Jerusalem,

held in prison in Cessaria for two years, until he appealed to Caesar,

and was brought as a prisoner to Caesar in Rome in order that he might appear before Caesar and appeal his case. While Paul was in Rome for two

years awaiting his appearance before Caesar, he was under house arrest.

He was able to rent his own quarters.

However, 24 hours a day, he was chained to one of the Roman guards.

There were in Rome some 10,000 elite soldiers who had been appointed as the Imperial Guard

and whose chief duty was the protection of the emperor in Rome.

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