Lydia of Philippi
A Heart Opened Wide
Acts 16:11-15about 2 minutes to read aloud
Paul and his friends came to the city of Philippi. On the Sabbath day, they went outside the gate to a river. They had heard there was a place of prayer there.
They sat down. They talked with the women who had gathered.
One of them was Lydia, a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira. She worshiped God.
The Lord opened Lydia's heart. She listened carefully to what Paul was saying. She believed.
She was baptized, and her whole household with her. Then she pressed them. "If you think me a true believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." She would not take no for an answer.
Paul and his friends came. Her home became the first church in Europe. When the Lord opens a heart, the gospel finds a home.
Questions to talk about
What did Lydia sell?
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Lydia was a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira.
What did the Lord do as Paul spoke?
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The Lord opened her heart, and she listened to what Paul was saying.
What did Lydia do after she believed?
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Lydia and her household were baptized, and her home became the first church in Europe.
The lesson
Only the Lord can open a heart. When He does, homes open too, and the gospel finds a place to stay.
