People
Lydia in Acts 16
LID-ee-uh
This person shows up in Acts 16:14: “A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Acts 16:14
“A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.”
What kids can learn
When you hear lydia in Acts, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Acts 16:14 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Acts 16:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AcertainnamedLydia,asellerofpurple,ofthecityofThyatira,onewhoGod,heardus;whosehearttheLordopenedtotothethingswhichwerespokenbyPaul.