<p class="s26"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">TI</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">TLE:</span></span> <span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">WOMEN OF VIRTUE: LYDIA</span></span></p>
<p class="s26"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">TEXT:  </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">ACTS 16:13-15, 40</span></span></p>
<p class="s19"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">INTRODUCTION</span></span></p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Quote: Alice Walker, </span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">In Search of our Mother’s Gardens</span></span>​<span class="s30"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span></div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Quote: Toni Morrison, </span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">The Bluest Eye  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Quote:</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<p class="s19"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">PAUL’S PRACTICE</span></span></p>

<div class="s33"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Come in town, go to the synagogue and preach Jesus </span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20"> </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s34"><span class="s20">1. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Acts 17:1-3</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">2. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Many Jews would reject the Gospel</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">The Gentiles were more receptive  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s34"><span class="s20">1. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Acts 18:6</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">2. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">The Gentiles would invite Paul to remain and preach to them</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul went to Philippi</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s34"><span class="s20">1. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">No synagogue</span></span></div>
<div class="s34"><span class="s20">2. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">To form a synagogue, they needed ten men</span></span></div>
<div class="s36"><span class="s20">3. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Women could not form a synagogue</span></span></div>
<p class="s19"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">LYDIA AND THE WOMEN</span></span></p>

<div class="s37"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Lydia and the women did not wait on the men</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s37"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Historically, women could not do many things</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">However, women have always prayed  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">1. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For their husbands</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">2. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For their “men”</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">3. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For their children</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">4. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For their parents</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">5. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For their communities</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">6. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For all children</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">7. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">For humanity</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">8. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Finally, for themselves</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s20">D. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">However, women have always </span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">ministered</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">1. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Lydia Worshipped God</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">2. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Lydia Listened to the Word of God </span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">3. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Lydia </span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Opened her heart to receive the Word of God</span></span></div>
<div class="s35"><span class="s20">4. </span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">Lydia Ministered the Word of God</span></span></div>
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