Co|oss|ans 11920

lor Cod ln all hls fu||ness

was pleased Lo llve ln ChrlsL
and Lhrough hlm Cod
reconclled everyth|ng Lo
hlmself
Co|oss|ans 11920
Pe made peace wlLh everyth|ng
ln heaven and on earLh by
means of ChrlsL's blood on Lhe
cross
1nL WCMAN
Acts 16131S
13
And on Lhe SabbaLh day we wenL
ouLslde Lhe clLys gaLe Lo Lhe bank
of Lhe rlver where Lhere was an
accusLomed place of prayer and
we saL down and addressed Lhe
women who had assembled Lhere
Acts 16131S
14
Cne of Lhose who llsLened Lo us was
a woman named Lydla from Lhe clLy of
1hyaLlra a dealer ln fabrlcs dyed ln
purp|e She was already a worshlper
of Cod and the Lord opened her heart
Lo pay aLLenLlon Lo what was sa|d by
au|
e||g|on
nas an Ou15lulN' menta||ty
Chr|st|an|ty
nas an lN5luOu1 menta||ty
e||g|on vs Chr|st|an|ty
Lyd|a had a God that was
usefu|
but that day she met a God
that was beaut|fu|
Cbservat|on
1nL
SLAVL
Acts 161621
16
As we were on our way Lo Lhe
place of prayer we were meL by a slave
glrl who was possessed by a splrlL of
dlvlnaLlon clalmlng Lo foreLell fuLure
evenLs and Lo dlscover hldden
knowledge and she broughL her
owners much galn by her
forLuneLelllng
Acts 161621
17
She kepL followlng aul and Lhe
resL of us shouLlng loudly 1hese
men are the servants of the Most
n|gh God! 1hey announce to you
the way of sa|vat|on!
Acts 161621
18
And she dld Lhls for many days 1hen
aul belng sore|y annoyed and worn
out Lurned and sald Lo Lhe splrlL wlLhln
her l charge you ln Lhe name of !esus
ChrlsL Lo come ouL of her! And lL came
ouL LhaL very
c
momenL
Acts 161621
19
8uL when her owners dlscovered
LhaL Lhelr hope of proflL was gone
Lhey caughL hold of aul and Sllas
and dragged Lhem before Lhe
auLhorlLles ln Lhe forum
(markeLplace) where Lrlals are
held
Acts 161621

And when Lhey had broughL Lhem

before Lhe maglsLraLes Lhey declared
1hese fellows are !ews and Lhey are
Lhrowlng our clLy lnLo great confus|on
1
1hey encourage Lhe pracLlce of
customs whlch lL ls unlawful for us
8omans Lo accept or observe!
1he ower of God doesn't [ust
cha||enge and change
psycho|og|ca| and sp|r|tua|
structures but a|so changes
soc|a| structures
Cbservat|on
1he S|ave G|r| had a god that
had the power to keep her |n
s|avery
but that day she met a God that
had the power to set her free
Cbservat|on
1nL GLN1ILL
Acts 162234

A mob qulckly formed agalnsL aul

and Sllas and Lhe clLy offlclals ordered
Lhem sLrlpped and beaLen wlLh
wooden rods
3
1hey were severely
beaLen and Lhen Lhey were Lhrown
lnLo prlson 1he [a||er was ordered to
make sure they d|dn't escape
Acts 162234
4
So Lhe [aller puL Lhem lnLo Lhe
lnner dungeon and clamped Lhelr feeL
ln Lhe sLocks

Around mldnlghL aul and Sllas were

praylng and slnglng hymns Lo Cod and
Lhe oLher prlsoners were llsLenlng
Acts 162234
6
Suddenly Lhere was a masslve
earLhquake and Lhe prlson was shaken
Lo lLs foundaLlons All Lhe doors
lmmedlaLely flew open and Lhe chalns of
every prlsoner fell off!
7
1he [aller woke
up Lo see Lhe prlson doors wlde open Pe
assumed Lhe prlsoners had escaped so
he drew hls sword Lo klll hlmself
Acts 162234
8
8uL aul shouLed Lo hlm "Stop!
Don't k||| yourse|f! We are a|| here!"
9
1he [aller called for llghLs and ran Lo
Lhe dungeon and fell down Lrembllng
before aul and Sllas
3
1hen he
broughL Lhem ouL and asked Slrs
whaL musL l do Lo be saved?"
Acts 162234
31
1hey replled 8elleve ln Lhe Lord
!esus and you wlll be saved along wlLh
everyone ln your household"
3
And
Lhey shared Lhe word of Lhe Lord wlLh
hlm and wlLh a|| who llved ln hls
household
1he Gent||e Ia||er was not
|nterested w|th god gods or
anyth|ng sp|r|tua|
1hat day the Gent||e Ia||er met a
God that was more than
sp|r|tua| ne was pract|ca|
Cbservat|on
1he Gent||e Ia||er met Iesus
who was |nterested |n putt|ng
food on h|s tab|e and a roof over
h|s fam|||es head
Cbservat|on
Iesus was beaut|fu| enough for
the Woman Lyd|a
Iesus was powerfu| enough for
the S|ave G|r|
Iesus was pract|ca| enough for
the Gent||e Ia||er
Cbservat|on
Co|oss|ans 11920
lor Cod ln all hls fu||ness was
pleased Lo llve ln ChrlsL
and Lhrough hlm
Cod reconclled everyth|ng Lo
hlmself
Co|oss|ans 11920
Pe made peace wlLh everyth|ng
ln heaven and on earLh by
means of ChrlsL's blood on Lhe
cross
Somet|mes the very peop|e we
thank God we're not
are the very peop|e we're
ca||ed to he|p
I|na| Cbservat|on