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Lesson Plan for November 12, 2006

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FaithfulnessHospitality : hospitality [noun]

1) Given to generous and cordialreception of guests 2) promising or suggesting generous and cordial

welcome 3) offering a pleasant or sustaining environment4) readily receptive

Devotional Reading Acts 16:25-34Background Scripture Acts 16Printed Text Acts 16:6-15, 40Lesson Aim

1. Understand Lydias Conversion2. Compare and contrast the

importance of hospitality in theancient and modern worlds.

3. Personally plan two hospitalityevents: one for the believers andone for unbelievers.

Key Verse - And when she wasbaptized, and her household, shebesought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come intomy house, and abide there. And sheconstrained us. Acts 16:15

Genuine Christian Hospitality

is the Love of Christ.1. Guidance from the spirit (Acts 16:6-10)

A. Spirits Prohibition (v. 6,7)B. Man fro Macedonia (Acts

6:8-10)

What do you think?Paul and his companions immediatelyfollowed the leading of the Spirit. But,like Gideon in Judges 6, we often want

further confirmation before obeying.Why are we this way? How can we morereadily follow the Spirits leading?2. Conversion of Lydia (Acts 16:11-14)

A. Arrival in Philippi (v. 11,12)B. Response of Lydia (v.13,14)

What do you think?Many like Lydia believe that God existsand so they worship him. How shouldthe church respond to unchristian God-

fearers? Who are the unsaved God-fearers in our community?3. Hostility of Lydia (Acts 16:15, 40)

A. Baptism of Lydias household(v.15)

B. Pauls farewell to Lydia (v.40)

What do you think?In this age of easy access to restaurantsand motels, is in-home hospitalityreally all that important? Why or whynot?

Questions:1. What was Lydias source of

livelihood?2. Who comforted whom when Paul

and Silas were finally released froimprisonment?

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3. Where did Jewish believersassemble in Philippi?

4. Does the Holy Spirit ever say no togood plans?

5. What did Lydia and others in her household do when they acceptedJesus?

6. Did anyone else in Pauls companyhave his same dream of a man inMacedonia?

7. What kind of sailing weather didPaul encounter from Troas toNeapolis?

8. The man of Macedonia called for Help; what is the best help anyonecan be given?

Acts 16: 6 Now when they had gone

throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of theHoly Ghost to preach the word in

Asia,7 After they were come to Mysia,

they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.8 And they passing by Mysia came

down to Troas.9 And a vision appeared to Paul in

the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying,Come over into Macedonia, and helpus.10 And after he had seen the vision,

immediately we endeavoured to gointo Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to

preach the gospel unto them.11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we

came with a straight course toSamothracia, and the next day toNeapolis;12 And from thence to Philippi,

which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and wewere in that city abiding certain days.13 And on the sabbath we went out

of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we

sat down, and spake unto thewomen which resorted thither.14 And a certain woman named

Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God,

heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto thethings which were spoken of Paul.15 And when she was baptized, and

her household, she besought us,saying, If ye have judged me to befaithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And sheconstrained us. 40 And they went out of the prison,

and entered into the house of Lydia:and when they had seen thebrethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Thought to Remember Sometimes to open a door is thebest way to open a heart.

Daily Bible Reading:

Monday: (November 13) ShowHospitality to strangers Hebrews13:1-6.Tuesday: (November 14) Mary andMartha welcome Jesus Luke10:38-42.Wednesday: (November 15) Serveone another with you gifts 1 Peter 4:7-11.Thursday: (November 16) Lydia

becomes a faithful follower Acts16:11-15.Friday: (November 17) Paul & Silasare imprisoned Acts 16:16-24.Saturday: (November 18) Theconverted jailer shows Hospitality Acts 16:25-34.



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Hebrew 13:2 Be not forgetful toentertain strangers: for thereby somehave entertained angels unawares.

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