Lydia: Judged To Be Faithful – Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Sunday, August 30, 2026, lesson title “Lydia: Judged To Be Faithful”. Background Scripture: Acts 16:11-40. Printed Passage: Acts 16:11-15, 40. Devotional Reading: James 2:14-26.

Keep in Mind: “And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.” (Acts 16:15, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: We question she sincerity of others when their words are not backed up by their actions. How do our actions show that we are genuine? Paul and his companions accepted Lydia’s hospitality after her household showed their faith and were baptized.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Explore Lydia’s hospitality to Paul and Barnabas as a characteristic of a faithful witness. 2. Confess our struggles with offering and receiving hospitality. and 3. Practice hospitality as a characteristic of a faithful witness.