Open Your Home, Change a Continent: Lydia's Story in Acts 16

Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson · Nov 9, 2026

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story of Lydia in Acts 16. Lydia was a seller of purple cloth, a high-end commodity in her day, something like selling fine watches or jewelry to wealthy clients today. She feared God but did not yet know salvation through Jesus. She overheard Paul sharing the gospel, God opened her heart, and she and her household were baptized. Then she invited Paul and his companions to stay at her home, caring for them physically because they had cared for her spiritually. Pastor John reflects on how the New Testament church began in homes, and…