Church notes - 26th April 2020 - PM

26th April - PM
Changes due to lockdown: Families drawing closer.
Acts 16:11 - 15
Lydia, from Thyatira, dealing with purple cloth. She worshipped God.
vs 14
"The Lord opened her heart."
Something radical had happened in the background. Transformation of the soul.
Because He first chose you.
Acts 16:16 - 22
Paul doesn't want testimony from an evil source, but the power of God by Jesus' Name changed a life.
The Gospel changes someone's life, but it's not without persecution.

Acts 10:23 - 40
Paul and Silas singing, an earthquake, prison doors open.

Hope came for the jailer. Paul said that they were still there.

What must I do to be saved?
His heart was open.

vs34
The jailer was filled with joy.

People need saving. Only God can save.

Lydia.
The slave girl.
The jailer.
Only God can deliver us from sin and death. Do I believe that only God can save.
God works in all circumstances. A life that follows Jesus is not easy.
God brings true joy.
Not fleeting happiness. Deep joy based on circumstances that will never change.