Powerful Women of the Bible Series: Lydia of Thyatira: How a Merchant's Home Built the Kingdom

In this episode of the Powerful Women of the Bible series we meet Lydia, a Lydian merchant from Thyatira whose faith reshaped the first church in Philippi. The Lord opened her heart to Paul’s message, she was baptized, and she opened her home as a base for the early believers. The episode highlights how the kingdom of God advances through faithful stewardship rather than political power, showing Lydia’s courage in refusing idol worship, using her resources for hospitality, and risking economic and social cost to follow Yeshua.