Timothy; The Macedonian Call; Lydia | Acts 16:1-15

APOLOGIES: THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH PARTS OF THIS RECORDING. Some of the sound is indecipherable. Reader : Danita O'Loughlin Preacher : Jonathan Smith This passage is full of surprising turns. Paul circumcises Timothy - the same Paul who just fought at Jerusalem against circumcision as a requirement for salvation - because Timothy's mixed heritage would otherwise bar him from synagogue ministry. Principle and pragmatism aren't always opposites. Then the Spirit closes doors rather than opening them. Stuck in Troas, Paul receives the Macedonian vision, sending them west into Europe - a pivot whose consequences are almost impossible to overstate. The first convert is a businesswoman named Lydia, who goes from God-fearer to Jesus-follower (v.14-15). Red Door is an Anglican Church in Melbourne, Australia. We exist to be a community of people helping people make all of life all about Jesus.