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What is at the Heart of Authentic Christian Hospitality?
The Heart of Hospitality It is clear that scripture teaches us that Christians are to offer hospitality, to each other and as an act of entertaining strangers. But I think too often we become distracted with trying to serve perfectly than we lose focus toward offering authentic Christian hospitality. The reality is we are told to serve. We are told to love others. We are told to extend hospitality. But, do we have a skewed view of what hospitality is? Has it become more about self-righteousness than it is about hospitable hearts? Do we seek to exalt ourselves in the eyes of the one to whom we are being hospitable, or do we seek…
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Is Christian Hospitality a Lifetime Commitment?
In the word of God we see hospitality both demonstrated and instructed. We only see the word hospitality in the Bible a few times, yet we see it demonstrated beautifully throughout the word of God. From the king and High Priest Melchizedek, through the beautiful stories of Jethro the father-in-law of Moses and Esther the unexpected queen, to the mother-in-law of Peter, the troubled Martha and the generous Lydia we learn that to be of God, means we show love and kindness to others as we open our homes and hearts to the world. Our Christian Responsibility Toward Hospitality Hospitality Demonstrated Throughout the Old Testament we see hospitality extended. Melchizedek, Genesis…
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Given to Hospitality
A Scriptural Study of Hospitality “Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.” 1 Peter 4:9. For the next few weeks I want to focus on to hospitality. Scripture is clear that we are to be hospitable, especially within the church. Yet, do we have a skewed view of what hospitality is? Has it become more about self-righteousness than it is about hospitable hearts? Do we seek to exalt ourselves in the eyes of the one to whom we are being hospitable, or do we seek to honor them above ourselves? Let’s examine scriptural hospitality. This will be a 4 part series. What is Hospitality? A Christian’s Responsibility in Hospitality, Heart Matters…
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Training Up: Hospitable
As I’m training up our son alongside my Beloved, I try to be mindful of how God wants him to live his life as an adult. I try to teach him good character traits and Christ-like morals now so they are a part of who he is when he is an adult. I also am in prayer for the wife he will one day have, that she too will be in the process of such training. I pray that God will raise her up to be prepared as his wife and that He will guide me to train Jonathan up as her husband, the leader of the home, the…
