What God has taught me

Yesterday's message in church was really good. The pastor has been speaking on Hospitality for the past 4 weeks. We have really enjoyed it.

Here are some thoughts about hospitality from the past few weeks: (found in Romans 12:13, I Peter 4:8-9, Hebrews 13:1-2)

Hospitality in Greek means "to entertain strangers."

God's purpose for your home is to be a place where He can touch people's lives and minister to them in significant ways.

Our homes are to be places of refuge.

Here are some thoughts from yesterday's message:

• God is a relational God. Relational intimacy is God's heart.
• Hospitality has to emanate from a heart of love and an attitude of genuine concern for others.
• Hospitality must be a priority and one must be intentional about practicing it regularly.
• Hospitality is a ministry that requires the Lord's supervision.
• God will put people in your path to be hospitable to--they won't always be people who are the same age as you, or have the same interests as you, or have the same life experiences as you
• Ask God to use you to encourage others and meet their needs.
• Get "below the surface" with people. Find out what kind of masterpieces of God they are.
• Conversation is indispensable to intimacy, and intimacy is a goal of hospitality.
• Hospitality requires stepping into the unknown.
• Hospitality requires time and energy.

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