Hospitality 7-14-96 Heb. 13 1-5
Paul closes his letter to the Hebrews with these words:
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Show Love one to another by being hospitable to strangers
exp. if they are having trouble
Remember that God has said, I will never leave you or forsake you
Story of preacher with eloquent sermon demello p. 81
two weeks ago I was gone, Mikki preached....*:00 at Adam's church
If we are going to reach people with the good news about Jesus, we first must be ultimately convinced that Jesus Christ and his church really matter in our human existence.
Are we as friendly as we should be to those who visit
We probably have room to grow
What is the rumor on the streets about our Church?
When was the last time we talked to someone about our church?
We have our own thing......it is a good thing
do we get too comfortable in our church setting?
1. spoke to folks that you knew vs did not know?
%of time and resources spent on selves vs spent on others
2. Assimilating folks into the Church
providing groups for them to find what they need
When was the last time your group intentionally sought new folks?
We have something to gain from them.....they may be angels.....
they may be here at the bidding God
they may have something for us that we do not want to miss
The Good new is Good.....it is good for us.....we savor it
It is not our sole possession
When you know a good story you want to tell it
telling folks about Jesus, embracing them with his love is a natural outgrowth of our faith
If we are going to reach people with the good news about Jesus, we first must be ultimately convinced that Jesus Christ and his church really matter in our human existence.
There is Good News....God has said he will always be there for us
We should be there for one another...esp for those outside.
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