Hospitality as a Way of LIfe
August 14, 2022 / Dr. Justin GambrellHospitality as a Way of Life
Hospitality must not be viewed simply as a means to an end, but as a “a way of life infused by the gospel.”
1. (Jesus took time)
Mark 6:30-32
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- is an enemy of Biblical Hospitality
- Our schedules must room to extend hospitality to others (elimination; trading good things for best things)
- We must be willing to be.
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Luke 5:17-19
Luke 8:22-24
Luke 8:43
Luke 12:11-21
Mark 1:35-39
Mark 10: 46-52
Practicing radically ordinary hospitality necessitates building margin time into the day, time where regular routines can be disrupted but not destroyed – Rosaria Butterfield, The Gospel Comes with a House Key
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- Hospitality will not happen by .
- Hospitality is built through daily, weekly, and monthly .
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Luke 10:38-42
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- Jesus modeled to us the of presence.
- In a world of distractions, we need to be to those we minister to.
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John 13:12-17, 35
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- Jesus us radical, sacrificial hospitality
- Hospitality is an opportunity to show the kind of that Christ showed to others.