Hospitality

Sharing the Warmth of the Light

By Pastor Aaron Austin, October 09, 2022

Scriptural Focus: 1 Kings 19:3-9; 1 John 4:12

What does Hospitality look like???

  • Hospitality looks like over hot coals (1 King 19:6)
  • Hospitality gives
  • Hospitality gives space to the life of the other
  • Hospitality gives space for the possibility of
  • Hospitality gives space for

I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. John 15:15

Hospitality reflects God’s with us and it is a means by which people may come to see His mercy and goodness.

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:12

WHAT DOES HOSPITALITY LOOK LIKE TO YOU? HOW HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THE HOSPITALITY OF OTHERS IN THE PAST?

IN WHAT WAY DO YOU UNDERSTAND GOD AS DEMONSTRATING HOSPITALITY? CAN YOU THINK OF EXAMPLES IN THE BIBLE?

HOW DID CHRIST SHOW HOSPITALITY? HOW DID HE RECEIVE THE HOSPITALITY OF OTHERS? WHY IS THIS WILLINGNESS TO BE A “GUEST” SIGNIFICANT IN OUR JOURNEY OF FAITH?

LIST SOME TANGIBLE WAYS THAT YOU CAN PRACTICE MORE INTENTIONAL HOSPITALITY IN YOUR LIFE? THINK OF ONE PERSON RIGHT NOW THAT MAY NEED YOU TO PUSH THROUGH SOME BARRIERS TO DEMONSTRATE HOSPITALITY TO? COMMIT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS (USE THE PRAYER SPACE BELOW)

JOURNAL A PRAYER: