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Using hospitality to reach people
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The Ministry of Hospitality
Josh Hunt, presenter
“I gotta tell someone!”
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector
by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up,
left everything and followed him.
Then Levi held a great banquet for
Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of
tax collectors and others were eating
with them. Luke 5:27-39 [NIV]
3 of 33 Joined
9 of 10 Joined
Get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner. Romans 12:13
[NLT]
Romans 12:13b (NIV)
Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13b (HCSB)Pursue
hospitality.
Usage in the ESV
Fellowship--low
Fellowship--high
Offer hospitality to one another
without grumbling.1 Peter 4:9
[NIV]
Who to Invite• Then he told the man who had
invited him, “When you invite people for lunch or dinner, don’t invite only your friends.” Luke 14:12 (GW)
• Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends.” Luke 14:12 [NIV]
We ought therefore to show hospitality
to such men so that we may work together for the
truth. 3 John 1:8 [NIV]
We ought therefore to show hospitality
to such men so that we may work together for the
truth. 3 John 1:8 [NIV]
There is an epidemic of loneliness in our culture.
During the first two-thirds of the century Americans took a more and more active role in the social and political life of their communities–in churches and card tables and dinner tables.
Year by year we gave more generously to charity, we pitched in more often on community projects, and we behaved in an increasingly trustworthy way toward one another.
Then, mysteriously and more or less simultaneously, we began to do all these things less often.
Associations
Unions
P.T.A.
Participation in Organizations
Informal Socializing
Clubs
Card Playing
Bowling Leagues
People who are not in a group are twice as likely to die in the next year as those who are in a
group.
People who have strong social
connections, but poor health habits (eating,
exercise, smoking, etc.) are just as healthy as those with good health habits but weak social
connections.
“Better to eat Twinkies with
friends than to eat broccoli alone.”-John Ortberg
One study injected 270 people with a virus that
causes the common cold.
Those with strong social connections did not get as sick, did not stay sick as long, and produced less
mucus than the less connected group.
The epidemic of loneliness creates an
opportunity for us.
If you want to double your
class every two years or less,
don’t invite people to class.
Instead, invite them
to the party.