Posts Tagged ‘hospitality’
Mary’s House
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Marys-House.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Acts 12:12-17 I. In Acts 12 we learn that the persecution of the church intensified in Judea. A. Herod had the apostle James killed – Acts 12:1-2 B. It was a popular act, and so he planned to repeat it by having Peter killed – Acts 12:3-4 C. But Peter did not…
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https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Hospitality.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: III John 3-8 I. Sometimes you are so familiar with a term that you never stop to examine whether your use of the term is actually correct A. Years ago, I was studying about hospitality. There are several passages in the New Testament that tells us to be hospitable 1. Romans…
Read MoreWho is Romans 12:13 talking about?
Question: Good morning, I came across a comment that was made on a particular verse: Romans 12:13, “Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.” Could you please comment on who it is that is distributing the needs of the saints? And that of given to hospitality. In Greek, this “given to hospitality,” is…
Read MoreBearing a Different Gospel Beautifully
by Matthew W. Bassford The apostle Paul was fond of sarcasm, not because he didn’t love people, but because he did. When Christians he had converted turned aside from Christ, it drove him to distraction, and that distraction often found its expression in heartfelt exasperation. One such expression appears in II Corinthians 11:4. In contrast…
Read MoreWhat My Parents Taught Me
by Jefferson David Tant Vanguard Magazine, November 1982 All parents teach their children — consciously, subconsciously, positively, negatively, by example, by word. Children are even taught to be what their parents fail to teach. In our generation, many parents have abdicated their teaching roles to TV, schools, their children’s peers, and other influences. I am…
Read MoreCome on Over
by Emma Wyatt When I was newlywed, my husband asked if we could invite the visiting preacher over for supper one night. I panicked. I said no. I had just barely learned to cook. And everyone knows the only appropriate meal to feed a preacher is a pot roast, right? I didn’t know how to…
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by Ethan R. Longhenry It has become popular among many religious organizations and denominational churches to build and maintain a facility as part of their property which is used to facilitate the sharing of meals. Sometimes such facilities are considered a “multipurpose area” that might be used for meals, meetings, or other purposes; sometimes such…
Read MoreIs there a possibility of being kind to an angel or are we just entertaining for angels to watch?
Question: In Hebrews 13:2 it says we are to be hospitable because in doing so some have entertained angels unawares. I’m trying to understand if this means there is a possibility we could show kindness to an actual angel (appearing as a human), or if by “entertaining” it is talking about them being entertained (i.e.…
Read MoreDid I miss a chance to be hospitable?
Question: A friend called me and asked if he could have a place to stay for the night. He said he had a friend with him as well. He is homeless, and his friend has a home. I wanted to give them a place to stay, but it would be a hassle, and my wife…
Read MoreAm I being inhospitable not to want my father-in-law around so much?
Question: In this question, I’m honestly not sure if I am being inhospitable, or if I have genuine concerns. Thus why I seek to ask this to you. My wife and I have been married for still a relatively short time, and have a child. My father-in-law lives a couple of hours away, but still…
Read MoreWhy do people ask questions about me when I visit a church?
Question: In “Should people be checked out before accepting them in a congregation?”, a person wrote about ‘checking out’ new people to the congregation before accepting them. While I understand the logic behind making sure they accept the true church and follow the Lord, I have experienced that type of probing and questioning that is…
Read MoreDoes someone need to invite people into their homes to practice hospitality?
Question: Does someone need to invite people into their homes to practice hospitality? I know this is not the only way to serve. Answer: The word “hospitality” can translate the Greek word philoxenia. It is a compound word of “love” (philo) and “guest room or lodging” (xenia). This word is used in Romans 12:13 and Hebrews…
Read MoreA Richly Blessed Family
by Bill Hall via Gospel Power, Vol. 15, No. 15, April 13, 2008. “Pity the Smith family. Poor things, they have to keep the preacher every time the church plans a gospel meeting. And Christians are always stopping in at their place. And they are about the only people in the church that ever invite people…
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by Wendi Capehart In the lovely gardening memoir Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden, Mrs. Whaley writes about how she felt when she and her husband moved to Charleston after they had spent a short time in D.C. She says she had trouble adjusting to the social scene in Charleston. Everybody was related to everybody else,…
Read MoreHospitality — Why Bother?
by Julie Adams via Biblical Insights, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 2007 Why is it that the very idea of hospitality conjures up thoughts of fine china, matching napkins and a five-course meal? Perhaps it is our “Martha” mind that causes us to dread all that we think we have to do to show hospitality. Then…
Read MoreThe Church Community
by Sam Stinson “The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for summoning the congregation and for breaking camp. And when both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.” (Numbers…
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