Post on 24-Dec-2015
Hospitality“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.” (Hebrews 13:2, NASB)
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• Hospitals serve the sick• Hospitality suites in convention centers and hotels serve guests and clients• Hospitality industry is multi-billion dollar segment of the economy
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What is Hospitality? (Does God Command It?)
•“Entertain strangers”, Hebrews 13:2•philonexia: love of strangers
▫phileo: to have a special interest in someone or something, frequently used with focus on close association, have affection for…friend
▫xenos: “pertaining to being unfamiliar because of something being unknown, strange” (BDAG)
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What is Hospitality? (Does God Command It?)
•Commanded of Israel, Deut. 10:17-19▫God’s character and love of strangers▫Because Israel had been strangers in Egypt
Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
(Deuteronomy 10:19)
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What is Hospitality? (Does God Command It?)
•God commands us, Romans 12:13▫Given to: Pursue it, run after it, haste▫ Exhorted to practice it, Hebrews 13:2▫Without grumbling, 1 Peter 4:8-9▫Quality of an elder, 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus
1:7-8
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EntertainStrangersHebrews 13:2, 16
•Abraham, Genesis 18:1-8
•Lot, Genesis 19:1-3
•Old man in Gibeah, Judges 19:15-21
•Good Samaritan, Luke 10:29-37 (27)
•Martha, Luke 10:38-42
•Two disciples going to Emmaus, Luke 24:28-30
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EntertainStrangersHebrews 13:2, 16
•Failure to show hospitality▫Simon the Pharisee, Luke 7:44-46
▫Samaritans, Luke 9:51-53
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Brethren (and especially) for Strangers3 John 5-8
•Brethren, 1 Peter 4:8-9 (Matt. 25:37-40)
▫Spread of the gospel, Acts 16:15
▫Necessary in order for churches to meet in homes, Romans 16:23; Philemon 2
▫Without grumbling, 1 Peter 4:9
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Do Not Forget to be HospitableHebrews 13:2, 16
•Do not neglect (be inattentive, overlook, care nothing about)▫God is attentive, Luke 12:6▫Similarly, we are to attend to the
needs of others▫God will not overlook your service,
Hebrews 6:10
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Do Not Forget to be HospitableHebrews 13:2, 16
•Compassion, Luke 10:33 (Deut. 10:19)•Humility, Genesis 18:2-5•Kindness, Acts 28:2, 7, 10•Generosity, 1 Peter 4:9; 1 Tim. 6:17-19
▫Without thought of return, Luke 14:12-14▫Blessings will return to you, Luke 6:38
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• There is room for us to
improve
• Let us pursue hospitality and continue in it,
Romans 12:13 Hebrews 13:2