φιλόξενος Hospitality Hospitality = friendly to strangers “Philoxenos”

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φιλόξενος Hospitality Hospitality = friendly to strangers “Philoxenos” Philos “Stranger” “Friend” Hospitality = friendly to strangers

Hospitality = friendly to strangers It’s not cooking It’s not having friends over

Hospitality = friendly to strangers 7 ways to be friendly to strangers (Genesis 18:1-8) Noticing them (v1,2) Making the first move (v2) Hurrying to meet them (v2) Greeting them (v2) Asking them to stay (v3) Making the effort (v4) Sharing the best of what we have (v5-7)

Hospitality = friendly to strangers A (very) few examples: Romans 16:23, Titus 1:8, Matthew 10, Matthew 25 Why should we be hospitable? Because we were strangers to God – and he welcomed us in Ephesians 2:12 you were separate from Christ ... excluded ... foreigners ... without hope and without God Ephesians 2:19 you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people