1 #irelateseries Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2012 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission

2 How BIG are you on hospitality? How often do you have people other than your family in your home? How often do people stay overnight? When was the last time you shared a meal with someone you hardly knew? When did you last invite in a stranger?

3 Romans 12:13 Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. The Bible on hospitality Pursue it

4 1 Peter 4:8-9 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 2. An attitude of heart

5 Hebrews 13:1-2Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3. Persist in it

6 John 17:22-23 May they also be in us soI in them and you in me Why is hospitality a big deal? 1. It IMITATES God

7 John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent 1. It IMITATES God

8 Isaiah 55:1"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why is hospitality a big deal? 2. An INVITATION of Grace

9 Deuteronomy 8:18But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. 3. An INVESTMENT in Gospel

10 Mark 1:29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Why is hospitality a big deal? 3. An INVESTMENT in Gospel

11 Luke 10:38As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. Why is hospitality a big deal? 3. An INVESTMENT in Gospel What does Jesus need your home for?

12 Acts 2:46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, Why is hospitality a big deal? 3. An INVESTMENT in Gospel

13 1 Timothy 3:12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well. Why is hospitality a big deal? 3. An INVESTMENT in Gospel

14 John 14:2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. Why is hospitality a big deal? 4. An IMAGE of glory

15 John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— Why is hospitality a big deal? 4. An IMAGE of glory

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