Examining Scripture: “Let love be without dissimulation.Abhor that which is evil;cleave to that which is good.Be kindly affectioned one to anotherwith brotherly love;in honour preferring one another;”Romans 12:9-10 Evaluating Soil: Let’s clear off a spot in our social gardens and allow our Creator to nurture good seeds of hospitality in us. He could turn our hearts and homes into ...
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Acknowledging & Applying God’s Gifts to Our Hospitality
Examining Scripture: “Having then gifts differingaccording to the grace that is given to us,whether prophecy, let us prophesyaccording to the proportion of faith;Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering:or he that teacheth, on teaching;Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity;he that ruleth, with diligence,he that sheweth mercy, with ...
Continue ReadingThinking Humbly & Soberly About Our Hospitality
Examining Scripture: “For I say, through the grace given unto me,to every manthat is among you,not to think of himselfmore highly thanhe ought to think;but to think soberly,according as God hathdealt to every man the measure of faith.For as we havemany members in one body,and all membershave not the same office:So we, being many,are one body in Christ,and every one membersone of ...
Continue ReadingConforming Our Hospitality to God’s Will
Examining Scripture: “And be not conformed to this world:but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable,and perfect, will of God.”Romans 12:2 Evaluating Soil: Okay, I know it’s still winter. But, let’s grab our favorite hoodie and blanket, pour some hot tea, and pull up a shell chair on the porch. As Christian women, who desire ...
Continue ReadingCultivating Holiness in Our Hospitality
Examining Scripture: “I beseech you therefore, brethren,by the mercies of God,that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,holy, acceptable unto God,which is your reasonable service.”Romans 12:1 Evaluating Soil: Another season of festive hospitality is packed away with the Christmas lights and décor. The holidays are over and the New Year is underway. The freshness of empty space ...
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