Hospitality is an important part of the elders’ ministry which focuses on bringing others into the elder’s life circle. It is a required characteristic of biblically qualified elders and should be practiced regularly.
Lecture Outline Detailed Outline Remember It(b) Rom. 12:13, (d)1 Peter 4:8-9, (e) Heb. 13:1-2
(d)“love of strangers”, or to open up your life and home to others
(b) If you want to influence people to a certain behavior, you need to model it first. (a) Also, because Scripture commands elders to be hospitable.
- What are some creative ways to show hospitality besides inviting people to your home?
- What are some cautions to exercise when inviting people into your home?
- What can you do if some people simply won’t respond to your invitation to hospitality?
- Develop a plan for showing love to strangers. Think through how often you can show hospitality, when, with whom.
- If you are a businessman, think through some ways you can show “love to strangers” in the course of the business day. Select one and put it into practice.
The Hospitality Commands, by Alexander Strauch