Hospitality

When the church began meeting in homes

   after the day of Pentecost,

   scripture tells about the warm

   hospitality they shared with each other.

There was food and they met each other's

   needs, even if they had to sell their own

   belongings to do so.

When Peter's mother-in-law was healed from

   a fever, she immediately got up and began

   to serve Jesus and his disciples.

Jesus attended a wedding in Cana of Galilee,

   where he turned the water into wine, so that

   the family could continue extending

   hospitality to their guests.

Hospitality is a major concern of Jesus.

He is not much into tolerating folks.

   He is all about loving them and making

   a place for them at the table.

Our first priority on October 14, is to

   extend hospitality and love to those

   we have invited to join us for worship

   and/or our Community Fun Day which

   begins at 1 p.m.

All day, that day, I request that you think

   of one thing above all — Christian hospitality.

Welcome all God's people, enthusiastically.

Moving to the deeper places,

Jeff