Gather Around the Table | The Biblical Case for Hospitality and Why Someone Is Waiting for Your Invitation | in case i forget

Open the Door Series | Part 02

Last week we talked about opening the door to new friendships and the practical tools that help you cross that initial threshold of connecting with someone new. This week we are going deeper. We are talking about what happens after the door is open — gathering around the table, extending the invitation, and the very biblical, very countercultural act of hospitality.

Y'all, I have to be honest. Hospitality is not always the first word that comes to mind when people think about the Christian church. And I think it should be. The early church in Acts 2 was breaking bread in their homes with glad and generous hearts every single day. The author of Hebrews tells us not to neglect showing hospitality to strangers. Paul in Romans 12 tells us to seek to show hospitality. And Jesus Himself, the night before the cross, gathered His disciples around a table.

There is power waiting for you at your table. But you have to be the one to set it.

In this episode I am sharing the biblical foundation for hospitality, my own story of learning to invite people into my mess instead of waiting for my house to be perfect, and a gentle rebuke for anyone who has been hiding behind baseboards and chimney sweeps.

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IN THIS EPISODE: ✦ Why hospitality is not the first word people associate with the church ✦ Romans 12:9-13 and the connection between genuine love and showing hospitality ✦ Acts 2 and what the early church model of breaking bread actually looked like ✦ The Jewish feasts as a model of gathering around the table to remember God ✦ Hebrews 13:2 and what it means to show hospitality to strangers ✦ Hebrews 10:24-25 and our responsibility to stir one another to love and good works ✦ Why your house does not have to be perfect for someone to feel welcomed ✦ The one non-negotiable Miki has before guests arrive ✦ Why hiding behind a messy house is actually a level of disobedience ✦ You are not just the church attender. You are the church. ✦ In case I forget: someone is waiting for you to gather around a table

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SCRIPTURES COVERED: Romans 12:9-13 | Acts 2:44-47 | Hebrews 13:2 | Hebrews 10:24-25 | Luke 22:14-20

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If you are anything like me, it does not take much to forget God's faithfulness and His goodness. Between social media distractions and life's everyday dose of hardships, I am fighting for my life trying to hold on tight to the hem of Jesus. Don't think I've got it all together. I don't. But that's why I'm inviting you into this space with me for on-point and on-time biblical truths to help us anchor when life would have us burn out and drift. This is in case i forget. I am your host Miki. Let's get to it.

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