Steve Durand - March 22, 2020
“I’d love to, but . . ." - Luke 9:23, 57-62
The Bible is clear from beginning to end. God wants Christ-followers to consistently and sacrificially love, serve, welcome, and demonstrate compassion – not only to fellow believers, but particularly to strangers and outsiders – through generous acts of warm hospitality in Jesus’ name. However, the journey to becoming a more hospitable and loving person is not as simple as one might hope.
The greatest barrier to biblical hospitality? Quite frankly, it’s ourselves. We frequently seem to have a litany of excuses at the ready as to why we intentionally avoid or ignore altogether the opportunities we have each day to step out in faith and to live out our God-ordained calling to welcome the strangers around us.
What about you? What’s holding you back?
From Series: "Biblical Hospitality"
Check out connectbcc.org/bh to find Biblical Hospitality series info, links to fillable PDFs, videos, and more tools to help you make the most of this focus and grow with us as a church family.This Week's Sermon: "When Even a Little is a Lot"
Bigger and Better is more than just a game from youth group days. It can be a way of thinking that translates into a way of living. The world tells us that bigger is better. More is better. But is it?
When the unexpected happens and you’re sheltered-in-place due to a worldwide coronavirus pandemic, you may find yourself thinking more about the little things. Small things that weren’t even on your radar a few weeks ago when our lives were focused on all those “bigger” and “better” and “more important” things.
All of a sudden even a little can be a lot. We’ll see why this Sunday.
