HOSPITALITY: USING YOUR MESS TO BLESS

•    hesitant to invite others in
•    churches sometimes fail to welcome visitors
•    Shunammite couple’s extra room for visiting prophet appreciated
•    Scripture commands us to practise hospitality

BONUS: AN UNEXPECTED GIFT FOR THE CONTENT

•    learn to be content: e.g. African children happy playing with garbage
•    God’s commitment to us undergirds our contentment
•    meal boomeranged blessing to missionaries

FAITH FIGHTS IN THE FACE OF DISAPPOINTMENT

•    sudden death of son tested couple’s faith
•    faith acts in obedience to God’s promise
•    faith persists - doesn’t give up - runs with perseverance
•    merciful miracles of resurrection: 3 in OT, 4 in NT

KINDNESS CONVICTS

•    simple gesture of caring hospitality turns a life around