Hospitality: Welcoming the Stranger vs. Exclusivity

Sermon NotesRooted Together#5 - Hospitality: Welcoming the Stranger vs. ExclusivitySpeaker: Pastor. Kelly J. TamScripture: Matt 25:31-46; 1 Peter 4:9-11Culture of Community--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------Culture of Inclusivity | Gratitude & AppreciationCulture of Interdependence | Commitment & FaithfulnessCulture of Presence and Participation | Commitment & FaithfulnessCulture of Honesty | Truthfulness & LoveCulture of Forgiveness and Reconciliation | Truthfulness & LoveCulture of a Shared Mission | Hospitality & BelongingCulture of Hospitality (Welcome) | Hospitality & BelongingThe practice of hospituality……fosters belonging and gives an invitation to shared life.…is the intangible way that we make someone feel when they enter our space.…literally and metaphorically making room for anyone who wants to come and belong.Culture of Hospitality:1. Hospitality Welcomes the Stranger and Creates a Space for Them (verse 35)2. Hospitality Builds and Sustains Community by Showing That Everyone Is Seen and Valued (verse 40)3. Hospitality Will Cost Us (verse 44-45)4. Hospitality Is Countercultural (verse 34)Call to Action: