Warmest Welcome (Matthew 10:40-42)

Back from annual conference in Corpus Christi, Pastor LyAnna Johnson flips a familiar Gospel passage on its head: instead of picturing ourselves as the disciples being sent out, what if we're the ones doing the welcoming? She traces that idea from the practical, life-or-death hospitality of the ancient world through last year's July 4th floods in the hill country, when the congregation raised $45,000 and showed up with flood buckets almost before anyone asked. The invitation she leaves the congregation with is small and specific: one hour, one day this week, to treat everyone encountered as someone God has sent. Sermon date: June 28, 2026