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For the gospel, hospitality is about others, not us. Welcoming and befriending the stranger means I stop making my image the center of the invitation. The question is no longer, “How will I be seen?” The question becomes,
Who needs to be seen?
Who needs to be noticed?
Who needs to be welcomed?
Who needs a seat, a conversation,
a meal, a friend, a family, a place to belong?

That is the shift Paul is calling us to make. Hospitality moves us from protecting our image and convenience to pursuing and welcoming the stranger. Full Article Linked Below.

HOSPITALITY — Newstart Church | Delaware, Ohio For the gospel, hospitality is about others, not us. Welcoming and befriending the stranger means I stop making my image the center of the invitation. The question is no longer, “How will I be seen?” The question becomes, Who needs to be seen? Who needs to be noticed? Who needs to be welcomed? W...

Living sacrifice? Although familiar to many Christians now, why would that have sounded so strange to the first people who heard Romans 12:1? In their world, sacrifice had smoke, fire, and dead animals. Paul takes that familiar sacrifice picture and turns it toward us: our ordinary lives and our church community. Article and Video Linked Below.

Living Sacrifice — Newstart Church | Delaware, Ohio Living sacrifice”? Although familiar to many Christians now, why would that have sounded so strange to the first people who heard Romans 12:1? In their world, sacrifice had smoke, fire, and dead animals. Paul takes that familiar sacrifice picture and turns it toward us: our ordinary lives and our ...