We see hospitality in the bible a number of times, by receiving and loving strangers. Hospitality is a pure act of love and kindness, and it involves love from deep within, from our hearts. When we treat others with hospitality, and do it with joy and eagerness, we align with Christ’s teachings and bring honor to His name.
First Impressions
At Granite Lake, we want to be strategic and intentional about creating a warm, welcoming environment throughout the church . Ultimately we want to create an environment where people encounter the living God, and know they are part of His family. Our Family.
First Impressions
When Jesus encountered the Woman at the Well, in John 4:4-26, Jesus demonstrated hospitality by starting the conversation with a Samaritan woman. She was a "Samaritan" and a "woman"... already two strikes against her, and yet even though there were cultural barriers and prejudices, Jesus showed kindness, respect, and genuine interest in her life. Ultimately by interacting with a marginalized woman, Jesus' identity as the Messiah was revealed. When we are hospitable, even when there are barriers, we are honoring Jesus.
We want to express love, compassion, and encouragement to others, and be obedient to God. We want to make a personal connection with people who come to Granite Lake, and we want them to learn about and connect with Jesus.
Ultimately we want to create an environment where people encounter the Living God, and know they are part of His family. Our family.
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Loving, Serving, Reaching
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
Philippians 2:1
make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
Philippians 2:2
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;
Philippians 2:3
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
Philippians 2:5
who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Philippians 2:6
but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men.
Philippians 2:7
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross.
Philippians 2:8