Pastor Quinn • October 24, 2021
A Life of Hospitality
The God-lived life is a life of showing God’s love. Last month, we focused on letting that shine in serving others, doing things for them.
In today’s worship, the emphasis shifts a bit, and we look at the God-lived life as one that isn’t only doing things for others but opening our lives to them. As we invite people into our lives and our homes, God gives opportunities to show what we are all about and share who we are all about.
Through hospitality, as messy and dangerous as it can be, relationships are built, and Jesus is shared. That's why a God-lived life is a Life of Hospitality.
Without the resurrection of Jesus, I would have little hope for the future. That’s how the disciples felt after this death. “We hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel” (Luke 24:19). Their hope for a better life had died along with Jesus. But he lives, and it makes a difference. My hope for the future is restored. I have victory over the feeling of hopelessness, because the one who heals me and gives me a better life is himself alive. He lives to restore my hope.
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He Lives To Take Me From Death To Life Without the resurrection of Jesus, death would appear permanent. No one would have come back from the dead to explain what happens after death. Jesus told his disciples what would happen. But they were slow to believe the Easter truth. God ensured that his people had witnesses to assure that Jesus did not remain dead. He Lives, and it make a difference! I too shall live! Death has become a pathway to paradise. Jesus has already made me spiritually alive by giving me faith in his resurrection. In every possible way, Jesus takes me from death to life.
