Hey everybody, thanks for joining us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is the Bible

teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today we're closing out our series, The Miracle of Mercy.

Rick has shown us how God's mercy can lift your guilt, heal your wounds, and transform the way

you live. If you missed any part of this series, you'll find it on our website,

pastor rick.com.

And now we're going to wrap up this series with the final part of a message called

being an agent of mercy in the world.

Hospitality is a lost art today.

In our culture, we don't know how to do this.

First, we're too busy, and second, we're too self-centered. We don't know how to just slow down and have hospitality with people.

A cup of coffee, inviting people into your home for a meal.

You realize how radical that is today to invite people who, you know, have, you know, I'm not talking about your close friends,

just invite somebody to come for dinner that you've never been for dinner.

That's pretty unreal.

But the Bible over and over emphasizes hospitality.

People are hungry for hospitality.

And the Bible tells us in Matthew 25 that the one thing you'll be judged for at the judgment is how you treated other people.

And in that passage of Matthew 25, Jesus says this, I was alone and you welcomed me and you showed me hospitality. You brought me in. You welcomed me.

When was the last time you showed anybody a stranger, hospitality? I want you to hear

Brandon's example of being an agent of mercy in this. Give him a warm welcome.

Well, hey, Saddleback, it is a gift to be here with you.

Years ago, as a small group of young adults, we had a little New Year's Eve party and invited some friends of friends, some of whom weren't Christians.

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