We're going to talk about wisdom as it pertains to hospitality.

You all understand what that means?

Hospitality, how we treat people, how we treat the officers who are here for our safety, our security,

how we treat our brothers and sisters in the family of God, and how we treat those in positions

of authority, family members, colleagues, friends, and even our enemies.

There's wisdom as to how we treat people, right?

Y'all say amen, because I'm going to need your help today.

Now, listen, more, more than any establishment on the face of the earth, the church family

should be the first and the best when it comes to hospitality.

Just as many of us, we've been shaped in the corporate sector. We've been

shaped by our attendance and seminars, workshops, conferences, interaction with employees,

employers, clients, patients. Should we expect anything less in the household of faith than

kindness? Should we?

In days past, you all remember we had the officers to tell us that there were people coming to service

and the people would curse them out.

Our ministers who would assist in transporting and making sure people park correctly and

everybody's safe, they would be cursed out.

Now, remember, they're serving, and none of the officers and none of our ministers cursed anybody out.

But that's what we received in the process of serving.

Now, in law enforcement, we expect that certain laws are adhered to. We respect

those who are in law enforcement. Y'all say amen. Because you know if an officer pulls you over on the side of the road,

you don't start popping your neck and cursing them out, right, and putting your hand on your hip

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