Hospitality in Jesus

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🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

During the US civil rights movement, famed New Orleans cook Leah Chase did what she could. She prepared food and fed those who were marching for equal rights for all people. She said, “I was just feeding people. They were fighting for something, and they didn’t know what they would find when they went out there. They didn’t know what would happen to them on the streets. But when they were here, they knew I’d feed them. That’s what I could do for them.”

The gift of hospitality may sometimes be overlooked, but it can be just as important as other forms of serving others in Christ. A businesswoman named Lydia—"a dealer in purple cloth” (v. 14)—showed hospitality to Paul and the other preachers spreading the good news about Jesus to the people of Macedonia (Acts 16:11-14). She used what she had—her home—to help the traveling team. After accepting the gospel message, Lydia insisted on providing a place for the preachers to rest, saying “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, . . . come and stay at my house” (Acts 16:15). Much like the civil rights workers, Paul and his coworkers didn’t need to worry about a meal due to Lydia’s hospitality.

Gifts of hospitality can go a long way in helping all people—both fellow believers and those who still need Jesus. Let’s serve others as God provides what we need to help them.

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0:00.0	When Lydia and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.
0:06.1	Acts chapter 16, verse 15.
0:09.7	Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.
0:13.5	Our reading, Hospitality in Jesus, was written by Katera Patton and read by Tony Collier.
0:24.6	As a by Katera Patton and read by Tony Collier. Acts chapter 16 verses 11 through 15.
0:29.9	From Troas, we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrus, and the next day we went
0:36.1	to Neapolis. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Romanrus, and the next day we went to Neapolis.
0:37.9	From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony, and the leading city of that district
0:42.9	of Macedonia, and we stayed there several days.
0:47.4	On the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place
0:52.3	of prayer.
0:53.6	We sat down and began to speak to the
0:55.8	women who had gathered there. One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thiatira
1:01.4	named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart
1:08.4	to respond to Paul's message.
1:15.8	When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home.
1:19.5	If you consider me a believer in the Lord, she said,
1:23.6	come and stay at my house, and she persuaded us. Hospitality in Jesus
1:30.3	Written by Katera Patton
1:32.3	During the U.S. Civil Rights Movement,
1:36.3	famed New Orleans cook Leah Chase did what she could.
1:40.3	She prepared food and fed those who were marching for equal rights for all people. She said,
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