Loving Strangers - July 21

First15 Devotional

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 21 July 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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As we near the end of our week on loving people, today we shift to loving those we don’t know. We are all so busy, and most often unaware of those around us, becoming too focused on ourselves to notice others. Perhaps today God would shift our focus upward to see the faces we pass on the streets or on the elevator. How much could a kind word or smile help someone out having a rough day? Let’s try to take our eyes off ourselves and see those we pass every day and don’t seem to notice. Could God want to use you to minster to someone you don’t even know? Let’s find out.

Our Scripture for today comes from Hebrews 13:2, and today's worship is Heart and Hands by Sean Feucht, Pat Barrett & Amanda Cook.

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0:00.0	As we near the end of our week on loving people, today we shift to those that we don't know.
0:11.0	We are all so busy and most often unaware of those around us, becoming too focused on ourselves to notice others.
0:18.0	But perhaps today, God would shift our focus upward to see the faces that we pass on the streets or the people
0:25.2	around us on an elevator.
0:27.6	How much could a kind word or smile help someone out that's having a rough day? Let's try to take our eyes off of ourselves
0:34.8	and see those that we pass every day and don't seem to notice. Could God use you to
0:40.8	minister to someone that you don't even know. Let's find out together.
0:45.0	Welcome to the First of Team Podcast. So, Our scripture today, today, Hebrew 13-2, says, do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for thereby
1:16.2	some of entertained angels unaware.
1:20.8	Matthew 25 34 through 40 gives insight into God's passionate love for the lost, broken and alienated.
1:31.0	Scripture says, then the king will say to those on his right, come you who are blessed by my father,
1:38.5	inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was
1:46.7	thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me I was naked and you clothed me I was sick and you
1:57.4	visited me I was in prison and you came to me then the righteous will answer him saying,
2:04.3	Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you drink?
2:09.6	And when do we see you a stranger and welcome you or naked and clothe you?
2:14.7	And when do we see you sick or in prison and visit you?
2:18.3	And the king will answer them, truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to me
2:28.4	The world around you is living every day apart from the saving and freeing knowledge of God's love for
2:34.9	them. They try to find hope and the created rather than creator and discover that
2:40.7	the world contains nothing to help them.
2:44.2	Relationship with Jesus is the sole source of hope for the earth.
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