Loving Strangers
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 26 May 2021
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Summary
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 For the One by Brian & Jenn Johnson.
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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. |
| 0:10.0 | 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 |
| 0:21.6 | to see the faces that we pass on the streets |
| 0:24.6 | or the people around us on elevator. |
| 0:26.6 | How much could a kind word or smile |
| 0:29.6 | help someone out that's having a rough day? |
| 0:32.6 | Let's try to take our eyes off of ourselves |
| 0:34.6 | and see those that we pass every day and don't seem to notice. |
| 0:39.4 | Could God use you to minister to someone that you don't even know? |
| 0:43.5 | Let's find out together. |
| 0:45.3 | Welcome to the first of team podcast. Our scripture today, Hebrews 132 says, |
| 1:03.7 | Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, |
| 1:06.8 | for thereby some have entertained angels unaware. |
| 1:12.6 | Matthew 25 34 through 40 gives insight into God's passionate love for the lost, broken, and alienated. |
| 1:21.6 | Scripture says, |
| 1:23.6 | Then the king will say to those on his right, |
| 1:25.6 | Come, you who are blessed by my father, |
| 1:29.6 | inherit the kingdom prepared for you |
| 1:31.5 | from the foundation of the world. |
| 1:34.2 | For I was hungry and you gave me food. |
| 1:37.5 | I was thirsty and you gave me drink. |
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