Nancy Damas Walgmo says one way we see what's really going on in our hearts is to look at how we use our homes.

Hospitality is a test of whether we really have genuine faith, whether we're true believers.

It's an evidence of true conversion.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy Demas Welkner, co-author of True Woman 101.

For April 9, 2024, I'm Dana Gresch.

Yesterday we began a series called You're Welcome Here. It's about how crucial hospitality is in the body of Christ.

Nancy's back with part two of that series.

As you read the book of Romans, you realize that the first several chapters are Paul talking about

some pretty heavy doctrinal matters. He's talking about the Gospel of Christ.

And then as he comes to the second half of the book of Romans, he starts saying,

how does this affect the way that we live?

And when we come to chapter 12 of Romans, Paul gives many practical exhortations

about what it means to live out the Gospel of Christ.

In verse 10 of Romans 12, Paul says, be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love.

Having received what you have in Christ, now love one another.

And then he goes on to say, pursuing hospitality.

We're talking about the Ministry of Hospitality and how as we open our

homes and hearts to other people we manifest, we express the Gospel of Christ to

them. We want to talk today about what is Christian

hospitality. What does it mean to be hospitable? Some of us grew up in homes that we

never had company, we never had people into our homes.

Now I'm thankful that our home was an open home and we had lots of hospitality

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