Is your idea of hospitality a once a year holiday party?

Nancy Damas Walgemuth wants to expand your horizons a little.

Hospitality for the Old Testament Jews was not an event.

It was a way of life and it's intended to be a way of life for

us.

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Now, if you approach the Old Testament stories

with a 21st century mindset, You're going to miss details in those

stories about hospitality. Nancy's helping us see these stories with a fresh

perspective as she continues in a series called Your Welcome Here.

We've been talking all this week about the Ministry of Hospitality

and how we can reflect the hospitable heart of God

by opening our hearts and our homes to other people.

Now as you get into the scripture and start to study this matter of hospitality,

you see in the Old Testament many, many illustrations of hospitality. Hospitality for the Old

Testament Jews was not an event. It was a way of life and it's intended to be a way of life for us. You see the Old Testament Jews believed that because God was their host

therefore they were obligated to show hospitality to others.

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