Hospitality is risky.
Welcoming guests in your home is not always easy. In fact, most of the time it is hard work and can be a burden. However, showing hospitality is a risk worth taking and a burden worth carrying.
This Sunday we are continuing our summer sermon series through the book of Ruth with the theme of Hospitality as Mission. We will be studying chapter 3, a chapter full of risk. In preparation, take 5 minutes to read, meditate and pray through Ruth 3 and notice the risks that Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz take, while reflecting on what risks you might take by showing hospitality to your neighbors this summer.
I look forward to worshiping with you all and welcoming guests this Sunday!
Pastor Adam
Hospitality through Risk
Ruth 3:1-13
July 8, 2018 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
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June 24, 2018 • Rev. Adam Feichtmann
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