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September 20, 2026
BC Boardman
MISSION: Luke 19:10 “The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost”
METHOD: Luke 7:34 “The Son of Man came eating and drinking”
People were His mission, meals were his method.
LATIN WORD COMPANION:
COM = WITH PAN = Bread
1 Timothy 3:2 “Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…” English Standard Version
Hospitality is a glimpse of heaven on earth
Open homes lead to open hearts
Luke 19:1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. New International Version
Luke 19:3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. New International Version
Luke 19:5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. New International Version
1. HOSPITALITY SEES PEOPLE
Romans 12:16 Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. The Message
Romans 12:13 Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. The Message
Luke 19:7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” New International Version
2. TABLES CAN TEAR DOWN WALLS
“Jesus got himself killed because of the way He ate. He ate with all of the wrong people.” - Robert Karris –
3. IT’S NOT HOSPITALITY UNLESS IT HURTS A LITTLE
Philoxenia| Hospitality
philos = love or affection
xenos = stranger, foreigner, guest
Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to theLord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” New International Version
4. HOSPITALITY CHANGES HEARTS
Luke 19:9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” New International Version
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