Importance Of An Open House!


1 Samuel 27; Psalm 141; 1 Chronicles 9; Matthew 10
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Scripture

Matthew 10

11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. 13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing. 14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. 15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.


Observation

If one of the twelve disciples knocked on our door would we invite them in and would our homes be open for a small group of seekers. The disciples were sent out on a mission trip and they were to knock on doors until they found a “son of peace” who would invite them in. They were to stay in that home and use that home as a base of operation to reach others living near by.

How open are we to using our homes for small groups? There is no better place to evangelize than your open home. Do people feel welcome? I can’t wait to be able to use our home for small groups and guests. Right now we don’t have a home and it is extremely painful not to have small group at our house. The activities room at church is nice but it is no substitute for the warm atmosphere of someone’s home. Let me encourage you to open up your home and let a small group meet at your place!


Application

How can we be more “sons of peace” in the weeks ahead? Invite someone to your house this week.


Prayer

Heavenly Father, Kathy and I look forward to the day when we have a home again and have people in it as our guests. We realize that all of that is in your hands and we wait anxiously to one day having our own place again. Thank you for our small groups and I pray that others would open their homes to begin new ones. Thank you for all that you have blessed us with.



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