Sermon: "Hospitality is the Way of the Gospel"
Date: 6/15/2025
Preacher: Steven Warren
Series: "Set The Table"
Title: "Hospitality is the way of the gospel"
What is the problem with the world?
We are hostile toward each other. Our hostility creates hardship in our relationships
Big Idea: Hospitality is the way of friendship in a world of hardship
“Hospitality is making space for others to belong before they believe.” — Jeff Vanderstelt
Scripture:
John 6:1-14, 31-37 Leviticus 19:33-34; Hebrews 13:2
John 6:1-5
1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him,
Leviticus 19:33-34
33 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
John 6:5-10
Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
Jesus’ response: He sets the table
He chooses friendship instead of succumbing to hardship.
John 6:11-14
11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
How Does Jesus Show Hospitality?
1. He sets the table
2. He gives thanks to God for His provision
3. He shares what he has
4. God provides over and above!!!
5. The disciples are blessed for serving
6. People lift their eyes to Jesus.
John 6:33-37
33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Can you help people leave a world of hardship through entering into friendship?
CALL TO ACTION: Will You Set the Table?
Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
When and how will YOUR FAMILY gather for an intentional meal this week?
Preacher: Steven Warren
Series: "Set The Table"
Title: "Hospitality is the way of the gospel"
What is the problem with the world?
We are hostile toward each other. Our hostility creates hardship in our relationships
Big Idea: Hospitality is the way of friendship in a world of hardship
“Hospitality is making space for others to belong before they believe.” — Jeff Vanderstelt
Scripture:
John 6:1-14, 31-37 Leviticus 19:33-34; Hebrews 13:2
John 6:1-5
1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him,
Leviticus 19:33-34
33 “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 34 You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
John 6:5-10
Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.
Jesus’ response: He sets the table
He chooses friendship instead of succumbing to hardship.
John 6:11-14
11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
How Does Jesus Show Hospitality?
1. He sets the table
2. He gives thanks to God for His provision
3. He shares what he has
4. God provides over and above!!!
5. The disciples are blessed for serving
6. People lift their eyes to Jesus.
John 6:33-37
33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
Can you help people leave a world of hardship through entering into friendship?
CALL TO ACTION: Will You Set the Table?
Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
When and how will YOUR FAMILY gather for an intentional meal this week?