“HOW TO TREAT OUR GUESTS”
PASTOR MARK JOHNSON
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011



INTRO: Next Sunday is our “Friend & Family Day” at Jubilee. How should we treat our guests?

I. WHAT ARE WE WILLING TO DO IN ORDER TO WIN MORE PEOPLE TO CHRIST (1Cor. 9:19-20a, 22-23a)?

A. The Great Commission (Mk. 16:15; Matt. 28:18).

B. Are we willing to make ourselves a servant to others (v. 19) and to identify with others (v. 20a, 22) to win more people to Christ)?

C. What are you willing to do for the gospel’s sake (v. 23a)?

D. What are we willing to do at Jubilee to win more people to Christ?
1. Are we willing to sacrifice any of our personal preferences and liberties?
2. Are we willing to sacrifice time, energy, discomfort and resources to win more people to Christ?

II. ARE WE WILLING TO DEMONSTRATE HOSPITALITY WITH EXCELLENCE TO ALL OF OUR GUESTS?

A. Be given to hospitality (Rom. 12:9-13).

B. Be hospitable to one another (1Pet. 4:7-10).

C. How to demonstrate hospitality:
1. Be friendly (Prov. 18:24a).
2. Go out of your way to welcome and meet guests.
3. If you bring a guest, plan to eat with them afterwards.
4. Look to nurture your relationship with them and Jubilee.

III. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AND WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?

A. To be more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission.

B. To demonstrate the love of God to the lost.

C. To invite our guests on a “GodQuest.”

D. To love and experience God through passionate, sincere, and orderly worship (1Cor. 14:40).

E. To seek for the body to be edified, which requires understanding (1Cor. 14:1-20, 23-28, 33, 39-40).