{"id":3295,"date":"2010-06-28T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2023-08-02T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:05:07","slug":"gift-of-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/gift-of-hospitality.htm","title":{"rendered":"I Know Some Servants … with the Spiritual Gift of Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spiritual Gift of Hospitality Defined<\/h3>\n

to warmly welcome people, even strangers, into one\u2019s home or church as a means of serving those in need of food or lodging<\/em><\/p>\n

Examples of How It Makes a Difference When We Serve According to Our Gifting<\/h2>\n

Servant #1:<\/strong> She enjoyed hosting a small group in her home but when asked\u00a0to lead the group, became frustrated and discouraged.\u00a0 When hosting, she eagerly focused on making sure people were comfortable and had what they needed.\u00a0 When facilitating the group, she tended to be more anxious and unsure of herself.<\/p>\n

Servant #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 She was there watching for me every week when I was a guest speaker at her church’s Sunday School for a series of lessons.\u00a0 She not only genuinely welcomed me, but offered for me to sit with her and her husband during the worship service.\u00a0 She introduced me to others within the body.\u00a0 And, she often invited me to lunch after the service.<\/p>\n

Servant #3:<\/strong>\u00a0 He was often one of the first to spot a visitor and extend a hand of welcome.\u00a0 He quickly put people at ease by his warm smile and kind words.\u00a0 He helped them find their way around the church and answered any questions they had.\u00a0 Here’s the catch: Nobody asked him to do these things.<\/p>\n

All of these servants took pleasure in using their spiritual gift of hospitality.\u00a0 It is what they enjoyed and did well.\u00a0 They offered “hospitality to one another without grumbling” (1 Pet. 4:9)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Lesson to Be Learned:<\/em><\/p>\n

When doing what lines up with our spiritual gifting, pulling on\u00a0God’s power, we are energized to serve.\u00a0 When serving outside of our gifting, it is so much easier to grumble and complain, to get frustrated or discouraged.\u00a0 When serving in accordance with His divine empowerment, we will tend to serve with enthusiasm, cheerfulness, and diligence.<\/p>\n

\"Ministry<\/a>Get this example of the ways the spiritual gift of hospitality can be used, along with 20 other gifts, in the Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use<\/a><\/strong>. In addition, the handbook suggests spiritual gifts most typically used in 16 broad ministry areas and 27 specific tasks that may need to be accomplished in most of those areas.<\/p>\n

Looking for Resources on Hospitality Ministry? Go to: Resources for Nuts and Bolts Ministries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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