Given To Hospitality (Continued)

Summary

The sermon explores the biblical principle of hospitality through the example of Abraham in Genesis 18, highlighting his gracious and purposeful reception of the Lord's appearance as three men. It emphasizes the blessings and divine encounters that come from being given to hospitality, illustrated further by the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4, who provided for the prophet Elisha and was rewarded with a miraculous blessing. The preacher encourages believers to actively constrain the Lord through prayer and hospitality, trusting that nothing is too hard for God. Hospitality is presented as a spiritual practice that requires effort and yields divine favor and communion with God.