Hospitality

 These were notes I took at a class while we attended BBTI from 2018-2019 taught by Mary Cobb. 

Hospitality

1. Define hospitality- generous, cordial (heartfelt), receiving guests; promising cordial welcome; offering a pleasant of sustaining environment

2. Give an example of hospitality that comes from another culture. In China, how much tea you give someone signals how long you have time to allow a guest to stay.

3. List two scriptures that speak of hospitality. 1 Timothy 3:2;8- not prerequisites for pastors or deacons, but also their wives; Titus 1:8- has to come from the heart; 

4. What are three requirements for hospitality found in Romans 12:1-13? (1) service vs. 1  (2) humility vs. 2-3  (3) love vs 9-10 (4) without grudging 1 Peter 4:9

5. What are some things that might keep us from showing hospitality? Pride, self-centered, timidity

6. List some elements of Abraham’s hospitality found in Genesis 18:1-8. greeted them, respectful, ask them to stay, make it sound like a privilege to have them, feed them, give them the best

7. Recall things said or done that have made you feel welcomed. In some cultures, people will bring you a gift. When they treat you like family, you will feel more welcome 

8. How could our American view of privacy hinder us in the area of hospitality? Perhaps we go to a culture that does not have any privacy.

9. “Hospitality is an attitude as much as an action.” Marlene Evans 

10. How can I become more hospitable?