Daily Love Walk: A BREAKING BREAD MINISTRY / Pursue Hospitality

This is the second of seven devotions and music videos

with the theme from Galatians 5:22

"The Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness / Hospitality

A BREAKING BREAD MINISTRY
by
Kent Cooley

(Adapted from Romans 12:13, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 5:22)

Rebecca and I had the privilege of serving in a church in Stow Ohio in 1998-2000. I served as Music minister/ Associate Pastor. While we were there God anointed us to have a breaking bread ministry. We did not have services on Sunday night so we would look for people, from the congregation, who were not connecting with anybody and we would invite them over to have a meal with us, fellowship and play games. As we began to invite people over, the Lord began to cause thing to come to us to facilitate this ministry.

I remember going to an old junk store where everything was old and worn out except for a stunningly beautiful, brand new, round cherry table with four very comfortable, upholstered chairs that could almost pass for living room chairs. The price on the set was only $125.00. The owner over heard Rebecca say “If he would take $100.00 for the set I would buy it.” He replied, “You can have it for $100.00. After that, we started receiving all kinds of games, bread machines etc. These items have great sentimental value to me, even to this day because they are a product of a ministry close to the heart of God. Paul, the apostle instructs us to . . .

Pursue the practice of hospitality.

Webster defines Hospitality in these terms:

Friendly and welcoming, generous treatment offered to friends and to strangers.

Father, I forsake every kind of thought, word and action that does not promote hospitality. Continue to develop us in the gift of warmth and generosity.

My child, would you like to receive me into your home and around your table. As you welcome the least of these in your home and around your table, you are welcoming me. So pursue hospitality. In this way, as you will dwell and continue in love, dwell and continue in Me and I will dwell and continue in you!

I am love!