In all my studying on temperament, I can
see how there will be some believers who don’t get into a community of
believers. People, some more than others, will be more wary, anxious or even
fearful of coming to a group of strangers, even if we have the common thread of
believing in Christ. These people need not only the hospitality when they get
there but need to be welcomed and personally invited. A personal phone call to
say hi and invite the person to come will go a long way to relieving any wariness,
anxiety or fear about attending anything within a community of people you do
not know. They are the sheep that are on the outside of the group looking in
but afraid to get any closer. They need a sheep from the flock to come over to
them and personally say “baaaaaaaaaaa” come with me. The lost sheep out on the
hills need this personal invitation from the flock, too. Knowing there is a
great church your friends go to may not be enough to get them to walk in the
door of the church. Invite them to join you for an event or activity at the
church or with your bible study group. Practice hospitality by reaching out.
3John
1:8 We ought therefore
to show hospitality to such men so that we may work together for the truth.
