Let’s get a little vulnerable. When we are in church, we often hear other Christians inviting other Christians around for lunch or evening tea. That is great we need fellowship. But can we offer another option as well?
Would it also be a good idea to invite a new person who is new to the Christian faith around for lunch or evening tea too.
Scenario
A lady who is a single mother and has struggled to raise her children comes along to church, she is new, but she is a little different from the rest, she has been metaphorically speaking beaten up by the world, has had a tough time and looks relatively unkempt. You can forgive her for that because she has used everything she can to raise her children, and it has left her bruised with nothing much left for herself.
However, when this lady comes to church, she comes along, but never gets an invite to come along to lunch or evening tea from other Christians, because she is unkempt and perhaps a little different from the rest.
Here is the alternative we would like to suggest. Invite people who are new to church to your table. Don’t just take the easy option and invite other Christians around to tea because it would be a lovely easy time because you already know them. Do the radical thing and be bold inviting new believers, or people who have yet to make Jesus the Lord of their lives but are curious about our faith to your table.
Obviously, you have to be careful who comes to your table. We know people will recite safeguarding issues to us. However, if the Lord has been good enough to bring people to our church, then hospitality has to be extended to new believers and people looking to come onboard with the Christian faith. We have a responsibility to include new believers in our circle to help them with their faith. So don’t just take the easy option.
Jesus was radical in love so let’s also be radical and let kindness cost us something. Discuss this with a trusted friend and let’s push the boat out.