Changed People Change People: Hospitality Church Together

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles

Scripture Focus: Luke 7:36-50

Sermon notes are as follows:

Changed people act hospitably... (36-38)
• The perfume  that she poured was perhaps a part of her former profession. She was  able to break the jar because she didn't need it anymore. She was  leaving her old self behind.
• Jesus can change awkward moments into moments of ministry.
• She was changed by gratitude. So are we.

as an illustration... (39-46)
• There’s a difference between “soul righteousness” and “self-righteousness.” One empties, the other fills. We can’t have both.
•  A good test for self-righteousness revolves around responding when  things go against us. Do we own and correct or blame and deny?
• Please don’t dwell on a person’s past; help them fulfill their future.

of the invitation to love and peace. (47-50)
• The more we understand our disobedience, the greater we respond with love.
• Simon only saw the sin; Jesus saw the sinner.
• When people trust Jesus, he changes lives!
• Your faith doesn’t need to be a loud voice. A quiet action can make a huge difference.