Wholehearted—Loving God With All Your Strength

Melanie and Christy are joined by special guest Lydia Lucas to talk about sharing the good news of the gospel through our very lives. God calls us to offer ourselves (however much or little we feel like we might have) with hospitality toward our neighbor so that we can experience life together. It is a simple but challenging call. But no matter what, God promises to be with us as we learn and grow in loving him and loving others.

Lydia was born and raised in Spanish Harlem. She is a wife, mom, grandma, writer, and co-founder of the Latinas Loving Jesus ministry. She works on the leadership team at City Relief, a faith-based organization serveing people experiencing homelessness in New York and New Jersey. Her favorite way to commune with God is spending time in her backyard garden. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two boys. Check out latinaslovingjesus.com and @latinaslovingjesus.

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Journaling/discussion prompts:

Read Mark 12:29-31. Jesus says there is nothing greater than loving God and loving your neighbor. Who is your neighbor?
Talk about the weighty feeling of loneliness and isolation. How do you see the effects of loneliness and isolation in our world? How might you personally experience it?
Define hospitality. What is the difference between how the world views hospitality and how scripture commands us to live out hospitality?
Read 1 Thessalonians 2:6-8. Who are the people who have shared the goodness of God’s love through sharing their very lives with you?
How might God be calling you to love others well through hospitality? What does that look like in your specific place, with your unique gifts and interests?
Pray and ask God to increase your awareness of your “neighbors” and their needs and to grow your capacity to find moments to love them like he does.

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Hosts: Melanie Hill and Christy Crosby
Editing: Angela Edwards
Music: "Messy. Lovely. Real" Music by Aubrey Hill and AJ Gilmer

(Seasons 1&2 "Another Successful Day" Music by Bohdan Kuzmin)

Loving Others Through Hospitality