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The Hospitality Commands: Building Loving Christian Community: Building Bridges to Friends and Neighbors Paperback – September 1, 1993

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Hospitality plays crucial roles in encouraging unity, evangelism, and many spiritual gifts in the local church. Strauch shows the Scripture's teaching along with practical hints that he and his wife have learned over the years.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lewis & Roth Publishers (September 1, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0936083093
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0936083094
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.16 x 8.4 inches
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Alexander Strauch was raised in New Jersey and converted to Christ at a Bible camp in New York State. He received his undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University and went on to earn his Master's in Divinity degree from Denver Seminary.

For over fifty years Strauch has served in the leadership and teaching ministry of his local church near Denver, Colorado. Additionally, he has taught philosophy and New Testament literature at Colorado Christian University. As a gifted Bible teacher and a church elder with extensive practical experience, Mr. Strauch has taught in more than 25 countries and has helped thousands of churches worldwide through his expository writing ministry. In recent years, he has also make an impact on churches around the world through the ministry of BiblicalEldership.com.

He is the author of Biblical Eldership, Men and Women: Equal Yet Different, The Hospitality Commands, Agape Leadership (with Robert L. Peterson), Meetings That Work, Leading with Love, Love or Die, If You Bite & Devour One Another, and Paul's Vision for the Deacons. Mr. Strauch and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Littleton, Colorado.

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David A. Vosseller
5.0 out of 5 stars Impact the Church and Reach Out with Your Home!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2007
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Sociologists have noted that more and more Americans are disconected, and feel alone. We are more and more "hooked" and "wired" up to receive information and communicate, but there is a dearth of relationships. The church is called to reach out in love to a world like this, but how? Historically, one of the ways that the Christian community has always expressed its love to each other and to the world is through hospitality. The Hospitality Commands by Alexander Strauch is one of my favorite types of books to recommend. Why? Because it is biblical, brief (59 pages), practical and convicting! (It's also cheap!). What more could you ask for?

The author argues that hospitality is both a means to strengthen relationships within the church (Chapter 2 "Strengthening the Love of the Christian Family") , but it is also a neglected tool we can use to evangelize our neighbors and friends (Chapter 3, "Hospitality: A Launching Pad for the Gospel").

Strauch writes, "I don't think most Christians today understand how essential hospitality is to fanning the flames of love and strengthening the Christian family. Hospitality fleshes out love in a uniquely personal and sacrificial way. Through the ministry of hospitality, we share our most prized possessions. We share our family, home, finances, food, privacy and time. Indeed, we share our very lives. So hospitality is always costly. Through the ministry of hospitality, we provide friendship, acceptance, fellowship, refreshment, comfort, and love in one of the richest and deepest ways possible for humands to understand. Unless we open the doors of our homes to one another, the reality of the local church as a close-knit family of loving brothers and sisters is only a theory" (pg. 17).

That makes some sense, but is it biblical? Strauch says yes, and he backs it up with an impressive list of hospitality commands and examples from Scripture. (Rom. 12:13; 1 Peter 4:9, Heb. 13:1-2 among others). After thoroughly proving his case from Scripture, the author then seeks to equip his readers with ideas on how to demonstrate hospitality. "The belief that hospitality is important and the actual practice of hospitality are two different things. Many Christians never advance beyond the theory level" (p. 49). The author then follows by listing sixteen helpful hints to begin practicing hospitality as a church or as a family. At the end of the book is a 3 session study guide which makes this book useable for small groups or individual study.

If you are looking for new ways to obediently serve the Lord and step out in faith this year, consider getting this book and then "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality." (Rom. 12:13).
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Peter Butler Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hospitality Commands
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2011
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God commands you to be hospitable. I don't know if I would have ever put it that way if I had not read Alexander Strauch's little (53 pages) book, The Hospitality Commands.

Strauch argues that "hospitality" was a distinctive mark of the early church (6).

Christ brings people together as a family (10) that loves each other (12). That love opens up one's home and life to others in living out the Gospel (17). Inviting people into the home is key to hospitality (18).

Historically, home meetings have been the most fruitful base for evangelism (21). Especially when a meal is shared with another (24). The home was also the first place for travelling ministers to stay and work from (26). Hospitality includes generous, loving support for workers of the Gospel (29).

In the fourth chapter, he shows that hospitality is an actual command, not a matter of money or ability, but obedience (34). And all persons are to share in offering hospitality (37). The biggest stumbling block to this is our selfishness (38). Nevertheless, we are responsible to show hospitality to all Christians we encounter (40) - for which there may be unexpected reward (41). Christian leaders, in particular, must show hospitality (43). Except in the case of false teachers and unrepentant brothers and sisters (44). This chapter ends with a list (with Scriptures) of fourteen distinctive of Christian hospitality (47).

The final chapter is sixteen "helpful hints" for practicing hospitality - including some additional resources one might find useful.

The book includes a study guide for individual or group use.

I highly recommend this book in an age where we live as though we don't need each other and "what's mine is mine."

The one point at which I would like further clarification - especially as a minister - is how, when showing hospitality - to keep boundaries. For example, I prefer not to have people to my house, because it is my sanctuary - it is the one place I can go where people do not show up to make demands on me (in person, anyway). How might one keep the home, if one invites people in, from becoming a place where people believe they have a right to show up at any time and demand to be provided for because you are the minster and you "work" for them? Perhaps the answer is found in a mutual understanding of hospitality. I wish he had spent more time on this.
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Jenny P
5.0 out of 5 stars Short but important
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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This book offers a clear and concise explanation of Biblical hospitality. It walks through some of the history of hospitality in the early church and the commands to be hospitable we can find in scripture. The most important parts for me were 1) Contrasting hospitality and entertaining and 2) Offering practical advice to become more hospitable. There are three discussion lessons in the back for if you want to study the book with a group (or by yourself). I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to grow in loving their brothers and sisters in Christ but aren't sure how that should look. Very realistic!
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LS DeBella
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
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A group of ladies from my church did this as a study. It was very good.
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Rodger C. Niemeier
5.0 out of 5 stars What's Missing in the Church Today: Hospitality
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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Every Christian should read this - and every church should practice this! HOSPITALITY is what' missing in the fellowship of believers. We have let the cultural trait of individualism infiltrate the "fellowship" of believers. We need to be RELATIONSHIP back into the Body of Christ! And it's so simple (which is why this book is thin, and not a hefty textbook!).
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Katherine Harms
5.0 out of 5 stars Get motivated to show hospitality
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2019
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This book is inspiring and motivating. In addition to good expisiotion of the Bible texts at its core, this book includes references to other books written by people who already practice Christian hospitality. I recommend it highly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great primer on hospitality
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
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This is an excellent primer on hospitality. I'm a pastor and I was looking for a guide on Christian hospitality. This small book emphasizes the "Why" much more than the "How," but at the end the author provides a few great tips and other resources on hospitality that have proven invaluable. I'm very glad I bought the book and hope they will update it to include more content.
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Nathália August
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading, very inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018
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It's a very practical book. I recomend it if you are pursuing ways to learn more about this subject. Easy reading, very inspiring!
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John Keenan
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ways to get to know people is to invite ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2017
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One of the best ways to get to know people is to invite them around to your home. This short little book gives good sound biblical reasons why Christians should be always in the business of showing hospitality. It has many benefits both for the giver and the receiver.
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j a ekolongeni
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, written in a way that both men ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2014
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Fantastic book, written in a way that both men and women can benefit from. Clearly Christ-centered, with many biblical examples and exhortations to obey God's command in hospitality. Would love to go through this book again, and would highly recommend this little gem to anyone seeking to obey the Lord in this area.
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