Pod # 25 Missions Starts in the Living Room

All of a sudden, you realize that you’re just doing life, and it’s changing lives

In this Pod, I sit down with a couple who are raising their seven children in the Middle East. They talk about giving up everything to follow Jesus, the power of hospitality, living by the Spirit, and the daily and weekly rhythms of their lives that make their house so enticing to others. I was challenged by their radical hospitality and I think you will be too. 

I used to teach in conferences for four or five hours at a time. But there is nothing like the richness of eating a meal together. 

Timeline

• 00:00 Intro 
• 00:44 From Cultural Christians to Surrendered Christians 
• 4:39 What is the Spirit-Filled Life? 
• 10:42 How did you end up on the field? 
• 19:36 What is the emphasis of your ministry? 
• 22:47 The daily practice of family devotions  
• 24:27 Do you kids give you pushback? 
• 26:06 Watch me eat and I’ll tell you how it tastes 
• 27:53 The weekly practice of rest
• 29:00 The daily practice of saying I’m sorry, and thank you. 
• 32:06 The weekly practice of worship and communion 
• 33:00 How much of what you do is by design and how much is just you? 
• 35:27 What is discipleship?
• 27:18 Does constant hospitality ever drain you? 
• 47:51 Why is what you do so attractive to people? 

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