Everyday Welcome

About Everyday Welcome

I encourage women to open your heart and mind, and open God's word to know Him more deeply, and open your life to invite others into fellowship with Him. Join me as we learn together what it means to live the inviting life... practicing biblical hospitality as we seek to awaken the palate and nourish the soul.

Publisher

Angela Sackett

Category

arts · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2023

Latest episode

20 May 2024

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 May 2024

   Be A Biscuit - Pursue Christian Community with Joy

   This episode is a practical, hands-on application of some of the foundational ideas of living the inviting life as a Christian. (For more in-depth, biblical underpinning for this fun episode, see the related episodes below!) Find full show notes here. Key ideas: We need each other in the body of Christ. We’re going to have to work for it. My husband and I are currently three years into being the “new kids” in a very inter-connected community at Camp Bethel, in a southwest Virginian Appalachian Mountain town. While our new neighbors and “family” in ministry have been welcoming, it’s also a very interconnected community, and it often takes work to connect on a deeper level with new friends. What I’ve found first hand over many years of being new in various communities, is that it takes work to go beyond surface-level relationships and pursue the kind of transformative Christian community that God calls us to. What we can not do as we pursue healthy Christian relationships: Stay in a community that is unhealthy. Bully our way in with an arrogant or critical spirit. Two things to look for in a healthy church, in particular: Expository biblical teaching Biblically modeled leadership (Paul writes extensively about what church leadership should entail, and we should seek that out in a solid, Bible-teaching church!) We need to go into our church setting, local study, neighbor group, workplace, and whatever community God allows us to be part of, with a heart that is humble to learn and hungry to serve. We need to ask Him to help us find a place to serve, even as we seek to continually grow as Christ-followers who seek to continually, increasingly, know Him through His word and be transformed by His Spirit. It can be hard to pursue healthy relationships as a Christian; but God calls us to it, and it is worth the work. Related episodes: Grow Mature Lead with Jahlil Jefferson (episode 43) Be Kingdom Minded (episode 9) We Need Our People (episode 35) Dwell Richly - The Word-Rich Inviting Life (episode 39) Where is the Stapler? An Unexpected Way to Create Welcome (episode 38) Ask Good Questions - Invite Genuine Community (episode 20) Refine Your Focus: Pursue Community in Truth and Love (episode 21) When We Feel Afraid, But God is Bigger with Kim Russo (episode 7) Resources: The Gospel Comes With A House Key (Rosaria Butterfield) 9 Marks of a Healthy Church Pastor John Piper on How to find a Good Church Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Join the Facebook Community! Pinterest YouTube

2. 

   1 May 2024

   Grow Mature Lead with Jahlil Jefferson

   Today I’m so excited to share with you my first interview with a brother in Christ! We got to be friends when Jahlil joined Jahlil is a follower of Christ, and a former student-athlete at University of Virginia at Wise, where he served as a diversity, equity, and inclusion intern at the college. While studying at UVA, he served in several off-campus Christian fellowship ministries including Mt. Olive Baptist Church college ministry, Camp Bethel Ministries, and Young Life in Wise, Virginia. He is currently pursuing Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Lincoln Memorial University—understanding that, “In every avenue of life I’m making efforts to attribute all my handiwork to God’s glory.” For the full shownotes, head to the Everyday Welcome blog post. A few key takeaways from my interview with Jahil: The investment of godly parents can have incredible fruit in the life of a young man. No matter what setting you’re in, you can choose to boldly step into hard places, in obedience to Christ and for His glory. God may call you to stretch outside your comfort zone (and humble yourself!) for His glory. Say yes! Any skill, any opportunity, can be used to share the hope of the gospel of Jesus. If we are too afraid to say yes when God gives us an opportunity, it might be a sign that we're seeing ourselves, not Christ, as the cornerstone. When we take small steps in saying yes to living the #invitinglife, the next steps become easier. Related Episodes and Posts: Be Kingdom Minded (episode 9) How Do You Identify? (episode 33) Reconciliation and Hope! (episode 24) Be Interruptible (episode 5) Salted Honey: The Words We Eat and the Words We Speak (episode 13) How to Let Go of Your Fears and Host a Bible Study Resources: Just Do Something (https://amzn.to/44r67Do), Kevin DeYoung 5 Conversations You Must Have With Your Son (https://amzn.to/44sVakS), Vicki Courtney Men and Hospitality from Gospel Coalition Read the full shownotes here!

3. 

   19 Apr 2024

   Behave Yourself: How To Be A Hospitable Christian on Social Media

   Each one of us needs to think about how to be a hospitable Christian on social media. For complete show notes, head to Everyday Welcome. In episode 41 (https://everydaywelcome.com/people-be-peoplin-the-need-to-be-seen-and-a-response-to-the-national-day-of-transgender-visibility/), we talked about our need to be seen. When we’re irritated and rightly angry at others wanting to be “seen” in their sin, we need to remember that we all really want to be “seen,” and often our desire for it leads us to sin. We talked about social media and how it reflects this innate desire in each of us - but how God already sees us, and what that looked like in scripture. Today let's down together a little bit more about how we can be hospitable, or invite meaningful interaction, online. Whether that’s comments and conversations we’re having on Facebook or Instagram, or the content we’re creating and posting, or what we’re re-sharing, we have maybe unprecedented opportunity to glorify God to a huge audience, with our online interactions. The words we speak say volumes about where we stand in relationship with God, they have incredible power for influence in truth and in love, and they even affect our own emotional and physical well-being. “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” -Proverbs 16:24 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” - Luke 6:43-45 I want to begin by saying it isn’t necessary that we speak at all online. God tells us in several ways in scripture that having a gentle and quiet spirit, having patience to be quiet, and otherwise just keeping our mouths closed (see Ecclesiastes 3:7 and Proverbs 17:28), can be the most loving and God-honoring thing to do in a given setting. Having said that, I also believe that social media is our modern version of the quilting bee combined with the town square, and if we use it and use it wisely, we have a responsibility to be winsome and truthful, and even be willing to engage in conversations where we say hard things. Not everyone agrees with me, but I actually think the online space gives us opportunities to speak the truth, in love, in ways never possible before, and I don’t think Christians should be absent from what I see as a huge opportunity for meaningful communication. It is a challenge to say the hard things with grace and love, but we must listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit in us, even as we fill our minds with God’s word, so that we identify what the truth IS in a given situation, and we can not be driven or influenced by fear. If we choose to speak in the public sphere, and we're willing to think about how to be a hospitable Christian on social media, let's be intentional. Here are some ways we can combat ungracious speech on social media, placing our trust firmly in God’s work through our obedience: Pray about it. Whatever the issue is that’s on your heart or that you’ve read in a social post, pause and genuinely seek God’s leading. Timing matters here - devote time before spouting off. Journal your thoughts on the matter and revisit them a day or two later, if at all possible. And speaking of time, take TIME to Use Scripture as your foundation before speaking. What does the Bible have to say about this topic? Is it nuanced? Look for multiple places where the issue is addressed and get a rich view of how God says it’s to be handled. Did one of the prophets, writers of scripture, or Biblical leaders address this topic or one that’s related? What tone and actions did they use to speak to it? Seek godly counsel. Go digging either in writing or in person to see what wise, seasoned believers have said or done in this realm. How have they approached it, either in person or publicly? After taking these important steps to pray, seek the Bible for wisdom and looking for godly counsel, if God calls you to speak online, here are some guidelines to help you. HOW TO SPEAK TO HARD TOPICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Be humble. Always be willing to listen and learn. Remember that God has graciously chosen to allow you to join Him in His work - but HE is the One who does the work. We can reflect the gentleness and humility God displayed if we’re willing to say “I’m sorry,” even when the point we are making is correct, when we have been unloving. You never know who’s watching - we say much when we maintain a respectful tone, in a public conversation. Set aside fear. It’s vital for us to be willing to disagree with people and to not shy away from that hard conversation. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.” (John 15:18-21) Be prayerful about when to bring up topics. We will always, in the flesh, err in our communication, whether it’s online or in person. But when we seek the Holy Spirit (in His Word) for direction and for equipping, we honor God and place ourselves in the way of His working. Psalm 141:3 says, “Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” The Psalmist knew what we need to remember - we need the Holy Spirit to lead us in speaking and in remaining silent. Think about the person on the other side of the screen. What does he or she look like? What’s his or her life experience? How might their experience lead them to hear what we have to say? As we begin to speak, we can continue to prayerfully ask God to help us see the person we speak to, or about, with His eyes. Remember the goal is heart change. Our goal should not ever be “to win.” I can’t have the motivation of making myself more seen (listen to episode 41 for more on this), or just to shout down wrongs, so to speak. My heart’s desire should align with God’s, and His desire is that all might come to know and worship Him. When deciding what to record or type, I need to think in terms of what is loving and truthful, that God might use to transform hearts and wake up spiritually dead people. Invite off-screen contact. This is huge, and I think, actually really important. Obviously, use wisdom with appropriate contact (if you’re a woman, make sure you’ve included your husband and/or his wife or another godly person in any conversation with a man, for instance). But remember that on the other side of any screen, there’s a real person and social media will always be secondary to real, person-to-person communication for moving past emotion or triteness, and into real-life, transformative connection. John 3:16 tells us that God so loved the world, that He gave Jesus to die for the forgiveness of sins of all who would repent and accept His free gift of salvation and follow Him. So knowing this about the God of the universe, we should let that be our driving force in online communication. We are all called to live the inviting life, and even social media can be a place we do that. Related Episodes and Posts: People Be Peoplin' - The Need to Be Seen (episode 41) Salted Honey: The Words We Eat and the Words We Speak (episode 13) What Does Modesty Have to Do With Hospitality? (episode 8) Dwell Richly - The Word-Rich Inviting Life (episode 39) Hard Hospitality - Responding to "Pride" With Humility (episode 4) Resources: Stay Salt, Rebecca Manley Pippert The Gospel Comes With A House Key, Rosaria Butterfield Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Join the Facebook Community! Pinterest YouTube

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