Charity Begins at Home Nov 15, 2015 Acts 1: 8

Charity Begins at Home

Nov 15, 2015

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

INTRODUCTION

• What is charity?
• What does the phrase

"Charity begins at home" mean?

• Is this phrase in the Bible?
• Who said “Charity Begins at Home”?

CHARITY AND EVANGELISM

• What does charity mean in the bible?
• What is evangelism?
• What is the relationship between

evangelism and charity?

“HOME”

• What is “home”?
• Charity at “home”
• Evangelism at “home”

Our Jerusalem:
Those we are closest to: immediate family, best friends, classmates, teammates, next door neighbors, etc	Our family, church or city	Our immediate family
Our Judea:
Those we are close to: extended family, other friends, online friends, schoolmates, neighbors down the street, etc	Our state	Our church
Our Samaria:
The strangers we encounter throughout the week	Our country	Our neighbors
The ends of the earth:
Going or sending for missions work	Global nations	Our missionaries, strangers

“HOME”

• What is “home”?
• Charity at “home”
• Evangelism at “home”

WHAT’S NEXT?

• Charity/evangelism
• Christmas Shoebox story