ICEBREAKER: Does your family gather for family reunions? Where do you gather? What are those reunions like?

Read 3 John
What dynamics in this community is John addressing? Why is extending hospitality so important to John and the early church?

Why does John call Diotrephes out like this? Why is desiring to be first dangerous to our walk with Jesus? What might keep people from extending hospitality today?

How can you be more like Gaius in this passage? Do you enjoy hosting people in your home? Why or why not? What are some other ways that we can practice hospitality in our lives and our ministries?

How can we pray for each other this week?