Quotes about Welcome

I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now... Come further up, come further in!

says he 'welcomes sinners and eats with them.'14 Now, think about that. In his culture, to dine with someone meant to offer friendship. The word welcome in Greek means that he took great pleasure in them. Jesus doesn't delight in sin, but he liked being around these people, maybe because they were well aware of their depravity, unlike many of the religious folks who masked it with hypocrisy.

How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spread his claws, And welcome little fishes in With gently smiling jaws!

Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant.Whoever receives them receives God.

The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.

Make yourself at home… clean my kitchen.

Who needs a house? I'm talking about your heart. You have plenty of guest rooms there. And that's what you do. You open your heart to people. You keep lovely little rooms in there, just waiting for your friends to come visit. People feel as if they can come right in, just as they are. You don't entertain, you love. That's what lasts. That's why people like me feel as if I will always be your friend. You hold a special place for me in your heart.

Maria had been expecting a visitor, for the broom had fallen only an hour earlier, which always meant company was coming.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him.

Jesus did not send us to declare the gospel only where people are responsive or where our witness is welcome. He did not expect us to be on mission to disciple peoples only where there is no danger or risk involved. He was unequivocal in His mandate to disciple the nations (peoples)—all of them!

A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home.

Peace be to this house.