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Vox Sunday Sermon – Integrity: Your House is My House (Mother’s Day)- Part 2

Written by

Jay Downes

in

Sermon by – Pastor Chrisy Kendrick – Vox Church

My Personal Sermon Notes …

Integrity: Radical Hospitality

Part 1 – Do Good Work

Part 2 – Your House is My House

Anchor Verse

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”
— Proverbs 11:2-3 (ESV)

What Is Radical Hospitality?

Radical hospitality is the calling to make people feel seen, truly known, and deeply valued. It is not passive kindness. It is an active, bold, gospel-rooted commitment to opening our hearts and homes.

In a world that is lost and hurting, the Church is not called to comfort but to calling. What does it really mean to be the Church in that kind of world? It means living open-handed and open-hearted, creating sacred space where others encounter the love of Jesus.

Your House Is My House

Luke 19:1–10 (ESV)

“He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.’ So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all grumbled, ‘He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.’ And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, ‘Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.’”

Zacchaeus was a man despised by his community—a Jew working for the Romans, viewed as a traitor. Likely isolated and rejected, he still had a curiosity to see who Jesus was. That same innate desire exists in each of us: to know something more, someone who sees us.

As we grow older, it’s easy to become consumed with our own needs and forget to lift our eyes to others. But radical hospitality begins when we, like Jesus, see the unseen.

Seeing with the Eyes of Christ

Luke 19:5 (ESV)

“And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.’”

This moment matters. A week before Jesus’ crucifixion, He still paused. He saw Zacchaeus—not defined by his sin, but as a soul needing love, attention, and salvation.

Radical hospitality is the first step in Christlike integrity. It’s our calling as believers to live with eyes wide open, searching for those we are meant to love with Jesus’ servant heart.

Jesus called Zacchaeus by name (which means “innocent”) and invited Himself into his life. Jesus was always ready to meet people where they were—in their brokenness, rejection, and longing. He extended Himself without condition.

Hospitality Requires Sacrifice

We are called to die for integrity—to crucify convenience, comfort, and control. A life of radical hospitality requires that we reorder our priorities to make space for others.

Serving someone in Jesus’ name means doing it in a way that says, “I see you.”

“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We are called to lay down our lives for the gospel’s work in others.

Luke 19:8 (ESV)

“And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, ‘Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.’”

Zacchaeus’ transformation was instant. He found what his heart was longing for: Jesus. And his response was radical generosity.

What If We Gave Until It Hurt?

Philippians 3:7–8 (ESV)

“But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

Philippians 3:10 (ESV)

“That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”

The gospel calls us to see the eternal value in every soul. We don’t serve for recognition or reward but because love has been poured into us.

“God’s love for me is not based on my performance but on His promise.”
— David Benner

The more we pour out, the more of Christ’s love fills us. That’s how we come to know Him more deeply.

The Mission: Seek and Save

Jesus came to seek and save the lost. So we go, with eyes open and hearts ready.

“We serve not because the world needs us, but because we know what it means to be found.”
— Tyler Staton

Romans 10:13–15 (ESV)

“For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’”

Let us go into the world to share the love of Christ. Let us be His hands, His heart. Let us meet needs with grace and truth. Radical hospitality is not a church program—it is the way of Jesus.

A Note for Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to every woman who has extended radical hospitality to children, neighbors, friends, and strangers. Your life is a living sermon. You embody the integrity of Christ.

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