Posts from March 2011

Worship on Sunday will focus on the story of Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9.  In reflecting on this story, Carl Gregg writes, This story is not just about a blind man being healed once upon a time in a land far away.  It would be significant if it were just about the past, but it is even more important because it continues to teach us today.  This story of healing from 2000 years ago continues to challenge…

Worship this Sunday at The Table will be rooted in John 9.1-41.  Read the full text here. Having said this, [Jesus] spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes…So the man went and washed, and came home seeing (John 9.6-7). Jesus heals a man born blind in this story.  Why mud?  How would you describe your own spiritual sight these days?  What might be hindering or even blocking your vision?  The…

We pray in our weekly Kitchen Table gatherings for those places in our own lives and in the world that are in need of God’s healing, reconciliation, and hope. We also offer prayers of thanksgiving for the places that are experiencing redemption and new life. You’re invited to share your prayers in the comments section below. For prayer concerns, we hope you’ll follow the form of prayer inspired by O-So-So, the Korean song we’re using for our time of prayer…

The sermon from Sunday’s worship service is now posted on our Podcast.  Listen here.

We will experience this week’s reading as spoken word in worship this morning.  Watch here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q49BbfgJbto&feature=player_embedded]

The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman might be described as a story that catches folks off guard – seeing something warm and human in an environment that is increasingly lacking in that element. Something akin to this … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DANLg-hD29A]  How might you catch someone off guard today?

Worship this Sunday at The Table will be rooted in John 4.5-42. Read the full text here. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (John 4.7) Reflecting on your own childhood, who were the people or where were the places you avoided?  The Samaritan (think outsider) woman is the first person in John’s Gospel to whom Jesus reveals himself as the Messiah.  What is significant to you about this? How…

We pray in our weekly Kitchen Table gatherings for those places in our own lives and in the world that are in need of God’s healing, reconciliation, and hope. We also offer prayers of thanksgiving for the places that are experiencing redemption and new life. You’re invited to share your prayers in the comments section below. For prayer concerns, we hope you’ll follow the form of prayer inspired by O-So-So, the Korean song we’re using for our time of prayer…

The message from Sunday is now available on our podcast.  Visit this link to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or listen directly from our website.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him (John 3.16-17). William Willimon writes, God loved the world, loved so much that he gave. Not to condemn but to save, John says. Not to condemn. In the midst of…

This prayer is titled Lent in our United Methodist Hymnal #268: O God our deliverer, you led your people of old through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide now the people of your church, that, following our Savior, we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.

Worship this Sunday will be rooted in John 3.1-17.  Read the full text here. John 3.16 states:  For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Where have you seen this verse in public?  What feelings does this text bring up for you?  What questions does it engender?