Sermons on John (Page 2)

Sermons on John (Page 2)

Again I resume the long lesson

Our Lenten worship series is rooted in scripture and the Sabbath poetry of Wendell Berry; today’s worship focusing on John 3:1-17 & Wendell Berry’s poem VII, 1999, “Again I resume the long” (This Day, 201). Matt’s message invites our community to debunk exploiter’s exclusive and transactional readings of John 3.16 and to celebrate an inclusive and grace-inspired non-transactional way of hearing John 3.16 within its broader context. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

God Dwells With Us

Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804 Opportunities to Reach in Love for Christmas Our Christmas Offering during this worship series called From Generation to Generation will support two important ministries: Half of our Christmas Offering will go directly to the South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership’s Food Closet. The other half of our Christmas Offering will help Table Bread purchase a commercial stand mixer. Here is a link to give online. Give online here to support our Christmas Offering.…

Accept That There is an End


We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. Priya Parker writes, …Pastor Linda’s message invites reflection on the challenge of ending well so we might begin anew. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Never Start a Funeral with Logistics

We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. Priya Parker writes in a section of chapter five titled “Before your event starts, it has begun,” “Your gathering begins at the moment your guests first learn of it. This may sound obvious, but it’s not. If it were obvious, hosts wouldn’t fail to host the pregame for their gathering as often as they do.”…

Creating a Temporary Alternative World


We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. Priya Parker writes, “So far, we have explored how to anchor your gathering in a meaningful purpose. How to close doors on the basis of that purpose. And how to be a host who takes care of your guests by taking the right kind of charge. These decisions will give your gathering a solid foundation….The (next) question…is: How do I mix things up at my next gathering and create a temporary alternative world?” Pastor Linda’s message invites reflection on the alternative world we inhabit each week as we celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Don’t Be a Chill Host

We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. Priya Parker writes, “Now you know how to craft a bold and clear purpose for your gathering and how to close doors based on it. The next step is to think about your role as host. How will you run your gathering? “CHILL” IS SELFISHNESS DISGUISED AS KINDNESS.” Pastor Matt’s message invites reflection on how the Risen One calls us to host. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Close Doors

We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. “Inviting people is easy, excluding people can be hard.” At The Table we say “All Means All.” Pastor Linda’s message with invite wondering about how exclusion might just be the best strategy for growing in faith. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Decide Why You’re Really Gathering

We journey with John’s Gospel in the season of Easter as we practice resurrection through the lens of “The Art of Gathering” by Priya Parker. Molly’s message invites reflection on Thomas’s encounter with the Risen one as testimony to Easter’s call for us to hold the tension of disorientation and fear, gathering in our disbelief and mismatched hopes, bringing our toughest questions to each other and to God.Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

A New Creation

We gather on Easter morning to celebrate the subversive power and hope of resurrection in a world beset by brokenness and death. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804 Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon adapted from “Liturgy by Sarah Are | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org”

Patience & Learning

We are grateful for the rain and needed to move our Maundy Thursday gathering from the farm to online at the last minute. Here’s a recording from our online Maundy Thursday. Our Lenten worship series, Composting Faith, continues as we reflect upon the location toward which Jesus journeys and wonder about the locations we might be called to move toward as we hold our lives & scripture in conversation with the Divine while spending time at the compost pile. Rev.…

Chewing on Jesus


Worship is rooted in John 6:51-58. How might we “chew” upon the Bread of Life over time so that the life & teachings of Jesus fill us? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Bottle Service

Worship is rooted in John 6:24-35. How might the Bread of Life shape the contours of our lives today? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
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