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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 in Lent:…

Our reading for this morning, Matthew 21.1-11, can be found here. Jump from Jerusalem in the days of Jesus to 2011: What do we celebrate as having the potential to save? Celebrities, political figures, athletes, technology? What do we do when we are disappointed in our hopes? Prayer: God of Hope, keep our attention on those things that nurture life and lead us to greater union with you and with each other. Amen.

G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) The Donkey When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born; With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings, The devil’s walking parody On all four-footed things. The tattered outlaw of the earth, Of ancient crooked will; Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb, I keep my secret still. Fools! For I also had my hour; One far fierce hour…

Our Palm Sunday worship at The Table will be rooted in Matthew 21.1-11.  Read the full text here. This story from Matthew tells of Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem.  What kind of King do you think the people were expecting?  What kind of King was Jesus?  What might the significance of the donkey have been? For those in Kitchen Tables studying this text, what topics or questions came up during your gatherings this week?

An audio recording of Sunday’s message from worship is now posted on The Table’s Podcast. Listen here. 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…

Here is the full video for Lazarus Effect, a resource we’ll be drawing upon this morning for worship at The Table: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l16YH6xCN4c]

If someone were to ask you about the meaning of the cross today, how would you begin to reply? We’ll continue reflecting on this question as we move closer to Easter. You’re invited to hold the question prayerfully as you move through your day today. Here are the details for worship on Easter at The Table:

We’ll be using resources from ONE, including this video, to create worship rooted in the story of Lazarus this Sunday… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lufN0dD-DU8&feature=player_embedded]

Worship this Sunday at The Table will be rooted in the story of Lazarus from John 11.1-45. Read the full text here. Jesus clearly identifies Lazarus as dead (v.14). Why do you think Jesus might have raised Lazarus from the dead?  What is your response to this story in general?  What questions does it raise for you? For those in Kitchen Tables studying this text, what topics or questions came up during your gatherings this week?

An audio recording of yesterday’s message from worship is now posted on The Table’s Podcast.  Listen here. 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…

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…