Salt.
Linda’s message, rooted in 2 Timothy 2.8-15, teaches us that time is the most important ingredient towards developing a better life of faith as we watch over others in love and allows ourselves to be watched over in love. It takes time to knead and fold in the salt in our lives to gain a better Christlike character.
Flour.
How might the beautiful, simple, & inspiring ingredients that have been passed down to us through the generations stir up the gift of God among us? Matt’s message invites the love of God to rekindle our imaginations as we discern making Deep Commitments at The Table. Worship on is rooted in 2 Timothy 1.1-14.
No Love Dying
Linda’s message is rooted in 2 Corinthians 5.17. We must find our christian identity in love and turn our fear into hope. God’s love will transform the world into a place where there is justice and equality in which we call Heaven on Earth.
Curriculum for Christianity as a School for Love
Matt’s message invites reflection on the movement of love within Christianity. Christianity teaches that we are created in love, we are born into a fallen world, and we are redeemed by God’s love. This is the curriculum for our school of love. How might this curriculum shape our daily lives?
Christianity as a School for Love
Matt’s message invites reflection on Christianity as a school for love. The message is rooted in Psalm 86.11 and the Trappist monks of Tibhirine whose lives are depicted in Of Gods & Men. The abundance of God’s love compelled these men to be in deep ministry with their Muslim neighbors. How might God’s abundant love compel us to be in ministry with our black and brown neighbors today?
Labor Day
Chris Logan was our special guest preacher at The Table. Chris’s message is rooted in Mark 5:1-20 and challenges us to follow Jesus as we stand up for justice in our day.
Losing Religion
Kristin Stoneking, Executive Director of Fellowship of Reconciliation, was our special guest preacher in worship this morning at The Table. Kristin’s message is rooted in John 14.1-14 and invites reflection on following Jesus in a multifaith world.
Rich Man & Lazarus
Linda’s message is rooted in the parable of the rich man & Lazarus (Luke 16.19-31). How might this ancient teaching of Jesus challenge us to reach in love in our daily lives?
Vengeful Widow & Co-opted Judge
Matt’s message invites reflection on Jesus’ parable on the vengeful widow & co-opted judge found in Luke 18.1-8. Olympic Reconciliation: Widow, Judge & Rio 2016.
Laborers in the Vineyard
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 20.1-16 and invites us to re-consider the Parable of the Laborers and the Vineyard based on the writing of Amy-Jill Levine.
Pharisee & Tax Collector
Matt’s message holds The Music Circus’s production of Cabaret in conversation with Amy-Jill Levine’s prophetic reading of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18.9-14).
Mustard Seed
Linda’s message is rooted in Mark 4.30-32. Linda invites reflection on how the Parable of the Mustard Seed might help us to see the seeds of God’s love & justice in our lives today.