Sermons on John (Page 8)
Holy Friday
Our Holy Friday worship gathering wove readings from John with prayer and silence and reflection. Linda’s message invites reflection on the significance of Jesus’ death.
Anointing
Linda’s message is rooted in John 12.1-11 and invites reflection on Mary’s anointing of Jesus.
In the Beginning
Linda’s message is rooted in John 1.1-9 and invites reflection as we begin the new year together.
Communion
Linda’s message is rooted in John 6.56-69. How does our faith call us to relate to food? What might communion teach us about our everyday meals? The podcast includes a clip from worship from The Brilliance’s Brother and Michael Franti’s Earth from Outer Space.
Jesus
Linda’s message invites reflection on Jesus and is rooted in John 6. Who do we say that Jesus is? What is the significance of Jesus in our lives today? This is the fourth week of our five-week worship series called On Ramp. The music featured in this week’s podcast is Joe Kye singing Jesus Are You Real by Mason Jennings.
God
Matt’s message invites reflection on God. How might the Bible and Christian tradition shape the ways we talk about God? What images and metaphors might be faithful in our day to express God’s ineffability? This is the third week of our five-week worship series called On Ramp.
Preparing Our Endings
Matt’s message is rooted in John 12.20-36. How might we look toward the end of our own lives and make decisions that will shape our dying in love?
Did Jesus Die for Your Sins?
Matt’s message is rooted in John 3.14-21. Did Jesus die for your sins? How do you understand the death of Jesus? Matt’s message draws on the writings of Carl Gregg’s “John 3.16 – The Rest of the Story” and Gregory Anderson Love’s Love, Violence, and the Cross: How the Nonviolent God Saves Us through the Cross of Christ.
The Task of Grief
Linda’s message is rooted in John 11.28-36. Grief is part of God’s story. Grief is part of Jesus’ story. Grief is part of our Christian story. Linda’s message invites reflection on how we might relate to grief as we practice our faith today. Click Details to download supporting materials.
The Voice
Matt’s message is rooted in the witness of John the Baptist from John 1.6-8,19-28. This is the third week in our Advent worship series.
Gospel of John
Linda’s message is rooted in John 3.16 and invites reflection on the significance of John’s Gospel for our everyday lives.
Masterpiece
Matt’s message is rooted in Jesus’ turning water to wine at the wedding at Cana in Galilee (John 2.1-11). God is our master artist and you are God’s masterpiece. What kind of art will you leave behind here at The Table? This is the fourth week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.