Matthew – Page 5 – The Table UMC

But I Say…

Feb 23, 2020
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in Micah 6.8, Matthew 5.38-48, and Audrey Assad’s contemporary reworking of Julia Ward Howe’s 1862 Battle Hymn of the Republic. What new song is God calling us to sing?

Matt’s message is rooted in Micah 6.8 & Matthew 5.21-37. The salty, light people of God are hanging around the edges of the pool, dipping their toes in the water, when Jesus cannonballs into the deep. Once he has their attention, Jesus calls them deeper into creatively, vulnerably, and honestly responding to the conflicts in which they are swimming.

Salty

Feb 9, 2020
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in Micah 6 & Matthew 5.13-20.

Reverse!

Feb 2, 2020
Matt Smith

Matt’s message is rooted in Micah 6 & Matthew 5.1-12.

Walking The Dogs

Jan 26, 2020
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 4:12-23. What might we learn from Jesus calling the disciples and Mister Rogers calling Officer Clemmons?

I Like You Just The Way You Are

Jan 12, 2020
Matt Smith

Matt’s message is rooted in Matthew 3.13-17 and Mister Rogers’ message to children, “I like you just the way you are.”

First Sunday of Christmas

Dec 29, 2019
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message on this First Sunday of Christmas is rooted in the story known as the “slaughter of the innocents” from Matthew 2:13-23. Soon after the birth of Jesus, Herod, wanting to preserve his own power, called for the murder of all boys under the age of 2. How might this ancient story speak as we seek to hold God’s promise of hope with the suffering that is carried out by those who hold power today?

When a Dream Re-Ordered the World

Dec 22, 2019
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message on this fourth Sunday in Advent is rooted in the story of Joseph from Matthew 1.18-25. God speaks to Joseph in a dream; calling him to defy social & religious conventions in the name of love. How might we be open to God’s voice speaking to us this day?

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Dec 15, 2019
Matt Smith

Matt’s message on this third Sunday in Advent is rooted in Matthew 11.2-11. Barbara Brown Taylor writes, “The Messiah has decided to come for now—not all at once but steadily, drop by drop, for millennia.” How are we experiencing the steady drip of God’s mercy in our lives this Advent season?

God’s Doberman

Dec 8, 2019
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message on this second Sunday in Advent is rooted in Matthew 3.1-12. How might God be calling us to repent of despair as we move toward the hope of Emmanuel?

Already/Not Yet

Dec 1, 2019
Matt Smith

Matt’s message on this first Sunday in Advent is rooted in Matthew 24.36-44. While dominant expressions of Christianity would have followers of Jesus believe what we do in this world means nothing because it will all be wiped away as the faithful are taken into eternity upon Jesus’ return. The Gospel of Matthew invites us to practice an eschatological existence as we join with God in bringing healing in places of hurt.