Sermons by Linda Dew-Hiersoux (Page 4)
Invitation to Abstraction
Our “Abstracting August” series will hold readings assigned to the global Christian church, alongside abstract art and a communal abstract art project led by our artist in residence Erik Castellanos. Worship is rooted in Luke 12:32-40.
Jesus Hermeneutic
Our worship series is rooted in the reflections and contemplative practices of Father Richard Rohr on resurrection. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest and the Founding Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation. His writings encourage contemplation as the means of discovering the transformational ways in which he understands that “God is coming to us as our lives.” Worship this morning is rooted in Matthew 22:34-40 and wondering together about the “Jesus Hermeneutic.”
YOU are a Cheetah
Our worship series is rooted in the reflections and contemplative practices of Father Richard Rohr on resurrection. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest and the Founding Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation. His writings encourage contemplation as the means of discovering the transformational ways in which he understands that “God is coming to us as our lives.” Worship this morning is rooted in Ephesians 1:3-12 and invites us into the reality that we are all…
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
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
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
The Reality of Death
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. Jeff Chu, in a sermon entitled “The Theology of the Compost” shared as part of a conference called Evolving Faith in 2018,“The more time I spend at the compost pile, the…
Let it Cook & Observe
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. Jeff Chu, in a sermon entitled “The Theology of the Compost” shared as part of a conference called Evolving Faith in 2018,“The more time I spend at the compost pile, the…
Learn What To and What Not To Include
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. Jeff Chu, in a sermon entitled “The Theology of the Compost” shared as part of a conference called Evolving Faith in 2018,“The more time I spend at the compost pile, the…
Choose Your Container
Worship is rooted in Luke 4:1-13 and our Lenten worship series, Composting Faith, which invites us to hold our lives & scripture in conversation with the Divine as we spend time at the compost pile. This week we wonder about choosing our container. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Healing
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.” — Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down and become aware of the healing power which comes from God and the beloved community; this worship series is rooted in Crisis Contemplation: Healing the Wounded Village by Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Wounds & Village Response
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.”
— Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down and become aware of the wounds of our community; this worship series is rooted in Crisis Contemplation: Healing the Wounded Village by Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804