Sermons by Matt Smith (Page 4)

Again I resume the long lesson

Mar 5, 2023
Matt Smith

Our Lenten worship series is rooted in scripture and the Sabbath poetry of Wendell Berry; today’s worship focusing on John 3:1-17 & Wendell Berry’s poem VII, 1999, “Again I resume the long” (This Day, 201). Matt’s message invites our community to debunk exploiter’s exclusive and transactional readings of John 3.16 and to celebrate an inclusive and grace-inspired non-transactional way of hearing John 3.16 within its broader context. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Go Among Trees and Sit Still.

Feb 26, 2023
Matt Smith

Our Lenten worship series is rooted in scripture and the Sabbath poetry of Wendell Berry. Pastor Matt’s message on this first Sunday in the season of Lent invites reflection on Matthew 4:1-11 & Wendell Berry’s Poem: I, 1979, “I go among trees and sit still” (This Day, p. 7). Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Ash Wednesday

Feb 22, 2023
Matt Smith

We begin our Lenten worship series, Sabbath Rest: Wendell Berry and the Sabbath Poetry of Lent, on this Ash Wednesday. Jesus challenges us to give, pray, fast, and value in ways that aren’t paraded out in public for all to see, but rather take place “in secret” – hidden even from ourselves (“do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”). Jesus’ repeated emphasis here points to something essential about genuine love: it bubbles up from…

Place Your Bet!

Feb 12, 2023
Matt Smith

In this final week of a three-week worship series, we will explore Father Richard Rohr’s reading of the Sermon on the Mount with attention to final verses of Jesus’ sermon. Father Richard writes in Jesus’ Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount, “Like any good spiritual teacher, Jesus sums up his sermon by calling his listeners to a choice, or an ‘altar call,’ as the tent meetings would describe it. The options are set before us in very clear and…

Pray Like This!

Feb 5, 2023
Matt Smith

Many people believe it would simply be impossible to live the sermon on the mount while others believe the sermon on the mount sums up the totality of what our life on earth ought to be under God. Reading Matthew 5 – 7 may leave us desperately proclaiming, “You can’t be serious!” In this second week of a three-week worship series, we will explore Father Richard Rohr’s reading of the Sermon on the Mount with attention to the Lord’s Prayer.…

Memorial for Gladys Socorro Bender

Feb 4, 2023
Matt Smith

You Can’t Be Serious!

Jan 29, 2023
Matt Smith

Many people believe it would simply be impossible to live the sermon on the mount while others believe the sermon on the mount sums up the totality of what our life on earth ought to be under God. Reading Matthew 5 – 7 may leave us desperately proclaiming, “You can’t be serious!” In this first week of a three-week worship series, we will explore Father Richard Rohr’s reading of the Sermon on the Mount. Father Rohr writes, “Jesus’ new world…

God Dwells With Us

Dec 25, 2022
Matt Smith

Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804 Opportunities to Reach in Love for Christmas Our Christmas Offering during this worship series called From Generation to Generation will support two important ministries: Half of our Christmas Offering will go directly to the South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership’s Food Closet. The other half of our Christmas Offering will help Table Bread purchase a commercial stand mixer. Here is a link to give online. Give online here to support our Christmas Offering.…

We Tell The Story (11pm Candlelight Christmas Eve)

Dec 25, 2022
Matt Smith

We Tell The Story (5pm Candlelight Christmas Eve)

Dec 24, 2022
Matt Smith

We see God in each other

Dec 18, 2022
Matt Smith

Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We can choose a better way.

Dec 11, 2022
Matt Smith

Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

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Subject: WE ARE SAVED BY FAITH BUT WE ARE JUDGED BY OUR WORKS. To the churches in my area, may God bless you, In the world today we learn of horrible things & we complain helplessly as we pass the messages on. We live in what seems to be a world of doom. So where are the solutions? There are solutions but… are they being intentionally silenced & hidden? Yes, we have solutions, but we have to stop being a ‘consumer only’ nation, waiting for everyone else to jump in to save us. “…that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Churches have been secretly, intentionally & slowly divided to their ruin… can you see it? Then they don’t know what to do so they try to stay safe… we all do. But aren’t we called to train up disciples in all nations? We can’t do this if we are afraid, silent & divided. “For whosoever will save their life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 16:25. The unity of the church has untapped power in God, but He needs to hear from us… He needs us to be willing. America matters to God…. and it’s not just for us… the whole world depends on what happens to America. So in order to survive we need to unite and be the producers for God and country. It’s easier to save America now than it is to get it back once it’s gone. Think of our children and theirs. Here are two solutions: NewCaliforniaState.com New California State is the solution that uses the United States Constitution, just like the successful West Virginians did during the Civil War, to save their state AND our nation. God is here and in His power, America can be the next “Parting of the Red Sea” but we have to be present & repentant. ‘Let My People Go’, the movie/documentary by David Clement. rumble.com/v4hbzv0-full-movie-let-my-people-go-by-dr.-david-clements-watch-it-here.html?e9s=rel_v1_b David Clemet’s suppressed movie/documentary, “Let My People Go”, about election fraud and J6 is free for everyone to watch. This is a revealing appeal to ‘We the People’ and the Church to wake up from our indoctrination & brainwashing before our America is dead.

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That was very helpful to hear on Sunday. Next would be helpful to repeat seminars in giving. We increase our donations each year and our taxes go up up up.

Very informative. Appreciate the transparency and the reminder that we're in this together.