Sermons by Matt Smith (Page 6)
Sit Down
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 Luke 24.1-5 and invites us to stop running from resurrection.
Never Start a Funeral with Logistics
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 in a section of chapter five titled “Before your event starts, it has begun,” “Your gathering begins at the moment your guests first learn of it. This may sound obvious, but it’s not. If it were obvious, hosts wouldn’t fail to host the pregame for their gathering as often as they do.”…
Don’t Be a Chill Host
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, “Now you know how to craft a bold and clear purpose for your gathering and how to close doors based on it. The next step is to think about your role as host. How will you run your gathering? “CHILL” IS SELFISHNESS DISGUISED AS KINDNESS.” Pastor Matt’s message invites reflection on how the Risen One calls us to host. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
A New Creation
We gather on Easter morning to celebrate the subversive power and hope of resurrection in a world beset by brokenness and death. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804 Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon adapted from “Liturgy by Sarah Are | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org”
Patience & Learning
We are grateful for the rain and needed to move our Maundy Thursday gathering from the farm to online at the last minute. Here’s a recording from our online Maundy Thursday. 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.…
Rotate & Mix the Compost
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…
Fill the Bins
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 a Location
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…
Ash Wednesday: Collect Your Materials
Our Lenten worship series, Composting Faith, begins on Ash Wednesday with worship inviting us to Collect Our Materials for the journey ahead 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 more I wonder whether one thing we…
Cosmic Rebirth
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.” — Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down; 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
Crisis & Contemplation
“The times are urgent; let us slow down.” — Traditional African wisdom saying Worship this morning will invite us to slow down; 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
Be Curious
Pastor Matt’s message weaves reflection on Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth with the wisdom of Dr. Howard Thurman and a provocative scene on judgment & curiosity from Ted Lasso. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804