"beloved" Tagged Sermons
Parable of Talents
This week we welcome Dr. Sharon Jacob to the Table. “Now I Ain’t sayin’ he’s a Gold Digger: A Reconsideration of the Parable of the Talents” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Deepest Belongingβ¨
In this morningβs worship we celebrate baptism, renew baptismal covenants, and share Deep Commitments for 2025. This morningβs worship is rooted in Mark 10.46-52 and invites us to rejoice in the Deepest Belonging we experience from God as we practice our faith by sharing in life together with others at The Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Godβs Belovedβ¨
CLIMATE + FAITH: A Lenten worship series at The Table on how we can help meet the greatest challenge in human history. In virtually every transformative movement in human history β the abolitionist movement against slavery, the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, the movements for womenβs suffrage, labor protections, dismantling apartheid in South Africa, the list goes on β in each of these cases, people of faith have been at the center of the action. Catalysts. Laborers. Visionaries.…
The Couch of Transformation
Worship this Sunday holds the biblical account of transfiguration from Mark 9.2-9 in conversation with the recently released film called Freudβs Last Session. Instead of viewing the film from the posture of feeling compelled to take sides with either Freud or Lewis, we instead invite you to notice Freudβs couch of transformation. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Went Free
The Table was initially planted 13 years ago with worship beginning in October of 2010. Weβll celebrate this milestone with worship focused on JOY throughout October. We will hold the book βInciting Joyβ by Ross Gay alongside the Gospel readings for the global Christian church. This week we hold Ross Gayβs essay entitled βWent Freeβ alongside the Great Commandment & Baptism. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Oh, My Heart
The Table was initially planted 13 years ago with worship beginning in October of 2010. Weβll celebrate this milestone with worship focused on JOY throughout October. We will hold the book βInciting Joyβ by Ross Gay alongside the Gospel readings for the global Christian church. This week we hold Ross Gayβs essay entitled βOh, My Heartβ alongside Jesus call to give God what is Godβs. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Be a Goldfish
Worship holds the story of Jesusβ baptism in Luke in conversation with a lesson from Ted Lasso on βbeing a goldfish.β What are called to forget? What are we called to remember? How do we remember faithfully? Remember rightly? What will ultimately be remembered and forgotten according to Christian tradition and faith? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Easter Sunrise
We celebrated the Baptism of 2 adults & 3 children as we gathered for Easter worship at sunrise in the Rose Garden at McKinley Park. Matt’s Easter Sunrise message is rooted in the resurrection story from John’s Gospel in which the Risen One calls Mary by name and she recognizes him. Β What difference might God’s calling us by name make in our lives this Easter?
Communion
Christina’s message is rooted in Matthew 26.26-28 and invites reflection on communion as a way of staying in love with God.
Unity, not Uniformity
Linda’s message is rooted in John 17.20-26. Her words discuss the waysΒ toΒ answer Jesus’ prayer for unity in the community.
Baptism at The Table
This is the final weekΒ in a three-week worship series on Godly Play and welcoming children at The Table.Β Matt’s message is rooted in the baptismal liturgy of our community (adapted from a liturgy by Marcia McFee), Godly Play’s story of baptism, and the baptism of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel. Β We will celebrate baptism on Sunday, October 25. We hope this message will help us in getting ready for the beauty and power of baptism.
Who Told You You Were Naked?
Lindaβs message is rooted in Genesis 3.1-11. Β What voices have shaped our identities and our lives? Who told you you were naked? This is the second week in a four-week series based onΒ The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of ArtΒ by Erwin McManus.