"love" Tagged Sermons (Page 6)

Christianity as a School for Love

Sep 11, 2016
Matt Smith

Matt’s message invites reflection on Christianity as a school for love. The message is rooted in Psalm 86.11 and the Trappist monks of Tibhirine whose lives are depicted in Of Gods & Men. The abundance of God’s love compelled these men to be in deep ministry with their Muslim neighbors. How might God’s abundant love compel us to be in ministry with our black and brown neighbors today?

Labor Day

Sep 4, 2016
Chris Logan

Chris Logan was our special guest preacher at The Table. Chris’s message is rooted in Mark 5:1-20 and challenges us to follow Jesus as we stand up for justice in our day.

Yeast in the Dough

Jul 10, 2016
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message invites reflection on Black Lives Matter and the violence experienced in our nation this week. The message is rooted in Matthew 13.33. How will we receive the leaven handed down to us and knead our lives in God’s rising hope?

Good Samaritan

Jul 3, 2016
Matt Smith

Matt’s message invites us to reconsider the Parable of the Good Samaritan based on Amy-Jill Levine’s Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.

Fasting & Abstinence

Jun 19, 2016
Matt Smith

Matt’s message invites reflection on how we might interrupt cycles of violence through creative acts of fasting and abstinence. How might this way of staying in love with God empower us to respond to the massacre of LGBTQ people in Orlando and the celebration of this violence by a pastor here in Sacramento. The message is rooted in Exodus 16.

Prayer

May 29, 2016
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 92.1-4, 12-15. She discusses prayer, one of the six spiritual disciplines, through the presence of God.

Witness

May 22, 2016
Lori Ortiz

Lori’s message is rooted in Acts 2.37-42. Lori discusses the “Witness” Christian Discipline and spiritual growth through the words of her own testimony.

Unity, not Uniformity

May 8, 2016
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in John 17.20-26. Her words discuss the ways to answer Jesus’ prayer for unity in the community.

Glory, Love, and Mac & Cheese

Apr 24, 2016
Matt Smith

Matt’s message is rooted in John 13.31-35 and the story of Chef Niki Nakayama.

Love

Dec 6, 2015
Linda Dew-Hiersoux

Linda’s message is rooted in Malachi 3.1-4 and invites reflection on love as we move into the second week of our Advent worship series, Christmas Is Coming. How might God’s refining love be shaping you for the Advent of a new reality?

Growing in Faith

Oct 11, 2015
Matt Smith

Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 10.17-31. What powers might be holding us captive and preventing us from taking a next step into the freedom toward which Grace lures us? How might we grow in faith? What might the story of Jesus and the rich young ruler have to teach us about growing in faith today?

An Audacious Legacy of Love & Justice

Sep 14, 2015
Karen Oliveto

Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto, Lead Pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, looks back on our vintage church by reflecting on the life of Lizzy Glide. Lizzy was a loose woman with audacious faith that led her to live for others. The holy ground of The Table at Central UMC and Glide are Lizzy’s legacies of love and justice. Like Lizzy, John Wesley modeled an audacious & generous way of living. Karen dares us, double dares us, to use…

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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.