Deep Commitments as formation in faith. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Deep Commitments as formation in faith. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
“Thankfulness” is an original song about gratitude that begins close to the body and expands outward into creation, memory, and renewal. The lyrics ask what it means to thank one’s own body for carrying us through life, often without acknowledgment, and then move into images of flowers, mountains, childbirth, rivers, wounds, and healing. Gratitude here is not abstract; it is rooted in the physical, ordinary, and sacred experiences of being alive. Theologically, the song frames thankfulness as a practice of…
“Surrender All” is an original song about release, trust, and laying down what has become too heavy to carry alone. The lyrics invite the listener to set their burdens at God’s feet — the hurt, anguish, shame, and exhaustion that often get held in the body and spirit. Its imagery of bowed shoulders, undertow, waves, and unmooring gives the song a feeling of being pulled beyond control and into surrender. Theologically, the song frames surrender not as giving up, but…
“All Means All” is a joyful, gospel-rooted anthem of belonging and radical welcome. Written around one of The Table’s core mission statements, the song speaks directly to people who have felt excluded from the house of God — those who have been afraid to share their deepest truths, told they were born in sin, burdened by grief, poverty, loneliness, or the fear that they are not a gift. Theologically, the song proclaims that God’s grace is wider than the boundaries…
This week we conclude our worship series: “I Wonder…”, with the hope that the invitation to embrace curiosity and a spirit of exploration, as we have wondered together about our faith and God, has been fruitful. This week we turn our attention to one of the parables of Jesus. Our Godly Play Story and message this week will be rooted in The Parable of the Sower. Matthew, Mark, and Luke’s gospels all indicate that parables were Jesus’ preferred method of…
We all understand the value of creating a welcoming and hospitable environment. How much more powerful is it when we are personally oriented toward becoming a place of welcome and hospitality to others, ourselves?We all understand the value of creating a welcoming and hospitable environment. How much more powerful is it when we are personally oriented toward becoming a place of welcome and hospitality to others, ourselves? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Honoring others is about letting them know that they are seen and valued. If humility is about de-centering ourselves, honoring is about centering others. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Being awake to God, learning to be comfortable in our own skin, leaning into our pain, being open to the journey, and embracing restfulness are some of the ways we’ve explored what it might look like for us to become more fully alive. Notice that what we have explored has been less about attaining something and instead more about becoming aware that the means are already ours. As author Barbara Brown Taylor puts it, “All we lack is the willingness…
In our scripture reading for this Sunday, we find Abram setting out on a journey, heading into an unknown land. This is just one of many journeys we find throughout scripture – journeys taken by many prominent figures of our faith. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
This week we begin a new 3 week series at the Table called The Body Keeps the Score / The Body Rises – A trauma-informed journey into resurrection hope and welcome guest Rev. Rosa Al Ashkar to share today’s Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804