"Sacramento" Tagged Sermons (Page 15)
Making All Things New
Worship is rooted in Revelation 21.1-8. The Greek word for “revelation” is apokalypsis. It literally means “A lifting of the veil.” Dr. Micah D. Kiel argues that John, the stated author of the book of Revelation, does not prescribe the destruction of the earth, but rather envisions an ecological alternative where God is sovereign, the Earth matters and has a voice, and Revelation offers a glimpse of wild and uncultivated places as the future that God will create. In this…
Earth’s Voice
The Greek word for “revelation” is apokalypsis. It literally means “A lifting of the veil.” Dr. Micah D. Kiel argues that John, the stated author of the book of Revelation, does not prescribe the destruction of the earth, but rather envisions an ecological alternative where God is sovereign, the Earth matters and has a voice, and Revelation offers a glimpse at wild and uncultivated places as the future that God will create. In this second of a three-part series, Pastor…
I pledge allegiance
The Greek word for “revelation” is apokalypsis. It literally means “A lifting of the veil.” Dr. Micah D. Kiel argues that John, the stated author of the book of Revelation, does not prescribe the destruction of the earth, but rather envisions an ecological alternative where God is sovereign, the Earth matters and has a voice, and Revelation offers a glimpse at wild and uncultivated places as the future that God will create. In this first of a three-part series, Pastor Matt…
Lift Up Your Head
All Saints’ Day Worship is rooted in Psalm 24. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Baptism & Mooring of our Deep Commitments
Liturgy of the Water based on and inspired by Dr. Tanya Linn Bennett. Worship is rooted in Job 42.1-6,10-17. Once careful & fearful, now trusting & loving with wild abandon, Job is renewed to love God again in a new way. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Reaching in Love
Worship is rooted in Job 38-41. How might we, like Job, be challenged by the Divine this day to expand our vision and to see beyond ourselves, to see with God’s eyes the world’s intricacy and wild beauty, and surrender our personal expectations? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Growing in Faith
Worship is rooted in Job 3:1, 7:11-21. After a time of silence with his companions, Job laments and goes directly to God with his deepest hurts, fears, and anger to God. Job enters a time of “radical not-knowing” and some might argue this marks an important step in his own journey of growing in faith. What might we learn from Job in our hopes for growing in faith? How do our current practices of help you to stay moored to God in…
Rooted in Grace
Worship is rooted in Job 1-2. Dr. Ellen Davis writes, “I suspect that we do not more often appeal to the book of Job in times of distress because we do not really know how to read it for the sake of our souls.” Pastor Matt’s message invites us to read Job for the sake of our souls as we reflect upon how we will moor ourselves to God by rooting our lives in grace. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI…
Cut It Off
Worship is rooted in Mark 9.38-50 and the shocking words of Jesus which call us to take him seriously but not literally. Following Jesus is no casual undertaking. It is a way of life. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
An Object Lesson
With anticipation building and hope rising as live theater returns to Broadway and Hamilton opens in Sacramento, worship weaves lessons from Jesus in Mark 9.30-37 with powerful music to help us excavate what greatness in the Gospel might actually require of us today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Here’s the Real Altar Call
Worship is rooted in Mark 8.27-38 The most important question is not “When did you invite Jesus into your heart?” but “What did you do with him once he got there?” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Things Come Together Then Fall Apart
Worship is rooted in Psalm 146. Carrie Newcomer sings, “Things come together then fall apart.” Where do we turn as pandemic unfolds and languishing becomes a new normal for many of us? What wisdom and resilience might we find in from the ancient Psalmist for our day today? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804