Sermons on reaching in love (Page 13)
Labor Day
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.
Rich Man & Lazarus
Linda’s message is rooted in the parable of the rich man & Lazarus (Luke 16.19-31). How might this ancient teaching of Jesus challenge us to reach in love in our daily lives?
Vengeful Widow & Co-opted Judge
Matt’s message invites reflection on Jesus’ parable on the vengeful widow & co-opted judge found in Luke 18.1-8. Olympic Reconciliation: Widow, Judge & Rio 2016.
Laborers in the Vineyard
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 20.1-16 and invites us to re-consider the Parable of the Laborers and the Vineyard based on the writing of Amy-Jill Levine.
Yeast in the Dough
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
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
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.
Public Worship
Linda’s message is rooted in Acts 2.1-21. On this Pentecost, she talks about what the gift of The Holy Spirit is and what it means through the 6 historical spiritual disciplines.
Glory, Love, and Mac & Cheese
Matt’s message is rooted in John 13.31-35 and the story of Chef Niki Nakayama.
Agape & Rachel Kurtz
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Matt’s message is rooted in 2 Corinthians 8.13-15 and invites reflection on the income gender gap we experience in the United States. How might the Bible and our Christian tradition help us to address income inequality?
Privilege
Linda and Matt invite reflection on how Scripture and our Christian tradition might frame our disruption of privilege. The message is rooted in Mark 3.1-6.