Sermons on rooted in grace (Page 8)
5pm Invited Home
5pm Candlelight Christmas Eve worship with The Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Sanctuary
Worship is rooted in Luke 1.46b-55; Mary’s Magnificat. after receiving the angel’s news, Mary retreats to the sanctuary of Elizabeth and Zechariah’s home. She receives a safe haven, a home for her heart to soon sing with joy. Sanctuary and safe space is important for all, including Mary while she prepares to become a home for God. Sanctuary is anywhere God’s love dwells freely and abundantly. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Homesick
We begin the Advent journey amid the beautiful darkness of the Sanctuary by reflecting upon the ache for home which lives within us all as we turn to watch for the birth of Hope at Christmas. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
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…
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…
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
Rung by Rung
Worship is rooted in Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 On the edge of the Promised land Israel heard Moses encourage them to keep God’s instruction. We too, parked on the edge of the COVID pandemic are called to follow God’s divine ways. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
I Want To See What You See
Worship is rooted in John 6:35, 41-51. How might the Bread of Life be experienced in the ordinary? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Bottle Service
Worship is rooted in John 6:24-35. How might the Bread of Life shape the contours of our lives today? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Renewing Hospitality
Pastor Matt’s message is rooted in the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 (John 6.1-21). How is God’s abundance emboldening our hospitality? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804
Reconsidering Hospitality
Worship online with thetable.live. Pastor Matt’s message is rooted in Matthew 25.31-46. In the Parable of Final Judgement, the King will say to the nations gathered before him, “…Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food…I was a stranger and you welcomed me…” (Matthew 25.34-35). What might we learn from this parable for our own day? What might judgment in the Biblical witness reveal and how might…