Common Table Richmond

Bottom Line: What we trust, determines our direction.

Scripture(s): John 2:13-22; Ephesians 2:14

BOTTOM LINE: Amidst our repeated failures, Jesus again invites us to listen, learn, and follow.

SCRIPTURE(S): Mark 8:31-38

Bottom Line: While we might give up on ourselves from time to time, God has never given up on us throughout time.

Scripture(s): Genesis 9:8-17

BOTTOM LINE: Deep knowledge of God isn’t formulated, it’s incarnated.

Scripture(s): Philippians 3:7-10; Hosea 6:6

Bottom Line: Blessed resistance to a world of hustle comes from a trusted rest in God.

Scripture(s):Exodus 20:1-17

Bottom line: it is when we acknowledge and experience the depth of grief, we actually create space for deeper connection both to ourselves and to our God

Scripture(s): John 11

Bottom Line: God has gotten you to it, the wall requires more trust in God to help push you through it.

Scripture(S): 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Bottom Line: If we ignore the past, it will show up in toxic ways in our lives and in the generations to come; but if we honestly address it, we can move forward toward health and healing.

Scripture(s): Genesis 12

Bottom Line: We develop the grace to grow outward when we have the courage to look inward.

Scripture(s): Luke 4:1-13.

BIBLE PASSAGE(S):

Matthew 23:1-12, 25-28

BOTTOM LINE: To be emotionally aware is an invitation from Jesus to be soulfully alive.