Flipping Tables

Welcome to the table! I hope you can sit down at a table for this episode. I believe Jesus has a word for you. I LOVE John 21! Every time I read this chapter, Jesus has at least one for me. Let me encourage you to prayerfully listen to this episode.

I'm so happy Twila was able to be at the table with me. She and I got to stand on the Sea of Galilee where this chapter unfolded in 2021. It was an early morning and there was a stillness that day that marked us. Standing there Jesus spoke so clearly into me. This chapter takes me back to that moment. Everytime I read it Jesus brings another layer. This is our special place. I'm honored to share it with you.

• John 21
• Luke 5
• 1 Corninthians 15:38-54
• 1 John 3:2
• Luke 22:31
• John 10:28-29

Twila and I love this book! When we talk about "feed my sheep", let's don't miss the discipleship.

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Welcome to the table! My friend Amy Hayden joins me to reflect on what we've learned studying John's gospel. For seven months we've gone all in with John. Amy and her husband listen to the podcast. They do the Table 2 lessons. Amy has been a part of the Table 3 community that meets to discuss the reflection questions. If you know her, you already love her. If not, you will love her after this episode.

I've loved this season. Even the parts where the Lord has stretched me. Friends, when we immerse ourselves in the Living Word of God, His Spirit will work within us. I've found Jesus once again to be faithful. I'm so thankful to be following the Table Flipper. Even if there's some discomfort in the decrease.

John 20:30-31

John 3:27 To this John replied, "A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.' 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30 He must become greater; I must become less."

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Welcome to the table! This episode contains the climactic moment in John. Mary Beth is back to teach us. We had a great conversation. I love it when she's here. I get to sit back, learn and talk to my favorite Bible teacher. After six episodes, I bet she's also moving up you list of favorites.

I have a soft spot for Thomas. Don't call him doubting Thomas in my presence unless you wanna fight. LOL! John wrote his gospel for people like Thomas. The ones who just can't get over the finish line and believe. The ones who wonder is the gospel actually for me.

"My Lord and My God" is the moment Thomas crushed his lingering unbelief.

You could say that with the help of Jesus, Thomas flipped the table of unbelief.

I. 20:19-20 Presence and Peace

• The Peace of God and Peace with God

II. 21-23 Presence, Peace and Power for Purpose

• This is a dividing passage between Protestants and Catholics.

• Was Jesus giving the disciples authority to forgive sin?

• Hebrews 4:16 and 1 John 1:9, Mark 2

• Proclaiming forgiveness

• Forgiveness is vitamin c for the heart.

• Forgiveness is our superpower.

III. 24-29 Presence, Patience and Blessing

• Hebrews 11:1, Matthew 16, John 1:1

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Welcome to the table! Who's ready to gather around the empty tomb? We finally get to talk about the resurrection. Mary Magdalene is my favorite woman in scripture. Well, at least the New Testament. She was a woman with a broken heart coming to serve Jesus. She needed to be near Jesus. I don't believe she was expecting to encounter her Risen Lord.

Love brought Mary to the tomb. Jesus rewarded her with being the first person to get to announce the resurrection. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. When He says her name...well cue the tears, I'm undone by His kindness.

My friend Susan makes her podcast debut. She was a fabulous co-host bringing many great insights. I'm glad you get to meet another one of the women who regularly join me at the many tables of life. You will love her tender heart. She's cut from the same clay that Mary was cut from.

John 20:1-18

1 Corinthians 15:1-8

Jeremiah 29:13-14

Commissioning a woman to announce the resurrection was a table flipping move.

Folded napkin myth

• The Greek word is saudarion, which comes from a Latin word for "sweat." It can refer to a towel for wiping sweat from one's face. It is used in the Greek to denote a towel or cloth, but not specifically a table napkin.

• Two Bible translations use the word folded (NIV84, NKJV). Others translate the word as "rolled up" (NASB, ASV, RSV) or "wrapped together" (KJV). The Greek word is entulisso, which is from words that may mean "to twist" or "to entwine."

NIV 2009 says, "The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen."

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In this episode Kimberly and I finish John 19. We discuss wrapping up to-do things on the redemption list with a few more prophesies being crossed off. The religious leaders were ecstatic to have crossed Jesus off their to-do list. Only thing left to do was get Him off the cross before their Passover/ Days of Unleavened Bread celebrations kicked off.

I regret using the phrase "silent Saturday". It wasn't Saturday. I was only referring to the silence after Jesus was dead. The in-between silence between "It is finished" and "He is risen!" My mind was also on silence thinking about Joseph and Nicodemus being secret followers. Please don't let my phrase trip you up.

John 19:31-4

Exodus 12:46 It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.

Psalm 34:20

Zechariah 12: 10, 13:1

Zechariah 14:3-9

Titus 3:4-7

John 12:42-45

Mark 15:43

John 3, 7:45-52

Abbey of Gethsemani

John 12:44 Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

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Welcome to the table! This episode centers around the crucifixion. The turning point event in history. John's account is filled with special details. Details with special meaning for women and outsiders. Kimberly is in the co-host chair. It's hard to discuss Jesus dying. We're thankful John really highlights Him being in control, working, and shows Jesus in triumph.

• John was an eye witness to the crucifixion.

• He spotlights the world theme that flows through his gospel.

• He also shows Jesus as both the Lamb and the Good Shepherd.

• Record words no other writer recorded and prophecies fulfilled.

John 19:17-30

John 1:9-12, 29

John 3:16

Heb.10:12-14

Colossians 2:13-15

Psalm 22:18

Psalm 29:61

Exodus 12:22

Psalm 51:7

John 6:28-29

Link The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full.

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Welcome to the table! In our John series, we're gathering around John 18-19. Zooming in on Jesus' Roman trial before Pilate.

Is Pilate really trying to avoid sentencing Jesus to death?

Why is Pilate behaving in an out of character kind of way or is even out of character?

Kimberly and I dig into these questions. The Roman trial of Jesus was a once in a lifetime opportunity for Pilate to talk to Jesus. Jesus makes the good confession (1 Timothy 6:13) to Pilate. I think Pilate blew it. Let's learn together from Pilate's error.

Text: John 18:28-19:16

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Welcome to the Table! In our John series, we've reached John 18. It's time to turn the page to study the most important hour in human histroy. When the Son of God gave His life for our atonement and our ransom. I began to think about how sometimes I have a hard time turning the page on seasons of my life. John shows Jesus from a position of power in His gospel. Jesus is in complete control. Plus, the contrast between Peter and Jesus gives us a lot to think about.

In this episode we cover:

• Jesus arrest
• Peter's denial
• The Garden Reversal

John 18: 1-27

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Welcome to the table! This is our last episode in the John 17 series. I didn't want these episodes to end. They have been such a gift! Thankful for my favorite Bible teacher, Mary Beth, for reminding me why I love this chapter so much. I hope you've fallen in love with just how simple prayer is through this careful examination of Jesus' prayer.

Keep turning back to John 17.

Linger in the holy of holies.

Prayer is where we are changed.

In this episode we talk about ways we can be an answer to Jesus' prayer.

We discuss unity, which is one of the most prominent themes in His prayer.

Before creation, we were loved, wanted, and prayed for.

Jesus wants us to have the same close relationship that He has with His Father.

This is what He prayed for us.

John 17:20-26

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Welcome to the table! This is part two in our John 17 series. A holy chapter where God talks to God needs at least three episodes. In part two Mary Beth leads us through what Jesus prayed for His disciples.

Our points of discussion are around:

• How do we reveal God today?

• Eternal Security

• Joy

• How are we doing loving the Church God's gift to Jesus?

• How did we fall in love with the Bible?

This conversation will hopefully leave you wanting more. So, that's why I have developed Table 2. My hope is to pass on my love for scripture through each and every episode. Join us at Table 2 for the lesson that accompanies each episode. Subscribe here to keep learning and growing in your understanding of scripture. You will receive the weekly lesson that goes with each episode.

This week Mary Beth takes us deeper into John 17:6-19. Great lesson!

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