Flipping Tables

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In our John series we have reached the Holy of Holies. John 17 is unlike any chapter in the entire Bible. God talks to God. The veil is pulled back, and we get to listen to a holy conversation. It is intimate and profound. Simple yet glorious.

John 17:1-5 Jesus prays for Himself.

Mary Beth is back as the guest Bible teacher for this episode. She does a great job leading us through the first five verses. We felt the Lord leading our conversation in ways that are hard to describe. I pray you encounter the Lord as you listen. I encourage you to pray before you listen for the Lord to teach you and speak to you.

• We discuss praying for ourselves.
• What do we do when we hit a passage we don't like or understand?

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Welcome to the Table! Deanna Spangler joined me at the table to discuss a great gift. I like to have guests on the podcast who I love talking about scripture with on any given day. Deanna brings great insights to our conversation. John 16 is a fantastic chapter giving us plenty to discuss. Jesus was promising the disciples that when He returned to the Father they would recieve a great gift. The Holy Spirit would take their relationship to Him and the Father to the next level. They were having a hard time understanding how this gift was an going to be an upgrade compared to having Jesus with them.

In our conversation we discuss some of the roles of The Holy Spirit and how having Him live inside of Believers is a great gift.

Deanna is the executive director of Refuge For Women Kentucky. She is a wife and a mother, a friend to many, and champion for many more. She has a Masters degree in spiritual formation from Asbury Seminary. Deanna is a survivor of human trafficking and exploitation in the commercial sex trade industry.

Warning to our listeners that this episode does contain conversations around these sensitive topics.

John 16

Refuge For Women

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Welcome to the table! My friend Stephanie Hall remained at the table with me. We continued our conversation around John 15. Stephanie is one of those people who is easy to love. She makes Jesus command to "Love one another" both a blessing and a delight. This conversation was pretty spontaneous and unplanned. It just flowed out of us. We were two women sitting at a table talking about the Living Word of God. These are my favorite kinds of conversations. I hope you're encouraged to make room at your table so that you love others.

John 15:9-17

Psalm 92-12-15

Luke 12:13-21

Lectio 365 app

Pray the Word with David Platt

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Praying God's Word scripture cards Beth Moore

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Welcome to the podcast table! My co-host is my friend Stephanie Hall. Stephanie is on staff at Centenary Church in Lexington. She oversees women's, couples, and young adult ministries at Centenary. We had the best conversation around John 15:1-8. I pray it nourishes you as much as it nourished us.

I once was invited to speak at a church. When I told them I wanted to teach from John 15, they were quietly concerned. They didn't tell me until after the conference that John 15 had in their church history been a passage that divided their congregation. I tell you this because I know this is a chapter with some challenges. We can get rattled by phrases like "cut off". We get nervous about salvation security at a couple of points in this chapter. I truly believe we don't need to be worried about being cut off from Christ. Our salvation is a gift rooted in the love of God.

I loved talking with Stephanie about this chapter. Join us for the renewing of our mind as we gather around John 15 for this episode and the next one.

John 15

Genesis 3

Ezekiel 15: 2

Chasing Vines Beth Moore

Welcome to a doozy of an episode! It's a doozy because of the John 14:6 I Am statement.

The sixth I Am statement is controversial. Christians believe it, but we squirm when we have to talk about this one. I marvel that Jesus dropped this one on His boys when they were not at the top of their game. They were troubled.

You can feel the whine in Thomas's voice when he asks, "How can we know the way?" Jesus didn't teach them how to wallow in their emotions. Jesus has an amazing way of bringing troubled people to a new well of living water. What Jesus does with the disciples is similiar to what He did with the woman in John 4. He teaches deep spiritual truth to troubled people.

I needed to have this conversation. I want to become better at discussing the harder aspects of our faith. Let's get better together.

One of the earliest criticisms of Christianity was the observation that we would take anybody!

Slave or free; rich or poor; man or woman; Jews, Gentiles everyone was welcome.

In keeping with true Biblical Christianity everyone is still welcome at the table. Yes, we have to leave our lives of sin. In fact the only way to actually leave sin is by uniting with Christ. Jesus is the answer to all our problems.

I was not at the top of my game either. My allergies were giving me fits. I mispoke a few times, mostly minor, but I did say Jesus was troubled in John 3 when I meant John 13. I think I may have implied humanity was perfect before the fall. Sorry about that! Humanity was good and sinless but not perfect.

John 14

Ecclesiastes 3

Hebrews 12:1-3

Matthew 7:13-14

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Jesus washing the feet of his beloved disciples is table flipping. Can you imagine how they must have felt when their Lord and Rabbi began to wash their feet?

What if the key to happiness is serving others?

Jesus washed the feet of His betrayer and His chosen leader, who flagrantly betrayed Him later that night. Peter took the "go big or go home approach." The others just ran for their lives.

I've been apart of foot washing ceremonies. For me washing someones feet was easier than having my feet washed.

Twila's back for this episode! It's always a treat for her to bring her sparkle to the table. We work our way through John 13 talking about each section. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Our prayer is for you to encounter the Lord through each epsiode. I hope Jesus speaks to you from our table to yours.

John 13

Proverbs 1:16

Isaiah 59:7

Luke 22:32

Leviticus 19:18

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Welcome to the table! We've reached the final week of Jesus' ministry. Jesus was six days out from going to the cross. He's attending a dinner party given in His honor. I believe this is the most important week in history. All of the gospel writers give much attention to this week in their gospels. John gives half!

Can you imagine doing something Jesus said would be remembered whenever the gospel is preached?

Mark 14:9 "Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Kimberly joined me for this lesson and conversation. Can I just say how much I love having my close friends join me at the podcast table? The women who join me are seriously seeking to be like Mary. Women who love to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn from Him.

We're honored to serve you at this table. We pray the podcast helps you to flourish at the feet of Jesus.

John 12; 11:32, 50

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Welcome to the table! Kimberly and I gather around John 11. The conversations we will be having from this point forward will be more weighty. The cross is drawing near. The Hour of His death is rapidly approaching. John has been building the case that Jesus is the Son of God.

For the first time in John's gospel we meet a trio of siblings. Lazarus, Martha, and Mary are walking through the shadow of the valley of death. Lazarus is in fact dead when Jesus arrives in Bethany. Our conversation focuses on the heartbreaking and emotional conversations Jesus has with each of the sisters.

We discuss:

• Man of Sorrows
• The agony of delay
• Death the refining fire for our faith
• I AM the Resurrection and the Life
• Emotions

John 11, Isaiah 53:1-3, Psalm 37:5, Hebrews 4:12, 14-16, Proverbs 14:12

The Table Flipper wept with the brokenhearted. He is forever close to the brokenhearted. You can trust Him with your pain. Thank you for joining us at table 1, the podcast table.

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Welcome to the table! Kimberly joined me at the table for the second part of John 10.

I love discussing Jesus, the Good Shepherd. We focus on three sections of verses in our lesson and discussion.

• John 10:10

• John 10:11-18

• John 10:27-30

All three could be an entire episode!

• We talked about the what the abundant life is and what it's not.

• We shared about some of our struggles in letting Jesus shepherd us.

• We talked about eternal security. Nothing can snatch us out of the double handed grasp of God the Son and God the Father.

This chapter has been a safe place for me to take refuge in during times of trouble. I gain my strength here so that I can flourish in any season. We had to begin this episode with a sprinkling of David and Psalm 23.

Additional references: John 8:41-47, 1 Peter 5:4, Revelation 7:17, John 4:32-34, John 6:12-13

Untangle Your Emotions Jennie Allen

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Welcome to the study table! Kimberly Daniels joins me at the table for a discussion and lesson on John 10. Jesus makes two "I AM" statements in this chapter. I know I say this pretty often, but John 10 is one of my go-to chapters. I've decided to split John 10 into two weeks. Enjoy this episode where we focus on the first half of the chapter.

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John 10

1 Samuel 17:34-37

Ezekiel 34:1-6

John 14:6, 3:16, 6:44

Numbers 27:15-17