The Table UMC

Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. As Jesus dies on the cross, one thief resists him and the other accepts him as Messiah. Jesus resists the empire but accepts his fate. We also are called to resist systems of power and oppression, and yet we ultimately have to accept that Jesus dies—and one day we will too. We have to discern what to accept as given and what to resist, what is “God’s will,” and what is the result of our own unquestioned systems.. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt’s message invites reflection on Luke 19.29-40. Jesus doesn’t instigate his own parade. Instead, just his quiet presence alone inspires the multitude to shout out and praise God. When the religious leaders try to silence the crowd, Jesus tells them that the noise level isn’t the point—even the stones would cry out if they were silent. It takes wisdom to know when our voice is needed and when it’s just noise. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt’s message invites reflection on Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus in Luke 19.1-10. The crowds grumble at Jesus’ self-invitation to stay with Zacchaeus, and their righteous indignation isn’t without cause. As a tax collector, Zacchaeus has extorted money and acted in collusion with the empire, using his position to oppress his own people. It is important to call out oppression, and yet, Jesus offers mercy. That mercy then begets more mercy as Zacchaeus, unprompted, offers to return what he took, and then some. Perhaps we can’t practice righteousness in isolation, as it hinges upon “right relationship.” And perhaps God’s overflowing mercy should always surprise and disorient us a bit. Can we pursue righteousness and mercy with people we disagree with? As is evident in the Zacchaeus story, that’s where real transformation occurs. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt’s message invites reflection on a parable from Luke 15.1-7 which is often called the Parable of the Lost Sheep. Who in this story is really lost? Who is found? Where might we be on the continuum between lost and found? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Guest Rev. Mark Cordes shares a message rooted in Luke 13:6-9.

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Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series will be an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Each weekly sub-theme explores two supposed binaries, like “faith & works” or “rest & growth,” or “grief & hope.” We often consider these ideas to be opposing. However, as we explore these concepts within the scriptures, we find nuance and complexity. We find that these dichotomies are false. We might begin to see a full spectrum instead of black and white. We might find that God is present in between. And so, this season, we invite you to look beyond black and white binaries and easy answers. We encourage you to notice the dichotomies that define our lives, but also imagine where God might be meeting us beyond the categories we create. This Lent, we’re trusting that God shows up in shades of gray, rainbow hues, and everywhere in between.

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We welcome guest Rev. Linda Loessberg-Zahl for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We welcome guest Bishop Warner Brown for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We welcome guests Bishop Sandra Olewine for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We welcome guests Mike Harrell and Jorge Domingues for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804