The Table UMC

We welcome guest Sandra Lommasson for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

This worship series is inspired by our community of faith’s Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new encounters of God they’re experiencing now at The Table. For many, this means unlearning some deeply engrained and often unconscious ways we’ve been enculturated to imagine the Divine. It also often means finding new language to express our evolving faith experiences. Thankfully, the deepest currents in our Christ tradition can guide us and we are not alone in this process. We will hear each Sunday from a different preacher reflecting on their own journey with God and inviting us to do the same. Dr. Larry R. Hygh, Jr’s message today is rooted in Psalm 19. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

This worship series is inspired by our community of faith’s Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new encounters of God they’re experiencing now at The Table. For many, this means unlearning some deeply engrained and often unconscious ways we’ve been enculturated to imagine the Divine. It also often means finding new language to express our evolving faith experiences. Thankfully, the deepest currents in our Christ tradition can guide us and we are not alone in this process. We will hear each Sunday from a different preacher reflecting on their own journey with God and inviting us to do the same. Rev. Mike Harrell’s message today is rooted in Psalm 36. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

This worship series is inspired by our community of faith’s Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new encounters of God they’re experiencing now at The Table. For many, this means unlearning some deeply engrained and often unconscious ways we’ve been enculturated to imagine the Divine. It also often means finding new language to express our evolving faith experiences. Thankfully, the deepest currents in our Christ tradition can guide us and we are not alone in this process. We will hear each Sunday from a different preacher reflecting on their own journey with God and inviting us to do the same. Pastor Matt’s message today is rooted in Psalm 29. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Too often, we’ve been told that a successful life is a linear one. But in reality, our lives unfold with many unexpected twists and turns. The Magi follow a star, embarking on a long journey in a foreign land in order to honor the newborn Christ. Instead of returning to Herod as commanded, they trust their dreams and go home by another way. Their road isn’t straight, but God “makes a way in the wilderness” (Isaiah 43:19) as they follow their intuition and diverge from the expected path. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

We welcome Rev. Jorge Domingues back for a very special post Christmas Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Christ’s birth makes the vastness of God personal. The God who made the seas and the stars is also the God who made your beautiful hair and your striking eyes. The God of creation takes on flesh, which means you are fully known. When the angels visit the shepherds in the fields, their message is global but also personal: “To you . . . a savior is born.” This birth is good news for everyone, especially those who are ignored or disenfranchised. On this night, God is born, and this God of love knows your name. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Christ’s birth makes the vastness of God personal. The God who made the seas and the stars is also the God who made your beautiful hair and your striking eyes. The God of creation takes on flesh, which means you are fully known. When the angels visit the shepherds in the fields, their message is global but also personal: “To you . . . a savior is born.” This birth is good news for everyone, especially those who are ignored or disenfranchised. On this night, God is born, and this God of love knows your name. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Hope is vulnerable and can feel like a tremendous risk, especially if you’ve experienced loss or trauma. But Mary shows us a resilient hope that takes risks—she risks her body to bear a son who will become the hope of her people. Similarly, Joseph makes a risky choice to stay with Mary; dismissing her quietly would have kept him safe. But instead, he chooses hope. He chooses to trust the angel, and it makes all the difference. It can feel safer and easier to be a cynic, but the world doesn’t need more cynics. It needs people who say, “It can be better,” and make it so. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

The Gospel of Luke introduces John the Baptist as not just a primary character in Jesus’ birth story, but also a key player in his ministry. He is not the Messiah, but he paves the way for the One who will baptize with water and spirit. He does the good that is his to do. John harshly denounces the perpetrators of economic disparities, but he also provides them paths for redemption—for even they have good that is theirs to do. In this week’s story, it’s significant that we hear the same question asked three times, as this is a question we often ask ourselves: “What, then, should I do?” Sometimes we may be too daunted by the enormity of the world’s problems to respond. However, we need to be reminded that small, ordinary actions add up. It makes a difference when you are kind to a person who is lonely, when you compost, when you show up to a rally, or when you go to therapy and don’t pass on generational trauma. You can’t solve all the world’s problems, but you can do something that matters. We must trust that we each have something to offer and that other parts of the community will bring what we cannot. What is yours to do? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804