The Table Podcast

What happens when the fire of vision burns out? In this message from our series on what it means to be the people of God right here, right now, we look at Matthew 6:33, imagining together what it looks like to tend the vision fire of the Kingdom of God.

What is a saint? And what does it mean to be holy? We are beginning a new teaching series on who we are in God's story and how we are to play our part. 

Is communion just a symbol, or something more? In week one of "The Sacraments," we explore how the Eucharist re-enacts the good news story. 

Why praise God? Is God so insecure and narcissistic that he demands our praise? What if there was more to praise than we realize? In the final message of our "Praying the Psalms" series, we land on Psalm 150 — a crescendo call for all of creation to praise God. 

What happens when everything that was known is stripped away? Is it possible to worship God in exile? In this sermon, AJ Handy revisits Psalm 137. We enter into the context of the story surrounding Psalm 137 to ask ourselves, "Can we worship God when what is known is stripped away?" 

In light of the school year starting, we took time as a community to walk the halls of the school we meet in to pray for the students - that students would come to know Jesus, that there would be blessing for the school, and the schemes of the enemy would be rendered powerless. 

Who are the enemies of Christianity? In this sermon, Dr. Brett Desper walks us through Psalm 87 and the vision of all nations coming into God's family. 

This Sunday, we had our friend Jordan Fehlen, who serves as a missionary in Graz, Austria, visit us and share stories. We then explored Psalm 67 as a prayer we can pray on behalf of the nations of the world - that all peoples would be gathered into God's family and sing the praises of God. 

In this message, Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through what Psalm 71 can teach us about what a faith that lasts looks like. 

The human desire for vengeance is an innately human desire. But what are we to do with that desire? Do we take matters into our own hands? Do we ignore it? In looking at Psalm 137 with the infamously dark line at the end ("Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks."), we will reimagine together what we are to do with that desire for vengeance. 

How are we to relate to the created order as disciples of Jesus? In this sermon, we explore how Psalm 104 can guide us in engaging with the natural world with delight, care, and worship of the Creator. 

We live in a time of great technological advancement. And this is good! But what we often forget is that these devices can, if we are not careful, form us into the kind of people we do not want to be. This message is an invitation to consider how we are being shaped by our devices, and what we could do to create a rule of life to help us grow in love and maturity. 

The ascension of Jesus is often overlooked. But it is a deeply significant part of the story of God and our faith. Why does the ascension matter? And what does it have to do with our lives right here, right now? 

What do we think of when it comes to the topic of Spiritual Warfare? Many images come to mind inspired by movies like The Exorcist. But what if this warfare we are caught in the middle of - and called to be engaged in - more sneaky and covert? In this final message of our Ephesians series, we walk talk about the war and our enemy, the equipment for the fight, our battle orders, and one final surprising word of hope. 

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 feels jarring in our modern-day context. But in the ancient world, it was jarring but for different reasons. When we place Paul's household codes alongside the Roman household codes, we see some surprising New Creation reversals. 

The deception of duplicity is simple: true freedom is living a double life. You can project a particular version of yourself, but live a double life in private. What if duplicity is actually slavery, and inside-out congruence, learned from discipleship to Jesus, is the true freedom we desire? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 5:6-18. 

We continue on with our exploration of the story of Ephesians as Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through Ephesians 4:25-5:5.

What if the true story of the world is that death does not have the final say? What if death was defeated by the true Lord of the world? In this Resurrection Sunday message, we accompany Mary Magdalene in John 20:1-18 as she has a surprising encounter that changed everything.