What does it look like for us, the people of God, to make room at the table? Especially when it’s a table particularly defined by acts of kindness, grace, and inclusion? Join us as we explore the story of Ruth and Boaz and once again witness how God makes room at the table. […]
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Room at the Table (Part 9): When We’ve Made Mistakes
What does it look like to own our history and take steps toward repentance and reconciliation when our sins are flagrant and our guilt is great? We turn to the book of Jeremiah for wisdom. As promised, here are some links for you to engage with: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action: […]
Room at the Table (Part 8): Rahab’s Story
We continue to look at the ways the Bible points toward God’s inclusion of anyone who wants a seat at the table. What does Rahab the prostitute’s story point to in particular? Join us as we explore Joshua 2 and 6. […]
Room at the Table (Part 7): “Who is my neighbour?” with Pastor Rob Peterson
On Pentecost Sunday we remember the Holy Spirit being sent into the newly-forming Church, enabling them to speak in other languages and take the good news of Jesus Christ far beyond Jerusalem. We, the Church today, are the recipients of this good news – and we receive the same Spirit. The Spirit guides us into […]
Room at the Table (Part 6): When Difference Divides Us
Here we spend time with the apostle Paul and a deeply divided Roman church, focusing in on Romans 14. What does this letter have for us, the Church today, as we too deal with opposing (and highly polarizing) positions in our midst? What do we do when we disagree and there’s only 1 Table? […]
Room at the Table (Part 5): “Turning Points” with Dr. David Johnson
In Acts 10 God initiates the inclusion of the Gentiles. This story too, the story of Cornelius and Peter and God’s movement in their lives reveals God’s open table. […]
Room at the Table (Part 4): The Story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
He asks her for a drink. They chat. She asks for one in return. She is welcomed at the table. John 4 too reveals the radical grace and inclusivity of God. […]
Room at the Table (Part 3): Hagar’s Story (Part 2)
In Genesis 21 we see God’s profound intervention on behalf of her and her son in the midst of a story focusing on God’s covenant with Abraham and Isaac, a different son. What does this story teach us? What does it call us to? […]
Room at the Table (Part 2): Hagar’s Story (Part 1)
This is the story about how God meets Hagar, slave woman to Sarah and Abraham, and the implications of their encounter. Genesis 16 challenges paradigms and assumptions around who’s in and who’s out. […]
Room at the Table (Part 1): Jesus tells some stories
We’re starting a new sermon series on how Scriptures reveals God throwing the doors wide open, welcoming all people at his Table, into his family. Two of Jesus’ parables (in Luke 14 and 15) will start us off, sort of setting a precedent for what we’ll be exploring in the Old Testament and the New […]
