A Table Along the Road | The Table Week 1
In the first meal after the supper, the couple’s eyes are opened to the reality of a new creation
Steve DeNeff April 20, 2025
In the first meal after the supper, the couple’s eyes are opened to the reality of a new creation
In the course of their (the apostles’) eating, Christ commissions them to be witnesses of these things.
Jesus invites the disciples – and Peter – back into relationship. The meal restores the relationship on the basis of love.
Luke seems nearly obsessed with having us picture Christ’s life – and the church’s life – at the table. This sermon will explore how for the early church (and for us) the table can be a place that re-defines what
A key to God’s mission for the Church was the inclusion and commissioning of those who were overlooked and different.
God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.” God is not just calling us to include others at our table… He is calling all of us to another,
This meal is shared (by guards, sailors, prisoners, and Paul) in the most unlikely of conditions – in a storm at sea, while the ship is coming apart.