The Table California

What does it mean that we are created in the image and likeness of God and what is the significance of God giving dominion to man? Today we look at the creation of man and what this creation story says about God, us, and how we can see Jesus in this passage. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

When we acknowledge God as the source of all things then our lives are ordered according to His design. Because God is the author of this story, nothing will have the authority to steal His sovereign design for those who are in Christ.  Today begins our journey as a church family through God's story. There is a lot of mystery that surrounds the creation story, but one thing is clear; God make...

To be a people who have entered into kingdom rest, and remain in rest, it is vital that we know God as the Abba revealed in Christ. Just as important is that we understand that we are not servants working to earn a wage, we are sons and daughters resting in our Father's house. The enemy will do all he can to steal the identity of sonship from us. We must hold fast to the word of the Lord spok...

Today we had a round-table discussion with some of the Pearl Chapel family. We discussed Sabbath rest, practical ways to implement Sabbath, God's design for His people to celebrate the Sabbath, and reasons we may feel opposition to honoring the Sabbath as new covenant believers. We would encourage you to listen all the way through this discussion as the points brought up are rich and varied,...

Continuing last weeks discussion on kingdom rest...if kingdom rest is only found in the King, how do we maintain a lifestyle of union with Jesus when we live in a world that is manufacturing their rest apart from Him? How do we become a people content in all things? And what are the seasonal rhythms of the kingdom that we need to understand in order to life as a people of rest? For more informatio...

Rest, like everything else in the kingdom, is found IN Jesus. The rest that He Himself enjoys is not something that He detaches from Himself and gives to us, the gift is the invitation to come to Him and He will bring us into His rest. Like the Israelites coming out of the wilderness, we also must cross over and enter in to the promised inheritance of rest. For more information on THE TABLE please...

Whatever we look at we move towards and whatever we look at we empower. By fixing your eyes on Jesus, you are empowering Him, you are releasing Him to do what He wants to do in your situation. It's an act of faith and surrender...two things that He can't help but respond to. So don't enthrone your situation by giving it any more attention than it deserves…don’t look at the wind and...

When we cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in our life we are then able to show the world who God is. As we saw this morning, there is one fruit of the Spirit....love...and everything else we do or experience issues forth from love. Without love, we accomplish nothing, we gain nothing, and we show the world nothing of eternal value. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifo...

The resurrection is heaven's "AMEN" shout to everything Jesus said and did. The cross is the gate that leads to resurrection glory. Just as Jesus embraced His cross, as followers of Him, we are also called to live a life marked by the cross and empowered by the resurrection. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

When Jesus comes He comes with the sword to separate us from anything that keeps us separated from Him. His judgements are aimed at whatever separates us from His love. He will not leave us as He found us, and mature saints long for His judgements to come and bear on them. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

Could it be that the gospel in the west has such a low retention rate because it's not the gospel that Jesus preached? The gospel of the kingdom is the gospel that heaven endorses, and it's the gospel of the kingdom that will lead to a transformed life...not the gospel of repentance, not the gospel of behavior modification. Let's be sure that we are receiving Jesus' gospel...an...

While we wish we could share with you the beautiful message we heard this morning, for security reasons, and out of honor for the family member that shared with us today, we chose to keep things "in house." We will get back to normal next week, though! For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

As we head down into the Pacific Ocean for baptisms, we look briefly at how baptism isn't just symbolism...it is actually part of our consecration into the priesthood. This is the beginning of mining the depths of another of the sacraments the Lord has given us; and, just as we have discovered with communion, when we refuse the narrative of sacramental symbolism, we discover the beauty and po...

There is a fundamental moment in the midst of transition that most believers don't recognize, and even fewer identify it in real-time. It's the emptying of the wineskin for the sake of renewal...it's the presence of the Lord going ahead of Israel a three days journey to find a resting place for them. We must be able to discern the season we are in and what God is wanting to accompli...

We believe God is raising up a New Jesus People, and the Lord has given us a glimpse of them. As we discern this season of laying foundations, we take a look at what Haggai has to teach us about the importance of having God's heart for His house and prioritizing His desires over our own...and how this creates a house of Jesus People that will be able to support the weight of His glory when He...

We expand on last week's message which showed us that we are the righteousness of God in Christ, we are holy, and we resist anything that would contaminate that distinction. This week we look at how this identity puts us on the path of maturity. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

If you are "in Christ" then it is illegal for you to think something about yourself that Jesus doesn't think about you. Are God's people righteous? Are God's people holy? Can we live free from sin in this life? This message is a foundational, must listen to message to understand what God is doing in our church family. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.the...

The Lord has been gracious to us. He has manifested Himself in our midst recently in unusual ways. How we respond to Him when He comes determines how much we receive from Him in the future. Will we treat these gifts of grace casually or will we radically reorient our lives to respond to Him with honor and wonder? We put a stake in the ground today and declared that we understand the season and we...

Today, as we celebrate our 2 month anniversary as a church family, we tell the story of how we got here and where we are going. The Lord has given us clear vision, and we are committed to build God's house according to the pattern shown to us "on the mountain." For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

Desire is a gift, but at some point desire must move us into intentional seeking. We don't want to just desire God, we want to seek after Him with our whole heart. The teaching of Scripture is clear; He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. As we begin our 21-day corporate fast, let's press on and lay hold of God like never before. For more information on THE TABLE please visit...

We have an opportunity to utilize one of the most powerful, yet neglected, tools that the early church used to transform the world...hospitality. Lindsey Broere helps us see that Jesus and His followers demonstrated the Kingdom one meal at a time, one stranger at a time, one act of hospitality at a time. It is essential that we as a church family have a biblical understanding of what this powerful...

The greatest enemy of hope is time. Holding on to hope in the midst of delay can be extremely challenging. But the Lord takes us through the wilderness of waiting to teach us His ways and to form patience and endurance in us. Let's grow into mature saints who understand God's ways and know how to patiently endure whatever waiting may come with the promises of God. For more information on...

According to John 17:23, the exact same love that the Father has for His Beloved Son, the Father has for us. The love of the Father predates everything…even our sin that made repentance necessary. If we truly want to know God as Father, we must know Him as the God revealed to us in Christ.  For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

An abbreviated message following a prophetic word that was shared with our church family on Sunday morning. How we steward the promises of God determines if those promises move from seed form to germination and maturity. For more information on THE TABLE please visit: www.thetablecalifornia.com

AUTHENTIC CHURCH IN THE MIDST OF REVOLUTION (12/4/22): When God begins to move in a generation, His people sense the coming shift. Many can sense the shift that is taking place in the church right now. Discerning the season is not enough. How we respond to the shifting will determine whether we move with a spirit that tears down or builds up. The authentic church, described for us in Scripture, wi...