Open Table Church Podcast

Community Life Minister Eli Fields delivers a message on our value of Justice. We believe we are created and loved by a just and generous God, and we believe we are called to extend that justice and generosity to whomever we can, when we can. We hold firmly to the belief that all people are made in the image of God and are of immeasurable value. Therefore, whenever we see the image of God crushed...

  Noland Peebles, one of OTC's Elders, continues the series outlining the church's values, this time, speaking on Learning. Learning : Christianity is a 2,000-year-old tradition. The Bible is a big book written by dozens of authors, translated from three languages. We love a God who is infinitely mysterious. We do not believe this makes God infinitely unknowable, but infinitely knowable! We will n...

Lead Pastor Tony speaks on encounter with God as one of our values at OTC. Encounter : We believe that God is not merely an abstract idea, a construct of philosophy, or a character in the pages of scripture, but an ever-present Reality that can and must be experienced.   To read all eight of our values, visit the Values page on our website https://otcspringfield.org/values Open Table Church is a n...

Our Executive Minister Lynette Fields delivers a message on Hospitality, how Jesus demonstrates it, and how vital it is to the church. Hospitality : The very name of our church is intended to invoke the radical image of broken and flawed people, like us, sitting at a table being served and embraced by Jesus. Open Table Church seeks to capture this ethos at every gathering.  To read all eight of ou...

Eli Fields, our Community Life Minister, delivers a sermon on our value Community.  Community : We see that God, being triune in nature, is himself community. God forms community in the first pages of scripture. Jesus forms community at the beginning of his ministry. We believe that communities of Jesus are how Jesus comes through time into the present world. Community is how the love of God becom...

Lead Pastor Tony Scarcello continues the values series with a sermon on our second value, Scripture.  "Scripture: We believe the Spirit of God inspired the authors of the scriptures and partnered with them in the penning of it. We believe the Bible is a uniquely revelatory and sacred book that should be studied and taught regularly with humility, grace, and responsibility. "  To read all eight of...

Assisting Minister Matthew Wimer kicks off a sermon series about Open Table Church's values with a talk on Spiritual Formation and the importance of becoming more like Jesus. Formation : Our first value is that we would be ever committed to the process of spiritual formation , which we define as: intentionally being formed into the likeness of Jesus for the sake of others. To read all eight of our...

Lead Pastor Tony Scarcello speaks on the sacrament of Communion/Eucharist, and reframing it as the focal point of church gathering.   Open Table Church is a new faith community located in Springfield, Oregon that exists to practice the way of Jesus, together, for the good of our city.  On this weekly podcast, we will upload sermons recorded at OTC by the teaching team, as well as some additional c...

Lead Pastor Tony Scarcello speaks on following Christ's example of hospitality and the power of encountering Jesus in the story of Zaccheus in the gospel of Luke chapter 19.   Open Table Church is a new faith community located in Springfield, Oregon that exists to practice the way of Jesus, together, for the good of our city.  On this weekly podcast, we will upload sermons recorded at OTC by the t...