The Table Church DC

Sunday, November 7, 2021. Preacher: Heidi Mills. In this story, Jesus redefines what healing is and what healing is for.  Healing happens within community. Healing reminds us of our identity and our worth in God's sight. Healing restores us to a new way of living in the world.

Sunday, November 7, 2021. Preacher: Lexi Mairone. In Jesus, we see the God who forgives. Forgiveness is not only a central characteristic of God’s nature, but it is the singular grace that enables God’s people to have fellowship with God. Forgiveness is how we are reconciled back to God and invited to join God once again in the renewal of all things.

Sunday, October 31, 2021. Preacher: Anthony Parrott. This Sunday we talk about the step before translating the Bible. We talk about why Jesus gets angry — and we can too. And we briefly talk about "investing" in people isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Mark 1:35-39 Resistance Resistance is refusing to be defined by the powers that want to take hold of us. Capitalism. Toxic Family or Social Systems. Addiction or Compulsion. Inner and Outer Voices and Pressure. "Healthy boundaries are a form of rest." —Tricia Hersey (The Nap Ministry) “We must not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.” ― Lysa TerKeurst “Whenever you say yes to so...

Mark 1:29-34 Simon's Mother In Law - yes Simon is married (this is later referenced in 1 Corinthians, that the apostles wives and family traveled with them) Sick with a fever - of course, couldn't go to synagogue. This was not because of the germ theory of disease. This was because of impurity, uncleanness. Perhaps inability; but even if she had been physically able, she would not allowed to go by...

In a more subtle way than the possession in our passage today, each of us too can be possessed by the initially small, subtle toe holds we allow evil to gain in our day-to-day life (e.g. anger, envy, grudges, us v. them politics, etc.). Our long journey, our very personal collaboration with God, to be more Christ-like is a long-term, gradual, non-linear exorcism/healing in slow motion.

Preacher: Heidi Mills Main Idea: Jesus' ministry of the Kingdom of God was about disrupting the unjust social order for the sake of creating a new social order. "Kairos time is the right or opportune time. It is a decisive moment in history that potentially has far-reaching impact. It is often a chaotic period, a time of crisis. However, it is through the chaos and crisis that God is fully present...

Preacher: Richard Kelley   1) God’s purpose is clear: to call us an others into God’s story 2) God sees worth in everyone 3) God is not calling us to a new career; God is calling us to a new identity. "The claim of a God bigger than those who worship him, more gracious, more generous, more hospitable than they are, is at the core of what Jesus calls the good news, or the gospel, and it ought to be...

Mark 1:9-13 The Baptism of Jesus Main Idea God arrived in the person of Jesus to 1) Launch the New Creation; 2) show us what God is really like; and 3) to tell us how God really feels about us. New Creation Genesis 1 Separation of waters (where chaos lives) Living among the wild animals Spirit brooding above the waters Genesis 6—7 Heavens broke open Noah among the animals 40 Days/Nights Sign of Ne...

Mark 1:2-8 Something Old Opening Example: Favorite book/movie franchises? Question: What do we do with the Old Testament? Particularly the God of the OT? (Note: "Hebrew/Jewish Scriptures," "First Testament," "Old Testament" all refer to Genesis—Malichi) Marcion tried to answer this question by saying that the God of the OT was a different god than the God revealed in Christ. Therefore Christians s...

Sunday, September 12, 2021. We begin a new series on the life of Jesus and the Gospel of Mark. We dive in deep on the opening verse of the gospel. It reveals to us that the Gospel is Political; the Gospel is News; and the Gospel is Good.   Read the full sermon notes by clicking here.

Pastor Anthony concludes our Race & Justice series. We talk about the need for starting the process over again, because it's not a one and done thing.

Lexi Mairone from The Table Church's preaching cohort preaches on how we must begin the conversation of "submission" in the right place.

Pastor Anthony teaches on how passages from Ephesians 6 and Colossians 3 have been misused. Did Paul really not have a problem with slavery? Or have we surrendered interpretation of the Bible to... people who really shouldn't be interpreting the Bible?

Heidi Mills from The Table Church's preaching cohort breaks down the context and language of a passage that's been used to harm women in the church.

Meg Clark from The Table Church's preaching cohort teaches out of Romans 1 about LBGTQ+ inclusion.

Pastor Anthony kicks off a new series on understanding what Paul means when he says things that sound sexist, racist, or otherwise problematic.

Bekki Fahrer preaches on Pentecost Sunday and concludes our sermon series by talking about Pentecost and the Holy Spirit being poured out on ALL people.

Pastor Anthony teaches out of Galatians 3 and 5 on identity and ethics.

Pastor Anthony teaches about when the early church has to decide who gets to belong in Acts 15.

Pastor Anthony teaches about inclusion and the story in Acts 8.

Pastor Raimon Jackson preaches from the story of Stephen (Acts 6-7). The apostles thought they were above serving tables and pass the buck to deacons like Stephen. Stephen, however, gets to step into God's role for him as a prophet and evangelist.

Matt Collinson, Edward Mar, and Tim Cody from The Table Church's preaching cohort teach out of Luke 24 on the resurrection and doubt.

Pastor Anthony preaches on Easter Sunday about the resurrection and the women who were by Jesus' side in Luke 24.

Pastor Anthony preaches on Palm Sunday about the atonement and the cross out of Romans 5.