The Table Podcast

"Belief is knowledge put to work." This week at The Table, we're joined by Trisha Joseph, UCF student and Table LifeGroup leader, to discuss what Jesus, a moon named Miranda, and people living in Orlando all have to do with each other. We study the first chapter of John and hear how Jesus snuck (crash landed?) into Trisha's story. __ We want to hear from you! Tell us about yourself: instagram.com/...

"Jesus didn't just come to save us from our sins - he came to show us how to die and how to live." This week at The Table, we're joined by David Loveless, First Orlando's Groups Pastor, to discuss where Jesus fits into God's Storyline. We study the first chapter of John and talk about what it means for Jesus to be the "Word." (Hint: he's the blueprint.) __ We want to hear from you! Tell us about y...

"Give yourself the same advice you would give a friend." What do we do when we're in between spiritual highs? How do we cope with the pain and disorientation that life brings from time to time? Answer: start by giving yourself some good advice. Pastor Doug Hankins teaches on the life of the prophet Elijah this week as we continue our summer series, Storyline. __ We want to hear from you! Tell us a...

"Don't confuse your role today with your role always." What do we do when the world around us starts to shift underneath our feet? How do we learn to trust God enough to embrace changes in our lives? Continuing our summer series, Storyline, Pastor Doug Hankins takes a look at these questions as he hosts our discussion about one of the Bible's most rambunctious characters: Moses. __ We want to hear...

"In love, God will mess up our plans to save us from ourselves." What do we do when we make plans and they never seem to turn out how we intended them to turn out? How do we deal with the frustration that comes along with our plans constantly falling through? Continuing our new series, Storyline, Isaac Trevino teaches on the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 10-11, shedding light on how we mi...

"Being the supporting character in God’s story is infinitely better than being the hero of your story." The Table is back! Pastor Doug Hankins kicks off our Summer season with the first installation of our new series, Storyline. We discuss Genesis 3:1-13 and consider how Adam and Eve's roles in the Genesis story inform the way we view our lives today. __ We want to hear from you! Tell us about you...

"Jesus was the Resurrection long before He was ever resurrected." As we prepare our hearts for Easter as a community, Pastor Doug Hankins teaches from John 11, helping us answer the question, "How does the Resurrection of Jesus affect our daily lives?" We use the resurrection of Lazarus and the lives of Mary and Martha as a case study. You're invited to our Celebration Night, next Tuesday, April 1...

"The difference between heaven and hell is hospitality." This week at The Table we finish up our series, The Big Four, with our last big question: "What happens to us when we die?" Pastor Doug Hankins teaches from Matthew 25. We saved you a seat. __ We want to hear from you! Tell us about yourself: instagram.com/thetableorlando facebook.com/thetableorlando

"Meaning in life is found in loving God and loving others." In week 3 of our series, The Big Four, we consider the question, "What is my purpose in life?" Join us as we discuss why we're all so unhappy at work and how we can go about changing that. Spoiler alert: we think Jesus is the key to finding your purpose, and not for the reason you think! We saved you a seat. __ We want to hear from you! T...

"You are a human being, not a human doing." We're so excited to be kicking off our new series, The Big Four! This week, we tackle our first Big Question: "Who am I?" Pastor Doug Hankins gives us a crash course in existential philosophy and breaks down why the Apostle Paul's view of human identity is essential to having a meaningful relationship with Jesus. We're saving you a seat! __ We want to he...

"Love always changes us, and change is always painful." It looks like we've come to the end of the road (no pun intended). So, to conclude The Naked Truth, we're appropriately talking about breaking up - when to do it, how to do it well, and why we shouldn't be scared of it. Join us next Tuesday as we kick off The Big Four, a series about the questions we are all asking and why answering them is a...

"If you're lonely and you get married, you'll be lonely and married. Marriage isn't a solution for loneliness. Community is." This week's issue of The Naked Truth includes a summary of Victorian betrothal traditions, a comparison of Old Testament and New Testament marriage practices, and an Excel spreadsheet with a step-by-step financial plan for marriage. Download the spreadsheet: bit.ly/TableMar...

"We get in to trouble when we confuse who we are with where we are." Here's The Naked Truth: nobody is born married. Singleness is not only the default disposition for human beings, but it was the position that Jesus lived his life in. Why, then, do we treat our singleness like a problem we need to solve? Doug Hankins teaches out of Galatians 3 and explains why staring at people's crotches was a t...

"Abide: believing, moment to moment, that you are loved by God, and trusting that His Word is true." If you're reading this, you have problems in your life. We do too. Contemporary philosopher Julia Michaels puts it this way: "Cause I got problems, but you got 'em too. So give 'em all to me, and I'll give mine to you." The question is - what do we do with our problems? Isaac Trevino (@ittrevino) l...

We're finally back! To kick off the first Table of the year, Pastor Doug Hankins (@doughankins) teaches from a parable in Luke and talks about the first time he ever enjoyed a party. We break down our theme for the year and focus on a core habit that we're called to practice in the Kingdom of God: to bless out of our brokenness. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! IG: @thetableorlando facebook.c...

In this LAST EPISODE of our Ephesians series, Pastor Doug breaks down how the principle of Christian submission enables our relationships to flourish. We look at three main relationships: (1) Husbands and Wives (2) Children and Parents (3) Employees and Employers __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We saved you a seat. @thetableorlando facebook.com/thetableorlando

Alcohol - arguably the most abused drug on the planet and a cause of much of society's suffering. As Christians, how do we let Jesus renew our alcohol consumption? Is there a way to redeem mankind's relationship to the substance? In this talk, David Branch teaches out of Ephesians 5, dissecting Paul's wisdom for how Christians are to engage with alcohol, and recounting his own story of personal re...

Let's talk about sex! Specifically, let's talk about how Jesus-followers are called to live out their sexuality, according to the Apostle Paul. His take? "Be imitators of God, as beloved children." Pastor Doug Hankins breaks it down into three parts: (1) Don't imitate the world's view of sexuality. (2) Don't imitate Christian culture's view of sexuality. (3) Imitate the pattern of God. __ Want to...

As we finish chapter 4 of Ephesians, Pastor Doug teaches on Paul's practical instruction on how to "walk worthy" of the Gospel. We break down the key difference between how culture thinks and how the Church is called to think, highlighting Paul's three-fold process for spiritual obedience: (1) Putting off old, calloused ideas (2) Being renewed to think as Jesus does (3) Putting on new, faith-fille...

Have you ever wondered why some ministry activities feel life-giving to us, while other activities feel draining? This week at The Table, Isaac Trevino argues that the reason some ministry activities are especially life-giving to us is because we have all been created with different primary ministry roles. Listen as we identify which of these these primary ministry roles, listed in Ephesians 4, we...

The Christian life: "A long obedience in the same direction." - Eugene Peterson. This week at The Table, we talk about the Apostle Paul's call for us to "walk worthy" of the Gospel to which we have been called. Practically, what does this look like? Pastor Doug argues that it looks like embracing two main Christian virtues: (1) gentleness and (2) kindness. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We...

"The burden of prayer is not to think or say the right things." Has life ever thrown a curveball at you? Have you ever been caught in a moment so stunning that you feel disoriented spiritually? In those moments, prayer is one of the best tools in your toolbox for reorienting yourself towards Jesus. Pastor Doug shares on how to pray out of Ephesians 3. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We saved...

"The place people are looking for, it's actually a people. It's believers." Pastor Doug Hankins wraps up Ephesians chapter 2 with a call to be the kind of people that people want to be with: 1. Gathered 2. Flexible 3. Inclusive 4. Mobile In other words, a call to be more like Jesus. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We saved you a seat. @thetableorlando facebook.com/thetableorlando

"Reconciliation is about moving from hostility to harmony." Isaac Trevino, The Table's YP ministry director, finishes off chapter 2 of Ephesians with a call to peacemaking. His take? If you want to be see peace and reconciliation in your relationships, you can't just sit on the sidelines. You're going to have to break down some walls. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We saved you a seat. @the...

"Grace is not opposed to effort. Grace is opposed to earning." In week three of our Ephesians series, Pastor Doug gives a fresh look at the book's most famous passage: Ephesians 2:1-10. __ Want to stay connected? Follow us! We saved you a seat. @thetableorlando facebook.com/thetableorlando