The Table Podcast

This Sunday, we had our friend Jordan Fehlen, who serves as a missionary in Graz, Austria, visit us and share stories. We then explored Psalm 67 as a prayer we can pray on behalf of the nations of the world - that all peoples would be gathered into God's family and sing the praises of God. 

In this message, Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through what Psalm 71 can teach us about what a faith that lasts looks like. 

The human desire for vengeance is an innately human desire. But what are we to do with that desire? Do we take matters into our own hands? Do we ignore it? In looking at Psalm 137 with the infamously dark line at the end ("Happy is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rocks."), we will reimagine together what we are to do with that desire for vengeance. 

How are we to relate to the created order as disciples of Jesus? In this sermon, we explore how Psalm 104 can guide us in engaging with the natural world with delight, care, and worship of the Creator. 

We often grow up believing that if we just "do the right things," God will reward us with a predictable, trouble-free life. But what happens when that formula breaks? In this sermon, we kick off our new series, Praying the Psalms, by looking at Psalm 22. If you’ve ever felt like God was distant, silent, or unresponsive to your pain, you aren’t alone. We explore why the Bible gives us permission to...

We live in a time of great technological advancement. And this is good! But what we often forget is that these devices can, if we are not careful, form us into the kind of people we do not want to be. This message is an invitation to consider how we are being shaped by our devices, and what we could do to create a rule of life to help us grow in love and maturity. 

The ascension of Jesus is often overlooked. But it is a deeply significant part of the story of God and our faith. Why does the ascension matter? And what does it have to do with our lives right here, right now? 

What do we think of when it comes to the topic of Spiritual Warfare? Many images come to mind inspired by movies like The Exorcist. But what if this warfare we are caught in the middle of - and called to be engaged in - more sneaky and covert? In this final message of our Ephesians series, we walk talk about the war and our enemy, the equipment for the fight, our battle orders, and one final surpr...

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 feels jarring in our modern-day context. But in the ancient world, it was jarring but for different reasons. When we place Paul's household codes alongside the Roman household codes, we see some surprising New Creation reversals. 

The deception of duplicity is simple: true freedom is living a double life. You can project a particular version of yourself, but live a double life in private. What if duplicity is actually slavery, and inside-out congruence, learned from discipleship to Jesus, is the true freedom we desire? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 5:6-18. 

We continue on with our exploration of the story of Ephesians as Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through Ephesians 4:25-5:5.

What if the true story of the world is that death does not have the final say? What if death was defeated by the true Lord of the world? In this Resurrection Sunday message, we accompany Mary Magdalene in John 20:1-18 as she has a surprising encounter that changed everything. 

What does it mean to "be yourself"? Is that really what we should aim for? What does it look like for us to be more fully ourselves in the likeness of Jesus? In this teaching on Ephesians 4:17-25, we walk us through these questions and imagine together who we are, who God is calling us to be, and why this matters. 

Why "church"? What is the purpose of the church? Is there more than simply "going to church on Sunday"? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 4:1-16 as we contemplate what it means to be the people of God. 

In this crescendo of music that is Ephesians 3:14-21, Rebecca Vondra invites us to listen to the tune being played in the text. 

This past Sunday, March 8th, Pastor Mark Archilla walked us through Ephesians 3:1-13. 

On Sunday, March 1st, we explored together Ephesians 2:11-22 and the call to pursue unity. 

In this message, we walk through Ephesians 2:1-10 and examine how this is our story in Jesus. 

Due to some technical difficulties, we the sermon recordings for the past three weeks are not available. This is week three of our teaching series in the book of Ephesians. In this message, Dr. Brett Desper walks us through Ephesians 1:15-23. 

In this installment of our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, our friend Molly DuQue shares her heart about the missional imperative of seeking the flourishing and blessing of the community in which we live. 

In this message, Pastor David talks about the importance of investing in the next generation - passing on the flame of faith in God to the young people. 

Why would Jesus willingly limit himself in the wilderness? In this message from Luke 4:1-13, we explore Jesus' 40-day fast and his resistance to temptation. Discover how fasting trains us to find freedom not through limitless autonomy, but through submission to God—learning that "God is enough" even when we don't get our way.

What's at the heart of the Scriptures? In this Advent message on love, we explore Jesus' conversation with a scribe in Mark 12:28-34 about the greatest commandment. We discuss why loving God and loving others are inseparably connected, and how easy it is to lose sight of this central truth—even when we know the Scriptures well. 

In this Sunday's reflection on the theme of Joy, Rebecca Vondra guides us toward the joy God offers that has nothing to do with our prepackaged, for-sale, battery-operated, shallow attempt to self-medicate our way through the bitter months of winter in a harsh, unrelenting world. Rather, in the midst of the harsh realities of life, "joyful anticipation deepens." 

In our second week of Advent, Dr. Brett Desper leads us through a profound reflection on the need and the availability of true peace.