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- Pastor Name: Jonathan Cornell
- Date & Time: January 25, 2015 | 10:00am
SERMON SERIES:
Turning Tables
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We’re now in the fourth week in a series in which we’re looking at the way in which walking with Jesus will in one way or another turn the tables in our lives. Often times, Jesus heals people by telling them to stand up and walk. But perhaps the greater miracle is the one he does when he tells us to sit down. Jesus has a habit of showing up at mealtimes and turning the tables on our expectations. What we expect is that there is a God up in heaven, but what Jesus does is surprise us that heaven is actually coming into earth, and that at every turn, this is an invitation to us to participate in what God is doing around places like dinner tables.
Jesus comes into our lives to announce and reveal the kingdom of God breaking into earth. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen that in the way his disciples in the presence of God multiplied the gifts of bread and fish to meet the needs of others. And last week, Kari did a wonderful job of showing us how Jesus sends out his disciples. He doesn’t just collect more disciples, like baseball cards, to sit with him; no, he tells them to go. And he sends them with a word of peace that brings blessing to those around them.
Today as we move forward in Luke’s gospel, we see that Jesus is forming us spiritually, and the way that begins is with an invitation to sit down. So I invite you to reach for the pew Bible or the one you brought with you, and open to Luke chapter 10 verses 38-42, and sit with me as we hear the word of the Lord.
Download the entire transcript here: Luke 10 38-42 A Nourished Soul
