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GIVEN - SO AS TO BE GIVEN

May 14, 2017 | Sara Wolbrecht

May 14, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht

Our series "At the Table" culminates with a look at how the Feeding of the 5000 informs our identity, like the bread, as not only as Chosen, Blessed, and Broken - but also Given to the world.

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BROKEN - OPEN HANDS

May 7, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht

We continue to gather 'At the Table' as we open ourselves up to what it means that God finds us in our places where we are broken-open - our missteps, our brokenness, our suffering, our sin. Yes - even here - we are enfolded in belovedness.

BLESSED - REVOLUTION AT THE TABLE

April 30, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht

Jesus' life, death, and resurrection unfolded under the rule of the Roman Empire, whose military, economic, and social control amounted to the biggest empire the world had ever seen. Into this repressive environment, Jesus-followers instituted 'Love Feasts' - weekly meals where the sacrificial love of Jesus was remembered, practiced, and subversively chosen by those who sought a new way of being in the world.

CHOSEN - ANYONE & EVERYONE

April 23, 2017 • Sara Wolbrecht

Being chosen by God is often interpreted as being given elite status. But Jesus turns this understanding upside-down in through the parable of the great banquet.