Eating with Jesus

A Tale of Two Rich Men

October 30, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 18, Luke 19

In Luke 18, Jesus encounters a rich young man who refuses to give up his wealth. In Luke 19, he encounters a rich tax collector who happily gives away his possessions of his own free will. What made the difference? Here's a hint: one of them ate with Jesus....

Supper with Cleopas

November 13, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 24

On Easter Sunday Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. Somehow they didn't recognize him--and Jesus used the opportunity to teach them how they were going to carry on his ministry into the new age of the church.

Dinner with the Pharisees

October 9, 2022 • Derek Voorhees • Luke 11

How can God's people lead others to the truth of Christ? Dr. Derek Voorhees of Boise Bible College brings us a message about a dinner when Jesus confronted the Pharisees for being obstacles instead of guides. It turns out that leading people to the truth looks a lot like... eating with Jesus!

Dinner with Martha

October 2, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 10

As Martha welcomes Jesus into her home for dinner, she becomes consumed with making the perfect dinner. But as she gets distracted by all the preparations, has she lost sight of the purpose of the meal? Can busyness keep us from encountering Jesus?

The Eating Parables

October 23, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 15

In Luke 15 Jesus tells a serious of famous parables to explain why he eats with sinners. These parables talk about people who search for lost things and throw a party once they're found. But what about the rest of us, who didn't stray in the first place? Why don't we get a party? It turns out, Jesus told those parables to answer exactly that question...

Dinner with Simon

September 18, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 7

In Luke 7 Jesus encounters two very different people at dinner--a respectable Pharisee and a "sinful woman." They come from very different pasts, and they have very different reasons for coming to dinner. As Jesus reacts to each of them, we find out the surprising nature of Jesus' ministry--who he wants to eat with, and why.

Dinner with the Disciples

November 20, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 24

The Gospel of Luke ends with one final meal, in which Jesus eats a piece of fish to prove that he's not a ghost. But is there more to it than that? Is there a deeper meaning to the fact that he chose a fish? What does it say about the future of the church?

Dinner with Levi

September 11, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 5

Eating was a huge part of Jesus' ministry. In fact, in the Gospel of Luke, eating with people is one of the most important things Jesus does. Today we start a new series on meals in the Gospel of Luke, and we begin with the story of Levi that provokes the question: why did Jesus EAT with sinners?

The Last Supper

November 6, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 22

The Last Supper is not a stand-alone event--it's the moment when Jesus hands off his ministry of 'eating with sinners' to his disciples, and equips them to carry it on. Throughout the dinner, we find that Jesus is teaching his disciples exactly what it takes to continue the mission of Jesus Christ today.

Dinner with the 5000

September 25, 2022 • Tim Long • Luke 9

Tim Long from Turner Retirement Homes is preaching this week, as we look at the first Gospel meal where Jesus himself is the host--with over 5000 guests!

Another Dinner with Pharisees

October 16, 2022 • Matt Holmes • Luke 14

What makes the Pharisees behave the way they do? Are they just evil people, or do they suffer from the same weaknesses as the rest of us? This week we look at another time when Jesus accepted an invitation to eat with Pharisees, and Jesus points out how their table manners show the true state of their hearts.

Turner Christian Church

Fall 2022