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Audio recordings of sermons from The Table at Central United Methodist Church in Sacramento, CA.

The Table at Central UMC


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    God's Love in Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 70:56


    This Sunday we conclude our 3 week series at the Table called Agape focusing on Divine Love and we welcome guest Bishop Sally Dyck to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Love God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 64:29


    This Sunday we continue our new 3 week series at the Table called Agape focusing on Divine Love and we welcome guest Kathy La Point Collup to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Love One Another

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 70:05


    Today we begin a new 3 week series at the Table called Agape focusing on Divine Love and we welcome guest Motoe Yamada-Foor to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Pursued by Grace: God's Presence in Our Healing Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 73:33


    This week we continue a 3 week series at the Table called The Body Keeps the Score / The Body Rises – A trauma-informed journey into resurrection hope and welcome guest Bishop Sally Dyck to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    From Wounds to Welcome: Healing from Religious Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 79:54


    This week we continue a 3 week series at the Table called The Body Keeps the Score / The Body Rises – A trauma-informed journey into resurrection hope and welcome guest Rev. Mike Harrell to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    The Risen Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 66:37


    This week we begin a new 3 week series at the Table called The Body Keeps the Score / The Body Rises – A trauma-informed journey at into resurrection hope and welcome guest Rev. Rosa Al Ashkar to share today's Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Grief & Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 70:50


    Grief is a healthy response to Jesus' death and a valid way to enter worship on Easter morning. And yet, the women at the empty tomb are given hope amidst their mourning. The other disciples don't believe the women's message, but Peter, living in the in-between of grief and hope, runs to the tomb to see for himself. Grieving doesn't have to make us hopeless. Hope can compel us to take action when we are deep in grief. Worship online

    Acceptance & Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 53:07


    Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. As Jesus dies on the cross, one thief resists him and the other accepts him as Messiah. Jesus resists the empire but accepts his fate. We also are called to resist systems of power and oppression, and yet we ultimately have to accept

    Shouting & Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 75:25


    Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt's message invites reflection on Luke 19.29-40. Jesus doesn't instigate his own parade. Instead, just his quiet presence alone inspires the multitude to shout out and praise God. When the religious leaders try to silence the crowd, Jesus tells them that the

    Righteousness & Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 69:01


    Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt's message invites reflection on Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus in Luke 19.1-10. The crowds grumble at Jesus' self-invitation to stay with Zacchaeus, and their righteous indignation isn't without cause. As a tax collector, Zacchaeus has extorted money and acted in collusion with

    Lost & Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 72:42


    Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Pastor Matt's message invites reflection on a parable from Luke 15.1-7 which is often called the Parable of the Lost Sheep. Who in this story is really lost? Who is found? Where might we be on the continuum between lost and found? Worship

    Rest & Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 69:17


    Guest Rev. Mark Cordes shares a message rooted in Luke 13:6-9. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Stranger & Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 67:02


    Our Lenten worship series is inspired by A Sanctified Art and called Everything [In] Between. This worship series will be an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. Each weekly sub-theme explores two supposed binaries, like “faith & works” or “rest & growth,” or “grief & hope.” We often consider these ideas to be opposing. However, as we explore these concepts within the scriptures, we find nuance and complexity. We find

    Transfiguration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 68:48


    We welcome guest Rev. Linda Loessberg-Zahl for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Compelled by a Wild God.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 72:13


    We welcome guest Bishop Warner Brown for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Blessings for Edge Walking.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 65:33


    We welcome guests Bishop Sandra Olewine for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Sacred Becoming at the Frontier Between.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 73:04


    We welcome guests Mike Harrell and Jorge Domingues for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Driven to the Edge of a Cliff.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 73:46


    We welcome guest Sandra Lommasson for the message today. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Manifold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 75:47


    This worship series is inspired by our community of faith's Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new

    Abide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 70:34


    This worship series is inspired by our community of faith's Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new

    Marvel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 77:55


    This worship series is inspired by our community of faith's Deep Commitments for 2025 and will celebrate the diverse ways God shows up in our lives and the world. A number of people expressed a longing to root their lives in grace by more intentionally deconstructing the toxic images of God which have shaped them. Many in our community are hoping to work this coming year on letting go of harmful images of God while opening up to the new

    The Road Isn't Straight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 73:52


    Too often, we've been told that a successful life is a linear one. But in reality, our lives unfold with many unexpected twists and turns. The Magi follow a star, embarking on a long journey in a foreign land in order to honor the newborn Christ. Instead of returning to Herod as commanded, they trust their dreams and go home by another way. Their road isn't straight, but God “makes a way in the wilderness” (Isaiah 43:19) as they follow

    Don't Forget To Laugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 64:58


    We welcome Rev. Jorge Domingues back for a very special post Christmas Message. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Love Knows Your Name – 11pm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 76:32


    Christ's birth makes the vastness of God personal. The God who made the seas and the stars is also the God who made your beautiful hair and your striking eyes. The God of creation takes on flesh, which means you are fully known. When the angels visit the shepherds in the fields, their message is global but also personal: “To you . . . a savior is born.” This birth is good news for everyone, especially those who are ignored

    Love Knows Your Name – 5pm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 61:20


    Christ's birth makes the vastness of God personal. The God who made the seas and the stars is also the God who made your beautiful hair and your striking eyes. The God of creation takes on flesh, which means you are fully known. When the angels visit the shepherds in the fields, their message is global but also personal: “To you . . . a savior is born.” This birth is good news for everyone, especially those who are ignored

    Hope is Worth the Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 73:42


    Hope is vulnerable and can feel like a tremendous risk, especially if you've experienced loss or trauma. But Mary shows us a resilient hope that takes risks—she risks her body to bear a son who will become the hope of her people. Similarly, Joseph makes a risky choice to stay with Mary; dismissing her quietly would have kept him safe. But instead, he chooses hope. He chooses to trust the angel, and it makes all the difference. It can feel

    Do the good that is yours to do

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 78:34


    The Gospel of Luke introduces John the Baptist as not just a primary character in Jesus' birth story, but also a key player in his ministry. He is not the Messiah, but he paves the way for the One who will baptize with water and spirit. He does the good that is his to do. John harshly denounces the perpetrators of economic disparities, but he also provides them paths for redemption—for even they have good that is theirs to do.

    We Can't Go Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 74:34


    One of life's most essential lessons is that we are never meant to go alone. And yet, modern culture pushes us more and more into lonely silos. If Ruth had followed her culture's norms, she would have gone home to her family of origin after her husband died, but instead, she commits herself to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Together they form a new family and covenant. Ruth and Naomi travel together to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest, foreshadowing

    Piecing Advent Blessings


    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 67:54


    Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ's birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown.

    Who is on trail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 70:40


    Worship in November at The Table weaves inspiring music with prophetic messages as we wonder together: What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? We welcome a special guest Rev. Ron Swisher. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Hope Beyond the Horizon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 69:17


    Worship in November at The Table weaves inspiring music with prophetic messages as we wonder together: What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? We welcome a special guest Rev. Rosa Al Ashkar. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Hope in God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 71:58


    Worship in November at The Table weaves inspiring music with prophetic messages as we wonder together: What are the grounds for hope in a wounded world? We gather today in the wake of our national election and Pastor Matt's message is rooted in Psalm 146 — we call on God to revive us again for the journey ahead. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Parable of Talents

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 78:46


    This week we welcome Dr. Sharon Jacob to the Table. “Now I Ain't sayin' he's a Gold Digger: A Reconsideration of the Parable of the Talents” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Deepest Belonging


    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 77:58


    In this morning's worship we celebrate baptism, renew baptismal covenants, and share Deep Commitments for 2025. This morning's worship is rooted in Mark 10.46-52 and invites us to rejoice in the Deepest Belonging we experience from God as we practice our faith by sharing in life together with others at The Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    All Means All


    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 76:29


    Rev. Kara Root's “The Deepest Belonging: A Story about Discovering Where God Meets Us” tells the story of Kara's journey as a pastor with a small Presbyterian church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kara's writing has been a source of inspiration for this four-week worship series which invites our community of faith into the depths of what it means to belong to God and each other at The Table. Our worship series will culminate on October 27 with an opportunity to celebrate

    Growing & Giving


    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 80:54


    Rev. Kara Root's “The Deepest Belonging: A Story about Discovering Where God Meets Us” tells the story of Kara's journey as a pastor with a small Presbyterian church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kara's writing has been a source of inspiration for this four-week worship series which invites our community of faith into the depths of what it means to belong to God and each other at The Table. Our worship series will culminate on October 27 with an opportunity to celebrate

    Memorial for Sharon Logan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 74:43


    Rooted & Reaching


    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 75:12


    Rev. Kara Root's “The Deepest Belonging: A Story about Discovering Where God Meets Us” tells the story of Kara's journey as a pastor with a small Presbyterian church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kara's writing has been a source of inspiration for this four-week worship series which invites our community of faith into the depths of what it means to belong to God and each other at The Table. Our worship series will culminate on October 27 with an opportunity to celebrate

    Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 70:08


    This week we welcome rev. Jorge Domingues to the Table. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Respect

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 71:57


    We welcome guest Rev. Mike Harrell to worship this morning. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 69:20


    The root of the word “human” is the same as the word “humility.” It all means literally “on the ground.” From dust we came, and to dust we shall return. When we hear each other's fears, anxieties, and pain, we can return to the ground of hope… that we are all experiencing the pains of being human. This week, we remember to look first at our neighbor as a person, not a position. Beginning conversations this way may help us

    Compassion


    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 64:19


    In this worship series we are examining the news we take in and share. We are looking for the “really good news” that can sustain us in the long haul. Together, we find ways to tell deeply good news for all people by filtering our interactions through the lens of compassion. Today's scripture gives us what feels like an impossible vision: those who are enemies existing peacefully together. It is said that if we can envision something, we can work

    Sacred Work


    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 74:43


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    Sacred Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 68:51


    Worship is rooted in Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18 and a centering of the land as we seek to revere and serve the Lord. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Sacred Food


    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 67:07


    Worship is rooted in John 6:51-58 and Jesus' radical vision of sacramental life rooted in the breaking of bread and sharing of a cup. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Grumbling start. Trusting finish.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 63:16


    We're excited to continue our three-week worship series by holding the Lectionary readings from the Gospel of John in conversation with the Olympic Games 2024. Worship this week is rooted in John 6:35, 41-51. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    How do we win Olympic medals?


    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 63:47


    We're excited to continue our three-week worship series by holding the Lectionary readings from the Gospel of John in conversation with the Olympic Games 2024. Worship this week is rooted in John 6:24-35. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Olympic Miracles


    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 68:03


    This week we begin a new three-week worship series in which we will hold the Lectionary readings from the Gospel of John in conversation with the Olympic Games 2024. Worship this week is rooted in John 6:1-21and the miracle of feeding 5,000 people with 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. What makes something a miracle? Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    Flourishing in Rest


    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 66:35


    Worship is rooted in ….. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    I Need a Favor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 71:37


    This week we begin a new three-week worship series called Flourishing: God's Vision for Creation. Each week we will hold readings from scripture alongside ways in which God's vision for creation is flourishing within us and also all around us. Worship this morning at The Table is rooted in Psalm 85:8-13. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

    The Hands that Turn Your Life Upside Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 68:10


    This week we begin a new three-week worship series called Flourishing: God's Vision for Creation. Each week we will hold readings from scripture alongside ways in which God's vision for creation is flourishing within us and also all around us. Worship this morning at The Table is rooted in Ezekiel 2:1-5. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

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