The Table Boston - Weekly Sermon

This week, Katia Adams shares a message drawn from Galatians 5:13–6:18 and Ephesians 4:25–32. Anchoring her teaching in Paul's instructions to the churches of Galatia and Ephesus, Katia addresses what she identifies as one of the most pressing and spiritually dangerous patterns in the contemporary church: the way believers have absorbed a culturally-driven model of accountability and called it justice.Using the vivid image of a rogue tomato plant that grew uninvited in her garden — cute at first, then destructive — Katia frames the sermon around five diagnostic questions every believer must ask before bringing correction: What is your proximity? What is your practice? What is your purpose? What is your posture? What is your perspective? She moves through each with pastoral specificity, pushing back against social media callout culture, third-party documentaries and podcasts about people we've never met, and self-appointed "correction ministries" that elevate exposure over restoration. Real accountability, she argues, requires proximity — the same proximity that led God himself to become flesh and move into the neighborhood.The theological anchor of the message is the conviction that the Holy Spirit is not poured out to give us goosebumps, but to uproot the poisonous seeds of offense, gossip, and self-righteous judgment that have no place in the heart of a believer. Katia draws directly on Galatians 6:1 — restore him in a spirit of gentleness — and contrasts it with the spirit of accusation the body has so readily embraced, reminding her listeners that the accuser has a name, and his name is Satan.Ultimately, this sermon is an invitation to let Scripture read us rather than the other way around — to examine our hearts honestly, uproot what grieves the Holy Spirit, and commit to a costly, inconvenient, Spirit-empowered love for the body of Christ. Katia closes with a charge that is both convicting and hopeful: how we speak to our children, our neighbors, and those who have made a mess of their lives will form our crown to give to Jesus — so make it a good one.

This week, Ryan Patrick Murphy shares a message from Exodus 3 as part of the series "I Am: Calling and Identity in the Life of Moses." Drawing on the moment God appears to Moses in the burning bush, Ryan explores what it truly means to receive a kingdom assignment — and why the revelation of who God is must always come before the call to act.Ryan traces Moses's story from its earliest chapters — his near-death as an infant, his identity crisis as a third-culture kid caught between Egypt and Israel, his premature attempt to fulfill his calling through violence, and his eventual exile to the wilderness — to show that nothing in Moses's life is wasted. What God leads us through personally, Ryan argues, becomes the very thing he calls us to lead others through publicly. From there, Ryan turns to Exodus 3, unpacking three realities from the burning bush encounter: that God meets us in our ordinary lives, that the wilderness is where calling is forged rather than forfeit, and that intercession is the hinge on which the history of God turns. He closes with the revelation of the divine name — I AM — and the theological move at the heart of the message: before God tells Moses what to do, he tells him who God is, and that revelation transforms who Moses understands himself to be.The theological anchor of this sermon is what Ryan calls "father identity" — the principle that our understanding of who we are flows entirely from our understanding of who God is. God is not a taskmaster issuing marching orders; he is a Father inviting his sons and daughters into a family story. When we know we have a good Father, obedience stops being obligation and becomes freedom. Every attribute of God — provider, healer, shepherd, king — carries a corresponding identity for us, and worship is the practice by which we realign with that reality.Ultimately, this sermon is an invitation to stop waiting for a specific prophetic word before stepping forward, and instead to trust the posture of a child who knows their Father is good. For those sitting with unfulfilled promises, delayed dreams, or seasons of wilderness confusion, Ryan offers a provocation: bring those longings back to prayer, and open your hands. The Father who met Moses in his weakest and most disqualified moment is the same God who is ready to sweep you up into a story far bigger than anything you could self-help your way into.

This week, Brian Owen — pastor of Grace City Church in Boston and founder of Pray Boston — brings a guest message from Acts 13:1–3 titled "Becoming a Movemental Church." Preaching to the Table Boston community, Brian unpacks what it looks like for a local church to refuse to stay still: to be a Spirit-directed community that worships deeply, listens carefully, and sends sacrificially, releasing its best people and resources outward for the advance of the Kingdom of God.Drawing from the Church of Antioch as his central case study, Brian walks through four marks of a movemental church. First, movemental churches make the necessary moves to prepare for movemental moments, like Barnabas, who read the temperature of the Spirit and went to retrieve Paul, trusting that God was up to something new. Second, movemental churches practice expectant devotion: not strategy sessions or marketing campaigns, but the kind of worship and fasting that positions a church to hear the Holy Spirit say, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul." Third, movemental moments happen from within the local church, not outside of it, and every believer has been given gifts by the Spirit. Withholding those gifts robs the community of what it needs to reach the city. Fourth, movemental churches risk to experience renewal. Just as Antioch released its two best leaders into dangerous, unknown territory, churches that fear the cost will, in the words of Welsh revivalist Evan Roberts, never see the victory.The theological anchor of this message is the conviction that expectant devotion, not distraction, is what positions a church for a move of God. Leaning heavily on C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters, Brian argues that the enemy's most effective weapon today is not blatant sin but distraction: the gradual, quiet edging of the soul away from prayer, fasting, and hunger for God. In a city like Boston, where intellectual pride and spiritual darkness run deep, the movemental church must be one that actively wars against passivity and chooses to press toward God rather than settle for busyness.The invitation of this message is simple and searching: stop playing it safe. Brian closes by calling the room to honest self-examination. Some are being called to step toward something they have been avoiding out of fear; others are being called to walk away from something that is quietly suffocating their spiritual potential. Whether the risk involves finances, serving, mission, or simply embracing the season God has you in, the movemental life begins with a yes. As Brian reminds the church, anything worthwhile involves risk, and a church willing to release its best people and resources will always find that God honors the sacrifice with something greater than it gave away.

his week, Ryan Patrick Murphy opens a new mini-series on identity and calling in the life of Moses, drawing from Exodus 1–2. Beginning at the very first verses of Exodus — the genealogy of Jacob's sons — Ryan unpacks what it actually means to discover your calling, your destiny, and your kingdom assignment in the context of God's grand redemptive story.Walking through the early chapters of Exodus, Ryan unpacks four key insights for discerning kingdom destiny. First, calling is not about self-discovery or personal fulfillment — it's about being swept up into God's bigger story of redeeming every nation. Second, your destiny is hidden in the way darkness has assaulted you — just as Moses's personal trials became the very terrain he led Israel through, our wounds and wilderness seasons are often the seeds of our greatest kingdom assignments. Third, our kingdom assignment is discerned, not decided — it is heard, not chosen — because following Jesus means surrendering our plans to His leading. And fourth, our history is not a liability but a treasure: Jesus doesn't delete our past, He redeems it, and the parts of our story we've most wanted to leave behind are often the keys that unlock freedom for others.The theological anchor of this message is a simple but liberating reframe of what "calling" actually means. Ryan distinguishes carefully between destiny (to glorify God and enjoy Him forever), calling (to love God, love others, and make disciples), and kingdom assignment (the unique, season-specific context where God places us to serve). This framework releases the pressure of searching for some elusive singular purpose and instead invites every follower of Jesus to see that they are already in their assignment — and that their history, including the painful and shameful parts of it, is not disqualifying material but raw material in the hands of the world's greatest Redeemer.The invitation of this message is to stop avoiding the parts of your story that carry shame, fear, or unanswered questions, and to bring them to Jesus — who is, above all, the best Redeemer of all time. Ryan closes with a tender ministry moment, calling the room to surrender their question marks to God and to trust that where darkness has most fiercely assaulted them, Jesus is most ready to bring freedom — not just for their own sake, but so they can lead others into the same breakthrough. Whatever is wrong in your context — in your family, your workplace, your relationships — may be the very place God is commissioning you to make right.

This week, Abigail Dundore brings a message from John 5 and 6 titled "Satisfied in God." Drawing from three back-to-back scenes in the Gospel of John, Abigail traces a pathway through the strongholds that keep us from fully alive desire for Jesus — and shows how his presence is the answer to every one of them.The sermon moves through three scenes and three strongholds. First, cynicism: the man at the pool of Bethesda who has been sick for 38 years and can no longer even answer a question about desire. Jesus moves toward him anyway, awakens his longing, and takes care of him in a way he never could have imagined. Second, scarcity: the feeding of the 5,000, where Philip and Andrew are doing the math on what they don't have while Jesus is quietly setting up a completely different story — one of abundance, leftovers, and to-go boxes. Third, striving: the disciples rowing alone across the sea in the dark, paddling directionlessly in the face of chaos, until Jesus steps into the boat and they are instantly at the shore they were made for.In each scene, Abigail makes clear that the solution is never a new strategy or a change in behavior — it is the presence of Jesus. He is the one who finds us in our disappointment, who writes abundance over our scarcity, who steps into the storm and becomes the destination we didn't know we were looking for. As Augustine put it, our hearts are restless until they rest in him.Ultimately, this is an invitation to arrive where Peter arrived — at the place of being able to say, with full conviction, Lord, to whom else would we go? You have the words of eternal life. Not as a theological statement, but as the lived reality of a heart that has been freed from cynicism, scarcity, and striving, and found its satisfaction in Jesus alone.

This week, Ryan Murphy brings a message from Song of Songs 2 titled "Stepping Into Spring." Drawing from the ancient love poem at the heart of Scripture, Ryan unpacks the wisdom of spiritual seasons — and makes the case that for many in the room, the long winter is giving way to something new.Walking through the imagery of the bride and bridegroom in Song of Songs 2, Ryan traces a journey from insecurity to confidence, from dormancy to blossoming, and from private intimacy with God to bold, fruitful action. He roots the sermon in a simple but profound conviction: just as nature declares the glory of God, the seasons we walk through are not random. They are a gardener's work — pruning, planting, and preparing us for what's next.The sermon moves through five ways to partner with what God does in a springtime season: stepping further into confidence in God's love, fighting for your history with God in prayer, creating and making — especially for those with artistic gifts long silenced by shame or discouragement — discerning what to water by looking back at the prophetic promises of the winter, and guarding the growth by catching the internal foxes — ambition, offense, and fear — before they can ruin what's beginning to bloom.Ultimately, this message is an invitation to stop fighting your season and lean into it. Whether you're still in winter or already feeling the first signs of spring, the foundation of everything is the same: the Bridegroom is leaping over the mountains to get to you, singing arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. His delight in you is not waiting for your performance to improve. It has never changed.

This Easter Sunday, Ryan Murphy brings a message from John 20 titled "I Have Seen the Lord." Drawing from Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Jesus at the empty tomb, Ryan unpacks what the resurrection means not just as a historical event, but as a living reality that changes everything — identity, pain, purpose, and the future of the world.Walking through the disciples' sprint to the tomb, Mary's weeping outside it, and her stunning face-to-face encounter with the risen Christ, this message meets people exactly where they are — whether they come in celebration or in tears. Ryan makes clear that the resurrection isn't only for those who have it together. There had to be a cross before there was an empty tomb, and there had to be weeping before there was a name spoken in a garden.The sermon moves through four resurrection realities: that we have a new identity — loved by God regardless of what we do, have, or what others think; that God sees our tears and walks with us in our pain rather than rushing us out of it; that new creation has begun and everything broken in the first garden is being made right in this one; and that we have been commissioned — like Mary, the first evangelist — as ambassadors of that new creation, sent into our city to announce that Jesus is alive.Ultimately, this is an invitation to see him. Whether for the first time, or again after a long season away, Jesus is still in the business of proving himself alive — in healing, in freedom, in joy that can't be explained. The question Ryan leaves the room with is simple: have you seen him?

This week, Julian Adams brings a Palm Sunday message from Acts 27 titled "Wrecked for a Purpose." Drawing from Paul's harrowing shipwreck on his way to Rome, he unpacks what it looks like to hold onto faith — and God's goodness — when every current in your life seems to be working against you.Walking through Paul's storm-tossed journey, the angel's promise in the middle of the chaos, and the unexpected arrival at the island of Malta, this message confronts the assumption that being in God's will means smooth sailing. Julian makes clear that prophetic promises are not a guarantee of comfort — they are an invitation into a deeper partnership with heaven that must be tested and walked out.The sermon anchors in a simple but profound truth: your storm is not a detour from your destiny — it is the route. Like Paul, who broke bread in the middle of the tempest as an act of defiant faith, we are invited to celebrate the goodness of God not after the storm passes, but in the middle of it. Gratitude becomes the posture that unlocks perspective. Eating becomes a prophetic declaration that the future goodness of God is available right now.Ultimately, this is an invitation to stop white-knuckling the ship that you think will get you where you need to go, and to trust that the God who wrecks your plans is the same God who has already prepared a certain island for you — a place of purpose, breakthrough, and living witness to His redemptive goodness.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Sermon on the Mount series.

This week, Griffin Towle shares a message from Luke 9:57–10:20 titled "Follow, Send, Follow." Drawing from Jesus' sending of the 72, Griffin unpacks what it truly means to follow Jesus — and what happens when we do.Walking through Jesus' challenging exchanges with would-be followers, the commissioning of the 72, and their joyful return, this message confronts the assumptions many of us hold about who is qualified for mission. Griffin makes clear that evangelism is not reserved for the spiritually elite or those in vocational ministry — it is a command and a lifestyle for every follower of Jesus who has given him their wholehearted yes.Griffin anchors the sermon in a simple but powerful cycle: follow, send, follow. We follow Jesus by surrendering our will to His rule and reign. He then sends us — as lambs, not lions — into the harvest. And as we go in obedience, He follows us, working through us to demonstrate and declare that the Kingdom of God has come near.Ultimately, this sermon is an invitation to examine where we've been saying "Lord, let me first..." and to trade our conditions for a full yes. As we abide in Jesus and align our will with His, we become conduits of His Kingdom — sent into our neighborhoods, workplaces, and relationships to proclaim and demonstrate the life that is available to all who follow the King.

This week, Griffin Towle continues our Sermon on the Mount series with a message from Luke.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Sermon on the Mount series with a message from Matthew 6:1–34 titled “Kingdom Generosity.” Exploring Jesus' teaching on giving, treasure, and trust, Ryan invites us to rethink our relationship with money in light of the Kingdom of God.Walking through Jesus' words about secret generosity, storing up treasure in heaven, and God's care for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field, this message challenges the anxiety, scarcity, and cultural scripts that often shape how we think about finances. Instead of fear or self-reliance, Jesus calls us to radical trust in a Father who already knows what we need.Ryan highlights two core truths that anchor Kingdom finances: the Father knows our needs before we ask, and generosity is the pathway to blessing in the Kingdom of God. Through Scripture, personal stories, and historical examples of faith-filled provision, we're reminded that following Jesus means surrendering even our finances to His leadership.Ultimately, this sermon is an invitation to renew our minds—leaving behind inherited fears, cultural pressures, and scarcity thinking, and stepping into a life of faith, generosity, and trust. As we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, we discover a Father who delights to provide, guide, and bless His people.

This week, Bekah Sankey brings us back to the Sermon on the Mount, teaching from Matthew 5:17–37; 7:15–23, with reflections from Romans 7–8, Galatians 5, Hebrews 10, and Jeremiah 31. Centered on what she calls Kingdom Words, this message explores how the way we speak reveals who we belong to—and whether we truly know the One we name.Beginning with Jesus' bold declaration, “You have heard it said… but I say to you,” Bekah unpacks how Christ establishes Himself as the fulfillment of the Law—not abolishing it, but completing it. From that foundation, she traces what this means for our speech. If Jesus is the living Word and the Law fulfilled, then kingdom people must speak in ways that reflect His authority, integrity, and Spirit.Walking through Jesus' teaching on oaths (Matthew 5:33–37), she calls us back to simple, honest speech: let your “yes” be yes. In a culture saturated with exaggeration, spin, and self-protection, clarity and truthfulness become radical acts of discipleship. Moving into Matthew 7, she challenges us to “check the fruit”—not measuring spiritual vitality by visible gifts or dramatic moments, but by the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5).Finally, in one of Jesus' sobering warnings—“I never knew you” (Matthew 7:23)—we are reminded that powerful words and spiritual works mean nothing apart from intimacy with Him. Prophecy, miracles, and ministry cannot replace knowing Jesus. Kingdom speech flows from relationship, not performance.This message is both invitation and warning: tell the truth, check the fruit, and know Him. As we yield to the Holy Spirit—the One who writes the law on our hearts—we become people whose words create life, whose speech multiplies the kingdom, and whose lives bear lasting fruit.

This week, we welcome Bishop Drew Williams from All Saints Church Amesbury, preaching from Isaiah 45:1–5, alongside reflections from Hosea 11, Luke 1:78–79, Romans 7, Isaiah 54:2–4, and the wider story of redemption .Centering on God's promise to give “treasures of darkness” (Isaiah 45), Bishop Drew unpacks the historical moment of Israel's exile and Cyrus' unlikely role in their restoration—revealing how God brings hidden treasure out of places of defeat. But this isn't just ancient history. It's a deeply personal promise. The same God who broke open Babylon's vaults now enters the hidden, shame-filled vaults of our own hearts.With pastoral warmth and theological depth, Bishop Drew explores how trauma, sin, and shame drive us into secrecy—and how Jesus meets us there, not with wrath, but with compassion. Drawing from Hosea's declaration that God's “compassion grows warm and tender,” and Luke's image of the “Dayspring from on high,” we are reminded that grace is not a substance to be rationed—it is a Person who abounds toward us.This message is a call to step out of hiding. The darkness we fear may actually be the place where Jesus reveals His mercy most clearly. What feels like failure can become treasure. What feels like shame can become testimony. And what feels like the end may, in Christ, be the ignition of calling and destiny.In the power of the cross, Bishop Drew invites us to trust the slow, gentle work of healing—piece by piece—and to move forward with courage. Because in Jesus, we are not disgraced, not abandoned, and not disqualified. We are called by name.

This week, Katia Adams shares a message with The Table Global Churches.

This week, Jeshua Glanzmann continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount, teaching from Matthew 5:21–26, 38–48; Matthew 7:1–6, 12; Matthew 6:14–15; and Matthew 18:21–35  . Walking through some of Jesus' most challenging words, this message confronts the quiet corrosion of offense and invites us into a radically different way of relating.Beginning with Jesus' teaching on anger and reconciliation (Matthew 5:21–26), Jeshua explores how the Kingdom addresses the heart before the behavior. From there, Jesus' commands to turn the other cheek and love our enemies (Matthew 5:38–48) reshape how we approach conflict—not with retaliation, but with restraint and compassion. Moving into Matthew 7, we're challenged to examine our own hearts before judging others, and to live out the Golden Rule as the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets.Drawing from Jesus' words on forgiveness (Matthew 6:14–15) and the parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:21–35), this sermon ultimately points us to the heart of the gospel: none of us meets the standard—yet Jesus does. Because we've received immeasurable mercy, we are empowered to extend forgiveness. Forgiveness doesn't excuse harm or erase boundaries, but it frees us from living in the realm of accusation and punishment.This message is an invitation to step fully into the grace we've been given—becoming people who love deeply, seek peace boldly, and trust God to work miracles in even the most broken relationships.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Sermon on the Mount series by teaching from Matthew 5:6 and Matthew 6:5–13. Centered on Jesus' words, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,” this message explores prayer as an invitation into deeper intimacy with God—not a religious obligation, but a response to holy hunger. Drawing from the Beatitudes and Jesus' teaching on prayer (including the Lord's Prayer), we're reminded that life in the Kingdom is rooted in continual communion with a Father who is near, attentive, and eager to fill those who seek Him.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Sermon on the Mount Series: Culture of the Kingdom.

This week, Ryan Murphy begins our Sermon on the Mount Series: Culture of the Kingdom.

This week, Griffin Towle completes our Advent Series

This week, Abigail Dundore continues our Advent Series.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Advent series: Promises Fulfilled.

This week, Jeshua Glanzmann opens up our Advent Series.

This week, Bekah Sankey wraps up our series on 1 John.

This Week, Ryan Murphy continues our series on 1 John.

This week, we hear a message from our founding pastor, Katia Adams.

This week, Ryan Murphy starts our series on 1 John.

This week, Julian Adams shares with us!

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our series on Ezra.

This week, Pastor Ryan preaches the first of a two part series on Ezra.

This week, we get to hear from Adam Narciso.

This week, Ryan Murphy concludes our vision series.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our vision series.Quick note: From 6:30-11:46 the audio was experiencing issues during recording, and because of that, some important parts of the message are fuzzy or hard to hear because of the processing. The reason it is left in is because we feel that section is something that the Holy Spirit wanted to speak to not just those in person, but also to those online. Because we feel it is important, there is an accurately uploaded transcript that has what has been said in full! Many apologies for the audio difficulties!

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our vision series.

This week, Katia Adams begins our series "At the Table"

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our Psalms series.

This week, Jeshua Glanzmann continues our series on Jesus in the Psalms.

This week, Ryan Murphy continues our series on Jesus in the Psalms.

This week, Julian Adams shares from Psalm 22.

This week, Ryan Murphy begins our series "Jesus in the Psalms", exploring Psalm chapter 2.

This week, our founding pastor, Katia Adams, shares a message.

This week, Griffin Towle shares with us out of Song of Songs.

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This week, Jeshua Glanzmann continues our series on Acts.

This week, our associate pastor, Ryan Murphy continues our series on Acts.

This week, our associate pastor, Ryan Murphy continues our series on Acts.

This week, our founding pastor, Katia Adams, continues our Acts Series.

We are a community of Jesus-followers (and the Jesus-curious!) meeting in the heart of Boston. We share this common passion: to encounter God and to see His Kingdom come in our lives and in our city. A church in Boston, for Boston.

This week, Griffin Towle continues our series on Acts: A People of the Spirit.

This week, Pastor Ryan Murphy begins our new series on the book of Acts.

This week, we hear a message from Psalm 23 from Bekah Sankey