Open Table United Methodist Church

What is the significance of the "eighth day" in Leviticus 9? God calls the priests and gives them a task to join in the restoration of the world - God is giving us this task to. Here's what that may look like for us...

How do our actions affect the world around us? And what happens when we unintentionally hurt our neighbor? And how does an ancient book like Levicitus have to say to our modern world?

As members of a community, when one of us suffers it impacts us all. But, how do we talk about it? What do we do if someone we know is going through a mental health crisis? How can we best love our neighbor in that situation?

Today we begin our series on Leviticus - God's invitation to the people to create a new social order based around sacrifice and love. What does this mean for us today?

When the angel appears to Joseph the angel says, "Don't be afraid." The angel is speaking the same words to us today as we are being given the opportunity to embrace the ending of the old order and the beginning of a new order.

The story of Scripture has a central rhythm that defines the story of God. When Mary sings her Magnificant - she reminds us of this rhythm of liberation...

The Advent season is a season to discover new possibilities about our future and each other - if we are willing to see the best of who we are.

Isaiah gives us an incredible message of God's glory as it connects to world peace. This advent - we are reminded to be instruments of this peace, to resist getting swept away in the world of violence...

What is hope? Just wishful thinking or more? Hope involves three distinct pieces - including action. How then should we have hope in God's preferred future? Let's see....

What does Jesus think about patriarchy? Well...let's see.

Do we realize our own complicity in the systems of oppression? Can prayer help us understand how we can live lives against racism and oppression? Lord Jesus, have mercy on us, sinners...

If God answered all your prayers, would anyone's life change but yours? Prayer is more than asking God for stuff...but rather, entering into a partnership with God in the restoration of all things.

Jesus tells us that if we have faith as a mustard seed...so we see that we don't need "more faith" but rather, a different sort of faith. What does that mean for us today?

When Jeremiah goes and buys a field, what is that saying to us today? Are we motivated by investing ourselves in powerful situations or are we willing to invest in hope?

What is God like? How does goodness and faithfulness follow us? How does a sheep get back to its flock? We'll explore these ideas and ask ourselves what the future of faith is for us...

What does the future of faith look like? And what is the place of grief and lament in the church of the future?

What is the future of faith? And what are the values that will guide our faith in the future. First, we need to detox from the "bless me" sort of understanding of the Gospel. Then...

What does it mean to be humble? And how do we live in such a way to increase the reputations of those around us?

The prophets remind us that the prophetic task is to both uproot but also rebuild. How we use our words is crucial to this - do we use our words to rebuild? Or just to uproot?

How do we live as fruit that bears witness to God's future reality today? This should be a driving question we continually ask ourselves as we live out our faith. Living in Awe, Openness, and Compassion certainly help...