Setting the Table pt. 1

The Call to Worship

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Amen.

Brave Space by Micky Scott Bey Jones

Together we will create brave space

Because there is no such thing as a “safe space”

We exist in the real world

We all carry scars and we have all caused wounds.

In this space

We seek to turn down the volume of the outside world,

We amplify voices that fight to be heard elsewhere,

We call each other to more truth and love

We have the right to start somewhere and continue to grow.

We have the responsibility to examine what we think we know.

We will not be perfect.

This space will not be perfect.

It will not always be what we wish it to be

But

It will be our brave space together,

And, we will work on it side by side.

The Message

Conversation Series | Setting the Table

When thinking about setting a table, we each have our own vision of what this looks like; sometimes it’s a mother calling that dinner will be ready soon, maybe it’s a pint with a friend, or perhaps it’s a simple lone place setting with your favorite show. Whatever the case, there is usually a common factor: this table is closed and comfortable. Yet, when we look at Jesus in the gospel narratives, the table becomes a dynamic place of inclusion, celebration, and even confronting systems of injustice. Regardless of where we find ourselves, we create space, show up, and embrace the possibility of the moment. Our table becomes open and uncomfortable. In this conversation series, Setting the Table, we explore Jesus’ life around the table. BYOB

Message | Setting The Table

This week Carl and Glenn open up our new series with a conversation about showing up to the table where Jesus is present.

The Eucharist Litany

All: “We consume the broken body of Christ

becoming the broken body of Christ

present in a broken world.”

Formational Learning

What stood out to you from the liturgy? Were there any points of curiosity, clarity, confusion, conviction, or conflict that emerged as you walked through liturgy together?

(Head)

How are systems of discipleship challenged or affected when we realize discipleship, following Jesus, must lead to being present with Jesus at Zacchaeus’ Table?

(Heart)

When have you experienced restoration from sitting with the wrong people? How did it change the way you hold space at a table?

(Hands)

How can we become and show up as better guests?

Announcements 

• We have a Slow-Cooker Spirituality group that meets online at 9:30am PST every Thursday. This coming week we will be sitting in Luke 22:7-38.

  • Using the Head, Heart, Hands questions, spend some time reflecting on the passage and writing down what emerges for you.
    
    (Head) What do I think about what I read?
    
    (Heart) What do I feel as I am reflecting?
    
    (Hands) What do I do to respond?

• One of the ways we invest in the future of FōS is through tithes and offering, generous giving. You can give online at www.fos.church/partner. Make sure to follow the instructions.

Our Benediction

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may send you;

may he guide you through the wilderness: protect you through the storm;

may he bring you home rejoicing: at the wonders he has shown you;

may he bring you home rejoicing: once again into our doors.*

*Claiborne, Shane. Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (p. 52). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.