About this episode
How can our table make Christ real to those who share life with us? How can it inspire them to serve him their whole lives? In this episode, Sally and Kristen begin a series on discipleship and invite you to discover how feasting invites you in to celebrate the delights, creativity, and personality of God. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT: -The example of the Life of Christ- feasting, caring for those he came in contact with, feeding them, preparing a place for them, touching them, and desiring intimate connection with them. -How feasting fills spiritual, physical and emotional needs. -The meaning of sanctuary and why is it important to create one for your family. -What qualities of the table aid in reaching the personal harvest fields of our lives. -Coming to the table is not just about the physical act of eating, but about sharing life as God designed and gave it to us. -Approaching the table with an intentional purpose and expectation with shape how we cultivate it. -What we can do to protect and set boundaries for our tables. -Why the table is just like a beautiful piece of music: carefully arranged, thoughtfully directed, and passionately played. LINKS: "The Lord of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine." Isaiah 25:6, NASB "When Jesus wanted to explain to his followers the meaning of his death, he didn't give them a theory, he gave them a meal" - N.T. Wright "If the home is a body, the table is the heart, the beating center, the sustainer of life and health." Shauna Niequist "For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." Psalm 107:9 "For Jesus the home is not what defines the table; the table is what defines the home." Leonard Sweet, From Tablet to Table