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Open Table MCC Sunday Worship Podcasts
Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice…
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Our Pastor’s Month series continues with its fourth installment, featuring guest preacher Rev. Gina Perez (IFI). She shared her compelling testimony as a female priest, emphasizing that answering God’s divine call is not constrained by gender or any other external category. The post Rev. Gina’s Testimony appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Co…
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For our third Sunday of Pastor’s Month, Pastor Gary Chan of Free Community Church Singapore shares his story about forming the only queer-affirming church in his country. His preaching emphasizes that we are all called to be participants in our communities, rather than being just mere spectators or receivers. He also touches on subjects of healing …
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For our second Sunday of Pastor’s Month, Rev. Carleen Nomorosa opens up about the unique struggles she faced pursuing her pastoral vocation while being raised by two lesbian mothers. The post Pastor Carleen’s Testimony appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.By Church for LGBT - Open Table MCC - Philippines
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This Pastor’s Month, Pastor Joseph San Jose shares his journey of becoming the pastor of Open Table MCC – a story of faith, struggle, and shepherding a radically-inclusive church for queer and progressive people. The post Pastor Joseph’s Testimony appeared first on Open Table Metropolitan Community Church.…
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The divide between many in the LGBT+ community and institutional religion is deep, carved out by years of exclusion, judgment, and spiritual injury inflicted by churches. For those who feel called to both their authentic selves and a spiritual life, how do we bridge this great divide? How do we build new bridges of radical inclusion, unconditional …
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In this preaching, we will discuss about the concept of accountability from both a spiritual and societal perspective. Spirituality acknowledges two aspects of human existence: being “wonderfully made” in God’s image, and also being imperfect with destructive tendencies. A central theme is the widespread difficulty people have in admitting they are…
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For the first sermon in our “Spiritual & Religious” Teaching Series, we explored a question that many of us have asked: “Is it really separate?” The question refers to the perceived divide between being “spiritual” and being “religious.” The sermon defined spirituality as a deep connection—to ourselves, to others, to nature, and to what we consider…
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When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to…
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Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on …
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After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. In these lay many ill, blind, lame, and paralyzed people. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. [...] Read More... The post To Be Or To Do appear…
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When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look [...] Read More... The post Mission: Love One Another appeared first on O…
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At that time the Festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered, [...] Read More... The post The Joy of Life and Living …
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After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going [...] Read More... The post Of Catching …
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced [...] Read More... The post Believing in Doubt appeared first on O…
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Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the [...] Read More... The post Easter: Surprised By Joy appeared first on Open Ta…
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When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village but was still at the place where [...] Read More... The post Meeting Death and the Dead appeared first on Open Tab…
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But [...] Read More... The post Meeting an Angel of the Lord appeared first on …
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Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking [...] Read More... The post Meeting God and the Prophe…
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Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son [...] Read More... The post Meeting The Devil appeared first on Open Table…
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