The King's Table

Tonight (Saturday the 11th) at 6pm at Celebration Church & Outreach Ministry I will deliver a message entitled The King's Table (#KingsTable).  It is based on the story of a young descendant of Saul named Mephibosheth who became the recipient of King David's kindness (2 Samuel 9:1-12).

It is a story whose themes transcend time and place.  The story of Mephibosheth points to the God who takes us from a place of loss, hunger, and lack of hope to a place at His table, reserved for us since the beginning of time.  We were created to dine at the table of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Sometimes we are deceived into thinking that we don't belong at His table.  We see all the good things that have been prepared for us as well as others at the table who appear better than us, and our hearts shrink.  "I don't belong at this table," we think to ourselves.  When no one is looking, we slip away to another table that feels more comfortable but for all the wrong reasons. Comfort and familiarity are sensations that are not always reliable.  We are prone to cling to destructive relationships, habits and situations for no other reason than the comfort and familiarity they provide us.

Tonight we will invite people, who have not yet taken their place at The King's Table, to do so.  We will also worship the God who restores those things that have been taken from us (another theme in the story of Mephibosheth).  All this will conclude with the celebration of Baptism.

You can join us in person or Live Stream (celebrationchurchrva.org).  Hope to sit with you at The King's Table.

Ex nihilo,


R.J. Rhoden