Exodus and the Sacraments: Table (2) (2017-0827)
26-27
August 2017, Christ Mountain Top
August 2017, Christ Mountain Top
Call
to Worship, Psalm 105.1-6, 37-45 (insert)
to Worship, Psalm 105.1-6, 37-45 (insert)
Children,
John 6.1-13
John 6.1-13
Message,
Exodus 16.2-30
Exodus 16.2-30
Mission
Moment: Inmates in Zimbabwe, learning to grow food
Moment: Inmates in Zimbabwe, learning to grow food
Message:
(from hand-written notes)
(from hand-written notes)
Intro:
reading through the NT lens
reading through the NT lens
4 stories
Review:
Passover/Table
Passover/Table
Equal (implication of the blood)
Eating
has social and ethical implications
has social and ethical implications
Social – holidays at grandma’s
Granddad’s “napkin”
Economic
Migrants
Dairy farmers
Land, sprawl, more chemicals
New
Testament context of the sacrament is a communal meal in homes.
Testament context of the sacrament is a communal meal in homes.
Corinthians eating without “recognizing
the body”
the body”
1.
Eating together binds us in a circle/covenant of responsibility and care
Eating together binds us in a circle/covenant of responsibility and care
Practice: Give
Boy in Lesotho
Hoarding food
John Howard Yoder, “shared poverty”
2.
Daily bread comes with an expiration date
Daily bread comes with an expiration date
Practice: Trust
Weighing our plates
Enough is enough (rather than “more” is
enough)
enough)
Time/Sabbath
Practice: Thank
God-given, to slaves
Eucharist
= “give thanks”
= “give thanks”
Real
Presence of Jesus in the Table
Presence of Jesus in the Table
Not just in the bread and cup but in the
extended table to the poor (Yoder)
extended table to the poor (Yoder)
Resource:
John Howard Yoder, Body Politic