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Meeting Jesus at the Table
A Lenten Study
Cynthia M. Campbell, Christine Coy Fohr, Kevin Burns
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Meeting Jesus at the Table
A Lenten Study
Cynthia M. Campbell, Christine Coy Fohr, Kevin Burns
About This Book
The Gospels are full of stories of Jesus sharing meals with disciples, friends, even tax collectors and Pharisees. Whether multiplying bread to feed a whole crowd, relaxing with his inner circle, or telling curious elites stories about even greater banquets, Jesus imparts wisdom as he shares the wine and grants forgiveness as he distributes the fish. This eight-chapter resource provides biblical insights along with thought-provoking queries regarding our own time, such as whom should we invite to Sunday dinner and who is left out and left behind in our culture today.
Illustrations by artist Kevin Burns complement each chapter and invite further meditation on the Gospel story and its meaning for our lives.
Each chapter includes questions for small group discussion or personal reflection. A guide for church leaders offers suggestions for preaching this book as a sermon series and incorporating food-related outreach and hospitality efforts.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Come to the Table: A Lenten Bible Study
- 1. Dining Alfresco: The Feeding of the Multitude (Mark 6:30–44)
- 2. The Welcome Table: “He Eats with Tax Collectors and Sinners!” (Matthew 9:9–13)
- 3. Surprised by Grace: Dinner Interrupted (Luke 7:36–50)
- 4. Relationships and Reciprocity: Making Room at the Table (Luke 14:7–14)
- 5. Excuses and Invitations: Empty Chairs at the Table (Luke 14:15–24)
- 6. Hospitality and Discipleship: A Meal with Chosen Family (John 12:1–8)
- 7. A Meal of Memories: Not the Last Supper (Matthew 26:17–30)
- 8. Easter: Revived by the Breaking of Bread (Luke 24:13–35)
- Guide for Church Leaders
- Excerpt from Christmas in the Four Gospel Homes, by Cynthia M. Campbell