The Neighbor Table
Share a meal with someone who is near you, but not yet truly known by you.
Not only on platforms. Not only from stages.
At tables, strangers become neighbors. Stories are shared. The overlooked are welcomed. Hungry people are fed. Grace is received. Failures are restored. And ordinary meals become holy ground.
Host three meals. Make room for people. See what God does.
When Jesus came, He didn’t only speak to crowds. He sat at tables.
He ate with sinners. He moved toward outsiders. He welcomed people who could offer Him nothing in return. He took the place of a servant. He made breakfast for friends who had failed Him. And on the night before the cross, He took a familiar meal and revealed that it had been pointing to Him all along.
Jesus is still inviting people to His table.
And He is preparing one final feast: the marriage supper of the Lamb, where His redeemed people will feast with Him forever.
What if we surrendered our tables to Jesus?
They could become places where people encounter grace, experience belonging, build real relationships, and receive an invitation to the kingdom.
Our tables can become a preview of the table still to come.
The challenge is simple:
Host three meals with people you might not naturally sit across the table from.
No elaborate dinner party required. Dinner at home counts. Lunch after church counts. Coffee and dessert counts. Takeout at the park counts.
Pizza absolutely counts.
The meal is real. The friendship is real.
The purpose is real too.
Joining the group gives you one place to follow the challenge, access resources, receive encouragement, and stay connected throughout the series.
Across five weeks (August 16 - September 13), we’ll look at the ways Jesus welcomed, served, pursued, restored, and invited people.
Because Jesus welcomed us,
we make room.
Because Jesus took the lowest place,
we serve.
Because Jesus crossed the distance,
we move toward others.
Because Jesus restored us,
we help restore others.
Because Jesus is preparing the final
feast, we live as a preview of it now.
We can't wait to meet you! Be sure to stop by the Connect Desk in the worship center lobby to grab some free coffee.