We had every intention of taking this week off. We'd taken a trek to the coast for the weekend for a little b-day rest-n-relaxation but Randy started getting a little thirsty for our project. We'd laid out a couple of options for the coming weeks, but with the drive ahead of us we knew we'd need to aim for a Sunday evening option. Without the list in our hands we drew an easy conclusion - The Table (thetablepdx.com). The Table actually has 3 campuses and we were pretty sure the evening service was somewhere on Stafford. Wrong. Thankfully I had my trusty iphone to help navigate. We were able to make it to the 4:00 service at the N. Campus. It meets at Emmanuel Temple.
There's just something about a place where people are willing to warmly greet you from the parking lot. We like that. Even at the door it was clear there were joyful people here. Similar to some churches we've visited the room seemed somewhat empty until things began - then we had trouble finding the chairs in the back we had hoped to sneak in to. Bummer. Ah well ...
One thing that sets The Table apart is their mid-service break. It might have actually been 12 minutes and 34 seconds, I'm not really sure, but it was long enough to actually have a bit of a conversation with the people around you (more than the obligatory and often awkward 'good morning, my name is _____'.)
Creative Arts Pastor, Jason Barnes taught an impassioned and challenging message from Colossians, Does our knowing Jesus and the gospel message stir us to overwhelming gratitude? It's good news - after all!
We loved the worship and the warmth of this fellowship and trust God's rich blessing on them! We hear rumor of a possible Vancouver campus in the future. We'll be praying for the potential there!
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