Today is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. The aim of the sermon today is twofold: 1) to help each of us be more prepared to stand strong in our relationship with Jesus even in the midst of suffering, 2) to stand with our brothers and sisters around the world who are experiencing significant suffering directly because of their faith.

1. Know Jesus! (Who is He and what has He done?)
2. Know Jesus! (Foster an active relationship with our living Savior)
3. Raising awareness of some of the challenging realities in the global church

Today, Pastor Ray, Pastor Brett and Silas answer your questions on 1 Corinthians 10:14-22. If you have any questions for us related to next week's sermon, you can email them to ask@willingdon.org, and we'll try our best to include them on the show.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Answering a Willingdon family question

04:35 Sermon Summary

09:29 Was there a particular verse that stood out to you while preparing?

17:29 Is partaking in Halloween festivities dining with demons?

26:21 How can we avoid sitting at multiple tables?

31:52 Can I have a financial planner? How can we discern what is Godly advice/teaching?

42:06 How can we discern when something good is taking God's place in our hearts?

51:46 Cultural Idols in the home

56:09 Outro

This Podcast is a companion podcast to our Sunday sermon. Join the Pastors of Willingdon and Austin Heights each week as they dive a little deeper into each topic, answer questions and provide a few laughs along the way.

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Have you ever sat at the wrong table?

When you go to a wedding reception in Canada, it is not unusual to have a seating chart or table plan near the entrance to help guests find their assigned table. The seating chart determines who you will fellowship with during the reception dinner.

Separate from the guest tables is the head table. At the head table, you have the bride and groom with their wedding party. On that wedding day, the bride and groom are the only ones who have made a covenant with each other before God.

If you are a guest, you don’t even think of sitting in the groom’s chair, much less the bride’s chair. It is just inconceivable. Bride and groom will sit with the one they love. They know the one to whom they have made an exclusive commitment for life.

In our passage today, Paul talks about the possibility of sitting at the wrong table, having fellowship with the wrong people, and bonding with the wrong spiritual realities. What he shares with the Corinthian Christians, reflects Jesus’ love for them.

What is the table worthy of our love?

1. The Table of Jesus (vs. 16-17).
2. The Table of Demons (vs. 18-20).
3. Jesus’ Heart for Us (vs .21-22).