City of Light Church
Sermon Notes: 3.16.2025 Table Manners
Speaker: Tyler Nylen
Locations & Times
City of Light Church
6725 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Big Idea: Unity as Christ’s Body at Christ’s table must embody Christ’s love.
Concerns with American Church Unity
Today, we will explore a few table manners for unity at Christ’s Table, as we consider how unity as Christ’s Body at Christ’s table must embody Christ’s love.
Table Manner # 1
Unity Without Justice Is Not Unity
1 Cor. 11:17-34
Unity Without Justice Is Not Unity
1 Cor. 11:17-34
Table Manner #2
Unity Without Being Willing to Welcome Difference Is Not Unity
1 Corinthians 12:4-26
Unity Without Being Willing to Welcome Difference Is Not Unity
1 Corinthians 12:4-26
Table Manner # 3
Unity Without Embodied Love Is Not Unity
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Unity Without Embodied Love Is Not Unity
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Takeaway Questions:
Where is injustice happening in your community? Where might justice, repentance, or truth-telling be needed to produce true unity?
Where is injustice happening in your community? Where might justice, repentance, or truth-telling be needed to produce true unity?
Do you acknowledge differences in your community? How do you navigate differences in your community? How might you learn how to healthily welcome differences?
Where is God calling you to step deeper into loving unity, even when it is costly? Have you considered the cost for others' participation in unity? Can you name what keeps you from loving people who are different?