Podcasts by Church for LGBT - Open Table MCC - Philippines

Peace In The Midst Of Terror from 2023-12-11T04:14:44

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying out in th...

Planting Seeds Of Hope from 2023-12-03T15:10:32

“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken....

Blessings With Strings Attached from 2023-11-26T15:14:32

“For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability....

Joseph’s Princess Dress from 2023-11-19T14:07:53

Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. These are the descendants of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his br...

Olive Oil And Five Palestinian Girls from 2023-11-12T14:03:50

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten young women took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps,...

Ego from 2023-11-05T15:46:21

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’s seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do...

The Beatitudes from 2023-10-30T04:51:57

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he began to speak and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs i...

Whose Image? Whose Title? from 2023-10-22T12:41:18

Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the wa...

Magalak Kayong Lagi from 2023-10-15T15:29:29

Magalak kayong lagi sa Panginoon. Muli kong sasabihin: Magalak kayo. Makilala sana ng lahat ng tao ang inyong kahinahunan. Ang Panginoon ay malapit nang dumating. Huwag kayong mabalisa sa anuman...

Parable Of The Wicked Tenants from 2023-10-09T02:47:19

“Dinggin ninyo ang isa pang talinghaga: May isang taong pinuno ng sambahayan, na nagtanim ng ubas sa kanyang bukirin, at binakuran niya ang palibot nito. Naglagay siya roon ng isang pisaan ng ub...

Kapal Ng Mukha from 2023-10-01T15:46:11

Pagpasok ni Jesus sa templo ay lumapit sa kanya ang mga punong pari at ang matatandang pinuno ng bayan. Habang siya’y nagtuturo ay nagtanong sila, “Ano’ng awtoridad mo at ginagawa mo ang mga bag...

Lamp On The 16th Floor from 2023-09-24T13:34:56

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to ...

Being The Good News from 2023-07-02T16:26:30

“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a rig...

Feeding Your Plants from 2023-06-18T13:06:36

Plants demand a steady supply of sunlight, moisture, and nutrients to thrive. They absorb sunlight through their foliage and draw moisture and nutrients from the soil through their roots. You’d ...

Removing What Is Dead And Deceased from 2023-06-11T14:13:15

Pruning trees and shrubs is an art and a science. From an artistic perspective, a discerning eye is needed to evaluate a plant, then determine what (if anything) must be done to achieve the desi...

You Need Good Soil from 2023-06-04T13:25:20

Soil health is the foundation of productive farming practices. Fertile soil provides essential nutrients to plants. Important physical characteristics of soil-like structures and aggregation all...

God Sows The Spirit from 2023-05-28T13:50:21

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they we...

Waiting As An Act Of Faith from 2023-05-21T14:01:03

Volunteer Lay Preacher:Sib. Dandy Dy-Liacco Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the pro...

The Promise Of The Holy Spirit from 2023-05-14T13:14:43

Volunteer Lay Preacher:Bro. Sean Malang “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spir...

Which Christians Got It Right? from 2023-05-07T13:59:15

Volunteer Lay Preacher:Bro. Jun Torres “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I ha...

Believing Without Seeing from 2023-04-23T15:22:02

Volunteer Lay Preacher:Bro. Ralph Sarza Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these thin...

Jesus Reassures Thomas from 2023-04-17T04:36:49

Volunteer Lay Preacher:Bro. Rhick Esteves When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and sto...

Ano Ang Role Ng Simbahan Tuwing Halalan?–Eleksyon 2022 from 2022-04-20T11:00

Ano nga ba ang role ng simbahan at mga leader ng simbahan tuwing eleksyon? Ano ba ang ibig-sabihin ng seperation of church and state? Dapat bang manatiling neutral at walang ine-endorso ang mga ...

Mang Fact-Check With A Heart–Eleksyon 2022 from 2022-04-18T11:00

Tama at importante ang mang fact-check at mang-correct ng fake news. But do it with a heart. Huwag maging mayabang at mapangmataas habang nangfa-fact check ng ating kapwa. Isang mensahe mula sa ...

Why Are You Looking For The Living Among The Dead? from 2022-04-17T13:54:27

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did ...

#GoodFriday: Pinatay si Hesus ng Trolls at Fake News–Eleksyon 2022 from 2022-04-15T11:00

Kahit noon, sa panahon ng Bibliya, may mga trolls na pala at fake news. Ito ang naging dahilan ng pagkakapako sa krus ng ating Panginoong Hesus. Anong lesson ang ating matututunan mula sa kwento...

#HolyWednesday: Magsuri at Pumili–Eleksyon 2022 from 2022-04-13T11:00

Mahalaga ka. Mahalaga ang iyong boto. Mahalaga ang iyong pagka-Pilipino. Magsuri at pumili ng matalino ngayong eleksyon. Isang mensahe mula sa Open Table MCC. [...]

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Do Not Focus On Sin from 2022-04-11T13:12:46

Human transformation comes when love casts out fear, assuring us we’ll never be disowned, abandoned, or destroyed. Only in the rich soil of unconditional love can we truly grow. Believing in God...

Mahalaga Ka At Ang Iyong Boto–Eleksyon 2022 from 2022-04-11T12:05:42

Mahalaga ka. Mahalaga ang iyong boto. Mahalaga ang iyong pagka-Pilipino. Bumoto ng matalino, tapat, at totoo. Isang mensahe mula sa Open Table MCC. [...]

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Sexual Ethics from 2022-04-03T14:02:44

I had put off my garment; how could I put it on again? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them? My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost being yearned for him. I arose to o...

Sin Against Truth from 2022-03-27T15:26:56

You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another. And you shall not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God: I am the Lord. You shall not de...

Sin Of Certainty from 2022-03-21T02:23:21

The need for certainty is sin because it works off of fear and limits God to our mental images. And God does not like being boxed in. By definition, God can’t be. I believe we are prone to forge...

Hubris And Greed from 2022-03-13T13:51:39

And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich m...

Rethinking Sin from 2022-03-06T13:32:36

So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may ha...

Nagpapatuloy Na Paglikha from 2022-02-27T13:11:20

God, there are days we do not feel grateful. When we are anxious or angry. When we are alone. When we do not understand what is happening in the world, or with our neighbors. We struggle to feel...

The Boundaries Of Life from 2022-02-20T14:45:17

Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives. Boundaries define us, they define what is me, and what is not me. A boundary sho...

Proseso Ng Paglikha from 2022-02-20T14:37:45

The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity. It’s one thing to say I’m the type of person who wants this. It’s something very different to say I’m the...

Building Blocks And Pieces from 2022-02-06T13:48:43

Happiness comes from within. It is a state that is produced by our minds. Since happiness and unhappiness are states of mind based on your interpretation of events, or what you choose to see, yo...

Spiritual Demolition from 2022-01-30T13:32:36

The beginning of spiritual maturity is the demolition of old habits and the construction of new ones. Contemporary Reading(From Anonymous) Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, an...

Rebuilding With Vision from 2022-01-23T12:01:28

All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Scripture ReadingProverbs 16:2-3 (NRSV) Dream loft...

The Only Option Is Courage And Hope from 2022-01-17T07:43:08

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. Scripture Readi...

Rebuilding With Experts from 2022-01-09T11:19:35

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Scripture Reading 1Proverbs 24:3-4 (ESV) “Everyone th...

I Will Rebuild You Says The Lord from 2022-01-02T12:33:17

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when th...

New Year 2022 Message from 2021-12-31T12:00

Kumusta ka? Kumusta ang inyong 2021, ang nagdaang taon? Have you had the time to look back, reflect, think about the past 365 days of 2021? Nagkaroon na ba kayo ng pagkakataong pagmunimunihan an...

Christmas 2021 Message from 2021-12-24T12:00

Mula sa amin dito sa Open Table MCC, hangad namin na magkaroon ka at ang iyong pamilya ng isang masagana at mapayapang kapaskuhan. Ang kapaskuhan ay hindi lamang para sa mga bata, kundi para sat...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 9: A Pastor’s Prayer For Pastors from 2021-12-23T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Rev. Joseph San Jose, a p...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 8: Prayer In A Time Of Pandemic from 2021-12-22T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Rev. Joseph San Jose’s re...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 7: A Prophet’s Prayer from 2021-12-21T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Rev. GV Basbas, together ...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 6: Prayer In The Season Of Grief from 2021-12-20T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Rev. Miak Siew, our frien...

Giving As Loving from 2021-12-20T09:14:45

This young man discovered that to truly give, you must know what is wanted. To knowthat, you must form a relationship with the other–you have to love them. Love is merely the willingness to know...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 5: Prayer In The Changing Seasons from 2021-12-19T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Pauline Ong, our friend f...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 4: Prayer For The Young LGBTQIA+ from 2021-12-18T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Rev. Joseph San Jose’s pr...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 3: Prayer Of A Breadwinner from 2021-12-17T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Ralph’s story and his pra...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 2: A Desperate Prayer from 2021-12-16T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Oriel’s story during his ...

Mga Panalangin Ng Pasko: Simbang Gabi Reflections–Day 1: Prayer Of A Mother from 2021-12-15T10:00

Come pray and reflect with us this Christmas season, with our friends and colleagues who have different stories to tell and come from different walks of life. Listen to Mommy Loida’s story and p...

The Joy Of Giving from 2021-12-12T08:00

I was speaking in a classroom of third-graders one day about kindness and generosity. I asked the kids why we should do nice things for one another. Hands popped up: “Because it’s the right thin...

Not Giving As Giving from 2021-12-05T08:00

We are all generous to greater or lesser degrees. And we are all generous in different realms. We’ve learned to be openhearted in some areas but not in others. It’s good to take stock of just wh...

Giving Is Living from 2021-11-28T08:00

There was a farmer who was a premier corn grower in his community. His corn was always sweeter and better than anyone else’s, and it always won the blue ribbon at the county fair. At the end of ...

God Is No Thing from 2021-11-21T08:00

One of the central functions of the dark night, he says (referring to St. John of the Cross), is to convince those who grasp after things that God cannot be grasped. In John’s native Spanish, hi...

God’s Humor from 2021-11-14T08:00

So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab. But God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the way as his ad...

The One Who Is Naked from 2021-11-07T08:00

They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the gar...

Remembering The Dearly Departed from 2021-10-31T10:00

Death is but a doorway to the other side of life and existence. As followers of the Resurrected One, we believe that those who passed on are received into God’s eternal loving embrace. Jesus tel...

The One Who Takes Sides from 2021-10-24T08:00

You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely h...

Holy Darkness from 2021-10-17T08:00

I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret p...

In Her Holy Name from 2021-10-10T08:00

For thus says the Lord: I will extend prosperity to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm, and dandled on her ...

In The Image Of Man from 2021-10-03T08:00

But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to M...

Where Shall We Go, Lord?–Open Table MCC’s 15th Anniversary from 2021-09-27T05:54:57

The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink...

August is Sabbath Month from 2021-08-01T08:00

Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in their yield; but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabb...

#SulongVAKLASH: Queers Of The Bible–Jesus Heals The Centurion’s Servant from 2021-07-18T08:00

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress.” And he said to him, “I will come and cure hi...

#SulongVAKLASH: Queers Of The Bible–Ruth&Naomi from 2021-07-11T07:55

Throughout Christian history, Ruth’s vow to Naomi has been used to illustrate the nature of the marriage covenant. These words are often read at Christian wedding ceremonies and used in sermons ...

#SulongVAKLASH: Queers Of The Bible–David&Jonathan from 2021-07-04T08:00

When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his ...

#SulongVAKLASH: Pride&Praise Worship from 2021-06-28T07:58:05

The prayer of the heart is indeed the way to the purity of heart that gives us eyes to see the reality of our existence. This purity of heart allows us to see more clearly, not only our own need...

#SulongVAKLASH: HolyEquality–SOGIE Equality Bill&Freedom Of Religion from 2021-06-22T05:43:09

#SulongVAKLASH! Several church groups and conservatives oppose the SOGIE Equality Bill – the bill that seeks to address the discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation, gender identity or e...

#SulongVAKLASH: What’s Next? Annoy Them! from 2021-06-20T08:00

Ang ikatlo at huling maipapayo ko, makisangkot ka. Ang buhay na hindi inilaan sa kapakanan ng iba ay parang lantang gulay o bilasang isda na walang nakinabang. Huwag kang kuripot. Ibigay mo ang ...

#SulongVAKLASH: Holy Equality–Sexuality&The Bible (Unclobbering Sodom&Gomorrah) from 2021-06-18T08:55:10

Conservatives often use the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah as justification for their homophobia. In this webinar, we will debunk the idea that homosexuality is a sin according to the bibl...

#SulongVAKLASH: Let Your Light Shine from 2021-06-13T08:00

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of ...

#SulongVAKLASH: What’s Next? Come Home, Mother Is Waiting! from 2021-06-06T08:00

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, ...

#SulongVAKLASH: Holy Equality–SOGIESC and Beyond–Part 2–SOGIESC Discussion from 2021-06-03T11:11:41

What is Sexual Orientation? Gender Identity? Gender Expression? Sex characteristics? What does it mean for the LGBTQIA+ movement? As a western concept, how does it overlap on our Filipino cultur...

#SulongVAKLASH: Holy Equality–SOGIESC and Beyond–Part 1–SOGIESC101 from 2021-06-03T11:05:04

What is Sexual Orientation? Gender Identity? Gender Expression? Sex characteristics? What does it mean for the LGBTQIA+ movement? As a western concept, how does it overlap on our Filipino cultur...

#SulongVAKLASH: What’s Next? Reach Out And Touch Him from 2021-05-30T08:00

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very man...

#SulongVAKLASH: What Now? Live! Love! Tell! from 2021-05-23T08:00

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down inthe middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many...

Where Is Easter With A Mother’s Prayer from 2021-05-16T02:30

“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is ...

Love In The Time Of Pandemic from 2021-05-09T08:00

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I h...

Emptiness from 2021-05-02T08:00

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already bee...

The 8% Rainbow Flock from 2021-04-24T20:00

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and run...

Lead Us To Community Pantries from 2021-04-24T12:00:10

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;he restores my soul.He leads me in right pathsfor his name’s sake. Even though I ...

Fear And Doubt In Faith from 2021-04-18T08:00

While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to ...

Our Labor For Love Continues from 2021-04-11T08:00

When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun...

Where Is Easter? from 2021-04-04T08:00

When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun...

Good Friday: Is There Good News In The Cross For The LGBT+? from 2021-04-02T03:32:18

Is there any good news in the cross of Jesus Christ for the LGBTQIA+ individuals, when in truth, the death of Jesus on the cross has been used to oppress us? Rev Joseph Tiu San Jose of Open Tabl...

Palm Sunday: Praying Is Social from 2021-03-28T08:00

If you are to have a future, it will be a future together with others. A prayer of hope is a prayer that disarms you and extends you far beyond the limits of your own longings. Therefore, there ...

Ulit-Ulitin Mo: Mahal Ako Ng Diyos from 2021-03-21T08:00

Deep silence leads us to realize that prayer is, above all, acceptance. When we pray, we are standing with our hands open to the world. We know that God will become known to us in the nature aro...

God’s Gentle Whisper from 2021-03-14T08:00

We know there is some connection between prayer and silence, but if we think about silence in our lives, it seems that it isn’t always peaceful – silence can also be frightening. Just as there a...

God Brings Us The Test from 2021-03-07T07:55

Praying is no easy matter. It demands a relationship in which you allow someone other than yourself to enter into the very center of your person, to see there what you would rather leave untouch...

With Open Hands from 2021-03-01T02:31:24

Do you still pray? How often? Do LGBTQI+ people pray? Does God listen to queer folks and do queer people listen to God? Why do you pray? What do you pray for? Or perhaps you’re struggling with p...

Love Is Not Just Romance from 2021-02-22T04:29:27

February is love month in the Philippines because of Valentines’ Day. Like Christmas it is a very popular, highly celebrated (and commercialized) “holiday”. The primary focus is on romantic love...

Love Is Not Ownership from 2021-02-15T08:50:02

February is love month in the Philippines because of Valentines’ Day. Like Christmas it is a very popular, highly celebrated (and commercialized) “holiday”. The primary focus is on romantic love...

Love Is Not Found from 2021-02-15T08:25:31

February is love month in the Philippines because of Valentines’ Day. Like Christmas it is a very popular, highly celebrated (and commercialized) “holiday”. The primary focus is on romantic love...

Debt Of Gratitude from 2021-01-31T08:00

How do we make sense of hope for the coming year? How do we begin the year of 2021 with hope after everything that has happened in 2020 and the pandemic will continue to rage on going into 2021?...

Grateful Together from 2021-01-24T08:00

How do we make sense of hope for the coming year? How do we begin the year of 2021 with hope after everything that has happened in 2020 and the pandemic will continue to rage on going into 2021?...

Practicing And Cultivating Gratitude from 2021-01-17T08:00

How do we make sense of hope for the coming year? How do we begin the year of 2021 with hope after everything that has happened in 2020 and the pandemic will continue to rage on going into 2021?...

Sometimes It’s Hard To Be Thankful from 2021-01-10T08:00

How do we make sense of hope for the coming year? How do we begin the year of 2021 with hope after everything that has happened in 2020 and the pandemic will continue to rage on going into 2021?...

2021 Dedication Sunday: Lord Teach Us To Pray from 2021-01-08T06:33:12

When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening th...

New Year’s Eve 2021: To Pray Is To Hope from 2020-12-31T10:00

For thus says the LORD: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For surely I know the plans I hav...

Christmas: Shepherds, The Wise Ones, And Drama Queens from 2020-12-24T10:00

What does the birth of Jesus teach me today? This is the question in my heart every time this season approaches. As peacemakers, we should always be thankful and welcoming of all the shepherd’s ...

God And The Covid Conspiracy from 2020-12-20T08:00

“God is always waiting for us. The God for who we wait never ever gives up on God’s people. We might give up on ourselves or take our present circumstance as the end of the story, but our God al...

Joy Without Picture Frames And Alarm Clocks from 2020-12-13T09:48:10

One of the things that makes this season difficult for some is the sense of imposed happiness – the fact that we’re supposed to fee, or pretend to feel, something deliriously joyful. Imposing em...

Hail Rainbow Children Of God, The Lord Is With You from 2020-12-06T08:00

It was Christmas break. My first semester of college had ended, and I was on the train home from New York City. Thick snowflakes had begun to fall. As I left the station, my father was there to ...

Keep On Swimming from 2020-11-29T07:55

Real Hope is hard. I confess how hard I find it to open daily to my own pain, let along my heart open for a hope that’s wide enough to envelop Aleppo, Haiti, Don Dale, Manus, Baghdad, Hebron, th...

#TransLivesMatter: Ms Naomi On Being A Gender And Development Advocate from 2020-11-22T07:45

I was moved to read in Chris Beam’s book Transparent about a group of teenage transpeople in Los Angeles who mentor and assist one another in learning the skills necessary for survival in a tran...

#TransLivesMatter: Mx Dan on Being a Non-Binary Christian from 2020-11-15T08:00

Once we’ve made it through the door, transpeople can have a profound impact on all faith communities. For instance, Queer theology often encourages a non- or multi-gendered understanding of God....

#TransLivesMatter: God Of In Between And Beyond from 2020-11-08T07:45:13

As M Barclay puts it: “This chapter talks about night and day and land and water, but we have dusk and we have marshes. These verses don’t mean ‘there’s only land and water, and there’s nowhere ...

Resurrection: The Room from 2020-11-01T07:45:01

We, too, still often expect change from the top-down. We look for redemption with the lens of empire clouding our view. It can keep us, from recognizing Christ among us, around us, or within us....

Opening The Door To Happiness from 2020-10-25T07:45

So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory. Jesus did it; now you do it! Jesus, staying true to God’s purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ances...

Embracing A God Of Light And Dark from 2020-10-18T07:45

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, Jesus was famished. Then tempter approached and said, “If you are the C...

The Story Of Joseph from 2020-10-11T07:45

Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an immigrant, in the land of Canaan. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to th...

Building With Rough Hands from 2020-10-04T07:11:58

Resurrection is not a do-over. We don’t move on as though nothing ever happened. No, redeemed life is a new kind of life. Jesus was resurrected with scars. The scars weren’t simply a reminder of...

Love In A Time Of Pandemic: Charles&Mon from 2020-09-27T08:00

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV...

Love In A Time Of Pandemic: Paola&Nessa from 2020-09-20T08:00

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSV...

Open Table MCC Anniversary Sunday 2020 from 2020-09-13T08:00:34

Love Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve...

Love In A Time Of Pandemic: Don&Yhel from 2020-09-06T07:45

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but re...

Pentecost Question: What Will I Do After the Pandemic? from 2020-08-30T02:00

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they we...

Filipinos Trapped In Modern-Day“Egypt” from 2020-08-23T02:00:30

Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or...

Trapped–Staying Active And Surviving Prisons from 2020-08-16T02:00:13

Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!” A stone was brought and ...

Trapped In A Den Facing Lions from 2020-08-09T02:00

Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliver you!” A stone was brought and ...

Trapped–The Good News While In Lockdown from 2020-08-02T02:00:21

After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely. Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastene...

Queering A Queer Church from 2020-07-26T02:00:03

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiv...

A Queer Saint And Her Queer Faith from 2020-07-19T02:00

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed ...

Queer Christ Becoming Flesh Always from 2020-07-12T02:00

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into ...

What is Queer And The Queerness of God? from 2020-07-05T02:00

What is “queer”? How do we define “queer”? And what is Queer Theology? How do we relate it to the LGBT+ movement within our churches, as queer people of faith? Listen to the first entry of our J...

For Queer People, Good Theology Is Not Enough from 2020-06-21T02:00

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles...

Coming Out: Paglaya Mo, Paglaya Nila from 2020-06-14T02:00

Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by ...

Pride 2020 and the Great Commissioning from Ricky Lee from 2020-06-07T09:30

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authori...

The Stonewall Riots As Pentecost from 2020-05-31T12:00

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, an...

Dora Dorado, Isaiah, and Ascension from 2020-05-24T09:45

Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Th...

The Gospel of Star Wars, Lord of The Rings, and Prince of Egypt from 2020-05-17T12:00

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. Y...

Jesus Is The Way, Not The Map from 2020-05-10T08:29:33

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through ...

Shepherding a Flock of Unwanted Sheep from 2020-05-03T07:00

“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. Th...

The Good Shepherd and Labor Day from 2020-05-03T03:04:37

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even thou...

Easter: A Journey With Strangers from 2020-04-26T06:01:56

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were ta...

Physical Touch and Our Easter Hope from 2020-04-19T02:00

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Pe...

Easter’s First Witness Was a Woman from 2020-04-12T02:00

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the oth...

Palm Sunday At Home from 2020-04-05T08:00

When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a ...

Where Were You God? from 2020-03-29T08:00

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console...

God, Human Suffering, And The Law from 2020-03-22T06:35:33

As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parent...

Let’s Be Community Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic from 2020-03-15T05:44:50

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles...

Junia, The Woman Apostle–HERstory: Women In Scripture from 2020-03-09T00:53:13

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae, so that you may welcome her in the Lord as is fitting for the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, ...

Naming The Nameless Woman–HERstory: Women In Scripture from 2020-03-01T23:58:31

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the kn...

Ash Wednesday 2020 Reflection from 2020-02-26T00:33:43

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, where we are reminded of our mortality. That one day, we will die and the earth will reclaim our bodies. Reminding us of our deaths, we are reminded of our lives an...

Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz from 2020-02-23T23:48

Summary by Jay Smith / Biblehub.com In chapter 1, Ruth remains loyal to her mother-in-law Naomi after the death of her husband and in-laws. Naomi decides to return to her home land of Bethlehem ...

Jesus Flirts At The Well from 2020-02-16T23:00

John 4:5-18 (NRSV) So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was ...

God Gets Intimate With Jacob from 2020-02-09T23:00

Genesis 32:22-30 (NRSV) The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream,...

David Loved Jonathan More Than Women from 2020-02-02T23:00:40

2 Samuel 1:26 (NRSV) I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. [...]

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One In Christ (Week of Prayer in Christian Unity) from 2020-01-26T23:20:27

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 (NRSV) For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were al...

Baptize The World In God’s Love from 2020-01-12T13:37:55

Mark 1:9-11 (NRSV) In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the ...

Dedication Sunday 2020: Christ In Me, Christ Through Us from 2020-01-05T23:44:19

Matthew 2:1-12 (NRSV) In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the J...

Blessed Is The Fruit of Your Womb from 2019-12-16T01:21:56

In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the chi...

Choose Healing Over Harm for Trans People from 2019-11-25T00:50:53

Mark 2:23-28 (NRSV) One sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing...

The Queer Challenges of Ruth and Naomi from 2019-11-20T01:11:52

Preaching by Open Table MCC’s Pastor Joseph Tiu San Jose at Resurrection MCC in Houston, Texas, USA, last November 17, 2019. [...]

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Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing from 2019-11-17T23:24:16

Galatians 2:19-20 (NRSV) For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. ...

Jesus and the Lepers from 2019-10-14T02:27:34

Luke 17:11-19 (NRSV) On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they call...

Sin, Gospel, and The Door from 2019-10-07T02:00:18

Preaching by Open Table MCC’s Pastor Joseph Tiu San Jose at Resurrection MCC in Houston, Texas, USA, last October 29, 2019. [...]

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Abide in Love, Extend Love, Set Boundaries from 2019-09-30T02:09:31

Volunteer Lay Preacher: Dan Dy-Liacco Reading: 1 John 4:16-21 (NRSV) So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abi...

MCC Anniversary Sunday 2019 from 2019-09-23T02:03:45

Guest Preacher: Professor Lizette Tapia Prof. Lizette is an ordained deacon of the United Methodist Church. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman; a Mas...

Check Your Privilege from 2019-09-02T01:58:10

Reading: Luke 20:1-2 One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders and said to him, “Tell us, by what aut...

An Invitation To Transform from 2019-08-26T11:01:38

Guest Preacher: Rev. Irma Mepico-Balaba of UCCP Pagbasa: Mga Taga-Galacia 3:28 Wala nang pagkakaiba ang Judio at ang Griego, ang alipin at ang malaya, ang lalaki at ang babae. Kayong lahat ay ii...

Participate in God’s Work of Justice from 2019-08-19T02:29:02

Reading: Luke 4:16-21 (NRSV) When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the pr...

Deliver! from 2019-08-12T04:09:05

Reading: Matthew 16:21-28 (NRSV) From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and sc...

Parable of the Rich Fool from 2019-08-05T02:32:04

Reading: Luke 12:13-21 (NRSV) Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbi...

Want To Resist? Proclaim! from 2019-07-29T02:44:43

Reading: Matthew 9:35-38 (NRSV) Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When...

Fear No More from 2019-07-22T01:59:32

Reading: John 20:19-31 (NRSV) When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and ...

Fear No More from 2019-07-22T01:59:32

Reading: John 20:19-31 (NRSV) When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and ...

Want To Resist? Makisangkot! from 2019-07-15T03:00:44

Reading: Luke 10:25-37 (NRSV) Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you re...

Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 4–Paul’s Letters to Romans / Corinthians from 2019-07-13T06:00:36

No fems? No fairies? Did Paul really think that the “effeminate” would not “inherit the kingdom of God” in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10? And what did Paul mean about women “exchanging natural sexual rel...

Want To Resist: Live a Life Full of Joy from 2019-07-08T02:45:40

Reading: John 15:11-13 (NRSV) I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved ...

Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 3–Brokeback Mountain and Polyamory in the Bible from 2019-06-30T06:00:28

Did you know that a “gay” and a “lesbian” couple is present in the bible? Or that a queer family is portrayed in the scriptures? Or how about when Jesus affirmed a “gay” couple? “Homosexuality i...

In the Name of Jesus, I Exorcize You Evil Spirit of Homophobia from 2019-06-24T07:48:39

Reading: Luke 8:26-39 (NRSV) Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he...

Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 2B–The True Sin of Sodom from 2019-06-22T06:00:19

The story of Sodom and Gommorah is one of the most commonly-used bible stories against homosexuality. But if we investigate the story further, is the story really about being gay or LGBT? “Homos...

Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 2A–The Androgynous Adam from 2019-06-15T06:00:08

Did God really create only Male and Female? Did God create Male first, and then Female? Is this evidence that there is no space for LGBT+ people in the Christian faith, or is there much more to ...

X-Men, Christians,&The Spirit Force from 2019-06-09T18:03:52

Reading: Acts 2:1-17 (NRSV) When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled th...

Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 1–The Bible in Context from 2019-06-01T06:00:38

So ang unang Topic for Pride Month is Bible in Context. I know many of you wish to emediately know and understand yung anim na supposedly ay anti-LGBT verses. Pero napaka-importante na malaman m...

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit from 2019-05-28T18:03:17

Reading: John 14:23-29 (NLT) Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. Anyone who doesn’t love me will n...

I Already Belong To Jesus, The Good Shepherd from 2019-05-12T17:29:53

Listen to Bro. Michael Mia as he preaches for the fourth Sunday of Resurrection. Reading: John 10:22-30 (NLT) It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival ...

Going Back is Not an Option from 2019-05-05T18:34:32

Once you’ve truly seen and experienced the Risen Christ, there is no turning back. Even if you hide or run away, there he will be. Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for the third...

Thomas, The Certain from 2019-04-28T18:44:18

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for the second Sunday of Resurrection. Reading On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples w...

Christ Among The Living–Easter 2019 from 2019-04-21T18:37:29

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for Easter Sunday. Reading On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. A...

Jesus Anointed at Bethany from 2019-04-07T18:20:37

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for the fifth Sunday of Lent. Reading Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead....

Transfiguring Pilate from 2019-03-24T18:03:45

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for the third Sunday of Lent. Reading There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled wit...

The Transfiguration of Jesus from 2019-03-17T18:51:13

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for the second Sunday of Lent, about the transfiguration of Jesus. Reading Now about eight days after these had been said, he took with him Pete...

When Jesus Was Tempted by Devil from 2019-03-10T18:18:24

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches about the temptation of Jesus by the Devil for 40 days. Reading Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit int...

Chapel Dedication Sunday from 2019-02-04T10:05:36

Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches during Dedication Sunday for the new Open Table MCC sanctuary. Thank you to all the generous donors who trusted us and gave us the financial mea...

Mariah Carey – Outside – Divas Divine Series from 2018-10-06T03:00:51

Divas Divine: When God Speaks Through Women’s Music Featured Artist/Song: Mariah Carey / Outside Can we find God through secular music? In this podcast series, we try to achieve that goal by loo...

Whitney Houston–I Look To You – Divas Divine Series from 2018-10-05T23:59:48

Divas Divine: When God Speaks Through Women’s Music Featured Artist/Song: Whitney Houston / I Look To You Can we find God through secular music? In this podcast series, we try to achieve that go...

What Does Grace Mean? from 2018-09-15T05:32:36

Listen to the preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he discusses the meaning of grace from a progressive Christian perspective. [...]

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Madonna–Live To Tell – Divas Divine Series from 2018-09-09T00:42:59

Divas Divine: When God Speaks Through Women’s Music Featured Artist/Song: Madonna / Live To Tell Can we find God through secular music? In this podcast series, we try to achieve that goal by loo...

“Berakhah”/“Blessing”/“Pagpapala”– Salita ng Buhay Series from 2018-09-09T00:22:20

Ang “Salita ng Buhay” ay isang podcast series kung saan pag-aaralan natin ang iba’t ibang Hebrew at Greek Words na matatagpuan sa bibliya. Ano ang ibig nilang sabihin sa orihinal nilang lengwahe...

“Lev”/“Kardia”/“Puso”– Salita ng Buhay Series from 2018-08-28T05:01:26

Ang “Salita ng Buhay” ay isang podcast series kung saan pag-aaralan natin ang iba’t ibang Hebrew at Greek Words na matatagpuan sa bibliya. Ano ang ibig nilang sabihin sa orihinal nilang lengwahe...

“Ruach” / “Diwa” – Salita ng Buhay Series from 2018-08-09T06:07:45

Ang “Salita ng Buhay” ay isang podcast series kung saan pag-aaralan natin ang iba’t ibang Hebrew at Greek Words na matatagpuan sa bibliya. Ano ang ibig nilang sabihin sa orihinal nilang lengwahe...

“Chai”/“Buhay”–Salita ng Buhay Series from 2018-08-03T05:01

Ang “Salita ng Buhay” ay isang podcast series kung saan pag-aaralan natin ang iba’t ibang Hebrew at Greek Words na matatagpuan sa bibliya. Ano ang ibig nilang sabihin sa orihinal nilang lengwahe...

The Death of John the Baptist from 2018-07-20T04:46:42

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some weresaying, “John the baptizer has been raised ...

The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth from 2018-07-11T05:21:36

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Mark 6:1-6 He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in...

Love Is So Much More Than Just Romance from 2018-06-11T05:19:40

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading 1: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not ins...

You’re More Than Just Your SOGIE from 2018-06-06T10:51:53

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Luke 24:44-53 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything writ...

To Be In Communion With God from 2018-05-14T06:48:55

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Luke 24:44-53 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything writ...

Abide In Me from 2018-04-30T08:12:44

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: 1 John 4:7-12,16-21 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows...

Did Easter Really Happen? Did it Not Happen? So What? from 2018-04-22T08:51:55

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Luke 24:36-48 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” The...

Are You A Flock Or Are You Shepherds? from 2018-04-15T06:52:15

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr. Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the s...

Jesus Gave Us The Holy Spirit, NOT The Bible from 2018-04-08T08:10:54

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Bro. Michael Mia. Reading: John 14:15-23 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to...

Temptations of Power–LOTR And The Bible from 2018-03-19T17:38:18

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Isaiah 14:12-20 How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the na...

Who Is Your Galadriel?–LOTR And The Bible from 2018-03-12T01:11:19

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Isaiah 41:9-10 you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my serv...

Gandalf’s Fall, Goliath’s Fall–LOTR And The Bible from 2018-03-05T19:54:09

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by MAPuzon. Reading: 1 Samuel 17:41-45, 48-49 The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. When the Philistine looked ...

Elrond And Gandalf–LOTR And The BIble from 2018-02-26T01:44:11

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf: That wound will never fully heal. He will carry it the rest of his life....

One Ring To Rule Them All–LOTR And The BIble from 2018-02-20T20:45:06

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: The Fellowship of the Ring, LoTR Book 1, Ch 2, The Shadow of the Past ‘Hold it up!’ said Gandalf. ‘And look closely!’ As Frodo d...

To Care Is To Say No from 2018-02-13T08:14:16

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on i...

Care For Self, Care For Others from 2018-02-07T21:22:11

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by MAPuzon. 1st Reading: Song of Songs 6:10-12 Friends: Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in pr...

Prayer as Care, Care as Living Prayer from 2018-01-31T05:34:59

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Psalm 42:1-5 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living G...

Debunking The“Personal Relationship With God”Cliché from 2018-01-22T05:48:15

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well,...

Love Others And Ourselves To Love God from 2018-01-17T06:22:30

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Mark 6:30-34 The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. And he said to them, ‘Come away to some ...

2018 Year Of Care from 2018-01-08T05:39:02

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Jeremiah 31:1-4 At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. T...

God In Flesh–Christmas 2017 from 2017-12-20T08:01:19

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: John 1:1-16 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning...

Looking Forward To 2018 from 2017-12-17T20:14:10

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “...

World AIDS Day 2017 from 2017-12-09T22:46:25

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching, a liturgy and sermon integrated into one by professor and scholar of New Testament and Biblical Studies, Professor Revelation Velunta. Read by Choi Discipulo, ...

Mass Holy Union 2018 Preaching from 2017-12-01T22:47:40

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Matthew 25:34-40 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritan...

Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2017 from 2017-12-01T22:42:11

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Isaiah 56:1-7 This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my r...

God’s Requirements From You from 2017-12-01T22:35:34

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Wisdom 7:7-11 Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. I ...

God’s Salvation Is Here And Now from 2017-12-01T22:30:14

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Luke 4:16-21 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was hi...

Anetch Ang Nasa Hapag? from 2017-12-01T22:28:51

Listen to this Sunday’s preaching by Ptr Joseph Tiu SanJose. Reading: Acts 2:44-47 All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to any...

Having Space On A Table from 2017-12-01T22:12:11

Listen to last Sunday’s preaching, as MPPuzon speaks about “Having Space on a Table”. Also available as a blog post. Reading: Luke 14:7-14 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of hon...