A Table with Jesus

Name: A Table with Jesus
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ISBN: 9780687090754

By: John O. Gooch

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Jesus used food and mealtimes to build (or destroy) community and to teach about the Father, Son, and Kingdom. Some of theses events include the wedding, at Cana, the calls to Levi and to Zacchaeus, the banquet parables, eating with Pharisees and with persons of ill repute, and the miraculous feeding with fish and bread. This book deals with the concepts of miracle meals, Eucharist, hospitality, etiquette, clean and unclean, and others. This 8-session study will help participants see how the simple act of eating became a crucial element in Jesus' ministry, and they will learn to appreciate the Eucharistic quality of daily life and the practice of hospitality.

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Title: A Table with Jesus
By: John O. Gooch
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 104
Vendor: Abingdon Press

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 068709075X
ISBN-13: 9780687090754
Stock No: WW9075X

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Written by John O. Gooch, pastor, editor, and youth ministry consultant and trainer, At Table With Jesus will help you discover why Jesus commanded that he be remembered in the breaking of bread.

In this study you will explore

Jesus creating fellowship as guest rather than as host

Jesus eating with anyone who welcomed him

Jesus celebrating feasts rather tan observing fasts

Jesus satisfying the hunger of all

Jesus at table as witness to the heavenly banquet in the kingdom of God

Scripture references are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Within each session, Gooch provides an opportunity for group members and individual learners to examine the Scriptures, study the subject of table fellowship, and see the divine made present in daily, ordinary mealtimes.

Each session is self-contained and includes study helps and discussion questions for reflection that are all you need to lead a group or pursue the study on your own

Author Bio

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John O. Gooch, a retired United Methodist pastor, has served churches ranging in size from 15 to 1100. He is a freelance writer and a former editor of curriculum resources at the United Methodist Publishing House. He earned a B.A. in history, the M. Div. and a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from St. Louis University. and has taught classes at St. Louis University, Eden Theological Seminary, St. Paul School of Theology, and Perkins School of Youth Ministry. He wrote Being a Christian in the Wesleyan Tradition, John Wesley for the 21st Century, and Claiming the Name: A Theological and Practical Overview of Confirmation and he is a frequent writer of articles and curriculum resources. He and his wife Beth live in Lee's Summit, Missouri.