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Today's Word 03-31-26 The Table of Grace · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie
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  Speaker 1: at his time, right now for today's word. The Table
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  Speaker 1: of Grace. The Table of Grace Luke twenty two nineteen says,
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  Speaker 1: do this and remembrance of me. You know, there's something
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  Speaker 1: deeply powerful about a table. It's a place where people gather,
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  Speaker 1: where conversations happen, where relationships are built, And in this
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  Speaker 1: moment during Holy Week, the table becomes sacred. At what
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  Speaker 1: we now call the Last Supper, Jesus sat down with
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  Speaker 1: his disciples, knowing full well what was about to happen.
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  Speaker 1: He knew betrayal was in the room, he knew denial
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  Speaker 1: was coming. He knew that those closest to him would
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  Speaker 1: soon scatter in fear. And yet he still invited them
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  Speaker 1: to the table. Jesus Christ didn't pause to call out flaws. Nope,
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  Speaker 1: he didn't remove the imperfection. He didn't cancel the gathering
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  Speaker 1: because of who was present. Instead, you know what he did.
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  Speaker 1: He broke bread, He served, he loved. See. What's especially
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  Speaker 1: striking is that Judas Iscariot was still there, The very
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  Speaker 1: one who would betray him was still offered bread and
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  Speaker 1: loved on by him. See that's the kind of grace
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  Speaker 1: that doesn't make sense by human standard. It's not earned,
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  Speaker 1: it's not deserved, it's given freely. And that same grace
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  Speaker 1: is extended to us. See, too often we disqualify ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: We tell ourselves, I've made too many mistakes. I'm not ready.
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  Speaker 1: I need to get myself together first. But Jesus is
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  Speaker 1: not waiting for perfection. He's inviting you just as you are.
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  Speaker 1: The table of grace is not a place for the perfect,
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  Speaker 1: it's a place for the willing. It's where broken people
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  Speaker 1: are restored, is where weary hearts are renewed. Is where
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  Speaker 1: forgiveness flows freely and love covers a multitude of wrongs.
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  Speaker 1: And here's the challenge. We're not just invited to receive
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  Speaker 1: that grace. We're called to extend that grace. It's easy
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  Speaker 1: to accept grace for ourselves, but it's so much harder
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  Speaker 1: to give it to others, especially when we've been hurt,
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  Speaker 1: especially when someone has wronged us. But Jesus showed us
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  Speaker 1: what love looks like in action. He served those who
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  Speaker 1: failed him, he loved those who would leave him. He
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  Speaker 1: extended grace even in the face of betrayal. So the
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  Speaker 1: question becomes, who needs a seat at your table? Who
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  Speaker 1: do you need to forgive today? Who do you need
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  Speaker 1: to show kindness to even when it's difficult. Who needs
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  Speaker 1: to experience the same grace that God has shown you.
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  Speaker 1: The table is not just a place of remember, it's
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  Speaker 1: a place of transfor nation. When you come to the
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  Speaker 1: table with Jesus, you don't leave the same way you came.
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  Speaker 1: His grace changes you. It changes everything. It softens your heart,
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  Speaker 1: ever news your mind. It teaches you how to love
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  Speaker 1: beyond conditions. This holy week, don't just reflect on the table.
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  Speaker 1: Come to the table, receive his grace, rest in his love,
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  Speaker 1: and then go and extend that same grace to others.
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  Speaker 1: Oh Father God, thank you for your grace that meets
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  Speaker 1: us right where we are, not where we think we
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  Speaker 1: should be. Thank you for loving us even in our
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  Speaker 1: imperfections and inviting us into relationship with You. God, Help
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  Speaker 1: us to extend that same grace to others even when
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  Speaker 1: it's hard. Let our lives reflect your love, your mercy,
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  Speaker 1: and your compassion. In Jesus' name, that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 1: Take it apply to your everyday life, and you continue
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  Speaker 1: to be encouraged and inspired at your early morning praise party.
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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackie