“Who Do You Eat With?”

John Mark Hicks posed this very question to a gathering at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ.  It’s an important question—especially for those of us who claim to follow Jesus. 
 
Think about the meals you typically eat.  Do you eat with strangers? Do you often find yourself at the table with those who think or act differently than you? With those who have different backgrounds than you? When you break bread, whom do you share that bread with? Do you dine with outcasts? Would the righteous and self-righteous judge you for the company you keep at the table? 
 
Maybe it would be an interesting exercise to keep a list of the people around the tables where we sit and eat for a few weeks.  What might we learn from such a list?
 
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(See Pleasant Valley Church of Christ, ”Come to the Table: What is God Doing in the Lord’s Supper” with John Mark Hicks. YouTube video, 44:04. Posted Mar. 5, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEm8b2Mpsw)