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Pull up a chair for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and the moments that change everything. On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and...
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Pull up a chair for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and the moments that change everything.
On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and practical biblical insight for people who want to know God more personally.
Some conversations begin with doubt. Others begin with loss, fear, marriage, family, or a moment when God showed up in an unexpected way. Wherever you are in your faith, there’s a place for you at the table.
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On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and practical biblical insight for people who want to know God more personally.
Some conversations begin with doubt. Others begin with loss, fear, marriage, family, or a moment when God showed up in an unexpected way. Wherever you are in your faith, there’s a place for you at the table.
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6 NOV 2026 · You don’t need to be a Bible expert to lead a study people enjoy. Drawing on their experience studying with five young people, Ken and Julie demonstrate a simple five-step method using the story of Jesus forgiving and healing a paralyzed man in Luke 5:17–26. Along the way, they show how to invite participation, ask open questions, and help your group discover Jesus together.Use these five steps and questions as a reference when trying the method with your own group.📖 Five steps
- Choose a short Bible story or passage, usually about 12 verses or fewer.
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide the study.
- Invite volunteers to read the passage in different Bible translations.
- Invite a volunteer to retell it in their own words without looking at the text.
- Discuss the passage using the five questions below.
Discussion questions
- What is new, surprising, or confusing in this passage or story?
- What do we learn about God?
- What do we learn about people and the choices we make?
- What is there to obey or follow?
- What is one key takeaway you would like to share with someone else?
Set a beginning and ending time, provide Bibles or Bible apps, and keep participation voluntary. Ask one question at a time and close with prayer.ScriptureLuke 5:17–26. Parallel accounts mentioned: Mark 2:1–12; Matthew 9:1–8. Closing allusion: Psalm 34:8. Original readings: New Living Translation and New King James Version.🔗 Resources
- https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
- https://www.vop.com/study
- https://www.vop.com/give
The Visiting Table • Episode 15
A production of Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.Podcast chapters00:00 Preview
00:34 Welcome and opening prayer
01:18 A small group begins
09:20 You don’t need to be an expert
13:05 Set a welcoming rhythm
14:23 Choose a short Bible passage
16:20 Pray for guidance
17:20 Read together in different versions
21:30 Retell the story in your own words
24:51 Discoveries in Luke 5
31:26 God’s compassion and forgiveness
33:39 Faith, friendship, and human choices
38:32 Putting the passage into practice
41:27 A takeaway to share
45:40 Recap and group-leading tips
48:25 What happened to those five friends?
50:45 Try it with your own groupCreditsKen Norton, Julie Norton, Fiona Lin, Joel Baker, Kenneth Mayr, Ruben Gomez. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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30 OCT 2026 · How can joy and grief exist at the same time? Ken and Julie open 1 Peter 1:1–12 and reflect on living hope, faith tested by trials, and learning to love Jesus without seeing Him. With honesty about their own growth, they explore how steadfast faith can take root even through tears. Pull up a chair and join The Visiting Table.
SCRIPTURE
1 Peter 1:1–12; James 1:2–4; Revelation 14:12; John 16:7–11.
FREE BIBLE STUDIES
https://vop.com/study
CREDITS
Ken Norton, Julie Norton, Fiona Lin, Joel Baker, Kenneth Mayr, and Ruben Gomez.
A production of Voice of Prophecy. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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23 OCT 2026 · Do the Ten Commandments sound like restrictions—or the guidance of a God who loves us?
Ken and Julie begin with Jesus’ call to love God and love our neighbor, then walk through all ten commandments and turn each into a positive, personal choice grounded in Scripture. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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16 OCT 2026 · What does it take to stand when faith costs everything? Ken and Julie study Daniel 3, the fiery furnace, and the parallels with Revelation 13, ask what they would really have done, and find a promise that God is with His people in the fire. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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10 OCT 2026 · Why can sharing your faith feel difficult—even when you genuinely love Jesus and want others to know Him?
In this episode of The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie explore three barriers that can quietly silence our witness: distraction, discouragement, and disconnection. Ken shares a New York City subway encounter that left him asking why he had hesitated to speak about Jesus—and what God showed him afterward.
Together, they unpack three biblical choices that help us begin again: focus on Jesus, wait for God, and abide in Him. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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2 OCT 2026 · How do you help generously without enabling harm or letting other people’s expectations control your life? Ken and Julie explore Jesus’ example, the Bible’s challenging calls to generosity, and five practical questions for deciding when love should say yes, no, or not right now. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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25 SEP 2026 · Afraid of Bible prophecy? Ken and Julie explore Zephaniah, today’s unsettling headlines, and God’s call to seek Him. Discover how to face the future with faith, humility, and hope instead of fear.
From conflict around the Strait of Hormuz to fears about economic collapse, today’s headlines can make Bible prophecy feel frightening. This conversation explores divided hearts, spiritual complacency, and the Day of the Lord, then points to God’s invitation to seek Him, pursue righteousness and humility, and trust His love.
Scripture referenced: Luke 21:26; Zephaniah 1–2; Matthew 22:1–14; Luke 14:15–24; Revelation 3; Revelation 18:11–20; Daniel 7–12; Isaiah 55; Malachi 3:16–18; Isaiah 54:17. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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19 SEP 2026 · What is your life teaching the people around you?
Julie's first sewing project went wrong when she decided the pattern needed fixing. Years later, a patient teacher helped her understand the principles behind those patterns—and create a dress that inspired other students to learn.
Ken and Julie Norton use those memories to explore a deeper question: how do we shape our lives after Jesus and become examples others can follow? Through Psalm 119 and Philippians 3, they discuss trusting God's Word, growing beyond simply following rules, and pointing people toward Christ even while we are still growing.
The conversation also turns to talents and spiritual gifts. What if you don't recognize yours? Ken and Julie share practical starting points: try new things, ask God, and pay attention to the ways others are encouraged by you. Julie's handmade purses offer a personal picture of what happens when a familiar skill becomes a gift for someone else.
Follow the show and share this episode with someone who needs encouragement to use what God has given them. ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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11 SEP 2026 · What do you want God to do for you? You probably have an answer. But what happens when you turn that question around? Ken and Julie open Mark 10, where Jesus asks that question right back — to ambition, to human need, to us. It's a challenge to how we use influence, what we expect from others, and how we approach God. Along the way, a story from Thailand puts the cost — and the joy — of serving others into sharp focus.
Chapters:
00:00 The Question Above All Questions
00:36 Welcome to the Table
01:33 The Childhood Story That Stuck
03:21 James and John Want the Best Seats
04:44 The Question Jesus Asked
09:39 Jesus Redefines Greatness
11:32 Helping Other People Grow
14:03 Jesus Asks Bartimaeus the Same Question
16:28 Did the Disciples Learn the Lesson?
19:04 What This Reveals About Prayer
23:19 Serving in Everyday Life
25:00 Willing to Spend and Be Spent
27:43 Tears, Sacrifice, and Joy in Thailand
30:20 The Leaders We Remember
33:02 Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
36:24 Ask, Seek, Knock—and What Comes Next
39:20 What Can I Do for You, God?
40:51 When Our Children Started Giving Back
43:18 Asking God to Change Our Hearts
44:03 Always Remember: He Is Able ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
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4 SEP 2026 · What do you see when you look at yourself—a masterpiece or a mess still waiting to be fixed? God does not wait until His work is finished to call you valuable.
Ken and Julie explore what Scripture says about your identity, your worth, and the patient work God is doing in you. Through the picture of an unfinished painting and a field growing through different stages, they show why being unfinished does not make you a failure.
They also share the moving story of a scarred young woman who asked, “Does God love me?” Hear how the answer in 1 John transformed her understanding of who she was.
The conversation then turns outward. If we believe God sees every person as valuable, how should that change our words, our mercy, our patience, and the way we treat unfinished people?
Chapters:
00:00 What Does God Think of You?
01:59 Trust the Process: The Unfinished Painting
06:41 You Are God’s Masterpiece
10:35 Wonderfully Made at Every Stage
12:31 Growth Happens in Stages
17:37 Seeing Yourself Through God’s Eyes
19:57 Written on the Palms of His Hands
21:50 Finding Who You Are in Christ
24:54 Replacing Other Voices with God’s Truth
29:09 The Woman Who Asked, “Does God Love Me?”
31:13 Hearing God’s Answer
34:16 A Face Transformed by Love
36:31 See Others the Way God Sees You
38:05 No One Is Finished Yet
41:02 How God Calls Us to Treat One Another
44:00 Are Your Words Like Honey?
46:24 Love Mercy and Walk Humbly
48:42 A Prayer to See Through God’s Eyes
50:20 Be the Change ===========
Pull up a chair!
*The Visiting Table* is a place for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and discovering the God who meets us right where we are. *The Visiting Table* is a production of the Voice of Prophecy, a Seventh-day Adventist media ministry.
🌐 Watch Full Episodes of The Visiting Table:
https://www.vop.com/thevisitingtable
📖 Receive free Bible studies and resources from Voice of Prophecy:
https://www.vop.com/biblestudies
💛 Support the Voice of Prophecy and help share Christ-centered media worldwide:
https://www.vop.com/give
Pull up a chair for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and the moments that change everything. On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and...
show more
Pull up a chair for honest conversations about faith, relationships, and the moments that change everything.
On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and practical biblical insight for people who want to know God more personally.
Some conversations begin with doubt. Others begin with loss, fear, marriage, family, or a moment when God showed up in an unexpected way. Wherever you are in your faith, there’s a place for you at the table.
show less
On The Visiting Table, Ken and Julie Norton share real stories, thoughtful questions, and practical biblical insight for people who want to know God more personally.
Some conversations begin with doubt. Others begin with loss, fear, marriage, family, or a moment when God showed up in an unexpected way. Wherever you are in your faith, there’s a place for you at the table.
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