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> [“At the heart of early Christian worship was table fellowship. Throughout the first three centuries Christian communities gathered once a week for a meal. Across time these communities moved from an early model, which Tertullian called “our small feasts,” to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-kreider/at-the-heart-of-early-christian-worship-was-table-fellowship/)

[Alan Kreider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-kreider/)

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> [“The movement for Jesus was always from the outside in. His message was always one of inclusion, communicated through speaking to people, healing them, and offering them what biblical scholars call “table fellowship,” that is, dining with them, a sign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martin/the-movement-for-jesus-was-always-from-the-outside-in-his-message-was/)

[James Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martin/)

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