Topic: Blessings
Continuing The Work Of Christ02/05/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Discipleship, Sacrifice, Blessings
- For some Christians, the goal of salvation is escape from Hell. In Colossians, Paul talks about the glorious riches that are available to us in the here and now. And while being in Heaven is a great part of our relationship with God, it is not even close to the fullness that Jesus brings to our lives.
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Considering The Even More01/08/12
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Speaker – Steve Wiens
- Topics – Hope, Blessings, Presence of God
- Life can throw difficult situations our way. Marriage struggles, road rage, or in Mary's case, being an unmarried virgin pregnant with the Savior of the world. How do we handle those situations? Our guest speaker, Steve Wiens, talks about how God always wants to bring his wholeness (Shalom) into every situation and that we, like Mary, have the opportunity to partner with God in that.
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The Advantage of the Disadvantaged12/24/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Love, Power, Blessings
- In our world, we all strive to gain advantages to have a better life. However, the truth of the Kingdom is captured in the story of a crippled lamb. Greg shows us how, in the Kingdom, having advantages can be a disadvantage, and having a disadvantage can be an advantage.
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The Gift That You Are12/18/11
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thx a lot : )06/13/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Hope, Blessings, Gratitude
- It can be difficult to be thankful in life. Whether it’s a phone that stops working or a tragic accident that changes our plans, we have trouble being thankful during tough times. In this sermon, Greg gives us three ways to remain thankful despite what’s going on in this world.
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Virtuous Ambiguity05/08/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Role of Women, Blessings, God's Will, Presence of God
- God can be ambiguous at times. We seek clarity during those times; however, it may not be readily given to us. In this sermon, Greg talks about how to respond to God’s ambiguity by going up to God, out to others, and in for fellowship.
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[Unfairness] Happens04/03/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Blessings, Justice, God's Will
- Sometimes life appears to be completely random and arbitrary, especially when it comes to fairness. It can be bad things happening to good people or good things happening to bad people. In this sermon, Greg shows us that even though crap isn’t a part of God’s perfect plan doesn’t mean God doesn’t have a perfect plan for crap.
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Trusting In God Knows What02/20/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Blessings, God's Will
- When we lock our doors or buy insurance, are we trusting in God? In this sermon, Greg talks about what it looks like to trust God in a broken world. He also talks about what protection looks like when following Jesus. Greg also tries telling a joke. We apologize for that.
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The Faith to Doubt01/09/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Prayer, Blessings
- Faith is sometimes understood as the lack of doubt. Doubt can be seen as the enemy of faith; however, doubt is not always the enemy. When wrestling with God, it is important not to doubt God’s character. We will always have doubt about questions on a broad range because we are human and finite, but God’s character need never be doubted.
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Questionable Blessings03/28/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Money, Blessings
- In the final week of our "Kingdom Economics" series, Greg answers four questions that were submitted by the congregation and podrishioners. 1) Why doesn’t WHC teach tithing? 2) I’m broke! Didn’t God promise me I’d reap what I’ve sown? 3) If misfortune isn’t a “curse” from God, why think good fortune is a “blessing” from God? 4) Is America “blessed”?
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Ready to Receive07/01/07
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Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Salvation, Transformation, Blessings
- There were many people following Jesus in the first century. They heard his preaching, observed his actions of love to the outcasts, and even witnessed his miracles. However, Jesus did not fit people’s expectations of how a Messiah should act. He did not conform to preciously established paradigms shaped by the culture of the time. These cultural blinders impacted people’s ability to receive what Jesus was saying.
Blessings to the Messy04/15/07
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Blessings, Humility
- This weekend, we started our 6 week church-wide adventure entitled “The Beautiful Mess." The title may seem a little different, but it's very representative of how the Kingdom of God interacts with our lives. When a new way of living begins to reveal itself, it can bring beauty into our "normal" messes of life by actually "messing up" our so-called ordinary ways of thinking. It is just this idea that grounds Jesus' "Sermon on the Plain". With this Sermon, Jesus not only presented the very blueprint of Kingdom life, but he also did so by telling shocking truths that seemed somewhat upside-down from what may have been thought of as "normal" living.
Kingdom Healing01/28/07
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Healing, Kingdom of God, Blessings
- The Good News Jesus came to proclaim to humanity was for all people and for all areas of our lives. He came to heal and set free the poor, the oppressed, the blind, the captives and prisoners of judgment. Jesus applied Kingdom liberation to every form of oppression. Jesus sets a pattern of speaking the truth in love and then following through with action. He does not just talk about the Kingdom. He acts upon it.
Reindeer Games (Christmas)12/25/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Blessings
- At times, we're all sucked into the "reindeer games" of our culture – seeking money, success, possessions, reputations, or talent. We can also get sucked into the game of religion and feel like we'll never be good enough for God. Reindeer games make us feel like misfits! Greg used a video clip from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys" to remind us that God isn't interested in the games of this world. They're all geared toward winning happiness and worth from a source other than God. He encouraged us this Christmas season to opt out of the reindeer games and live free by getting our value and worth from Christ.
Finding the Story of Your Life, Part 211/20/05
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Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Community, Identity in Christ, Blessings, Individualism
- In part one of this two-part series, the nature of the fenced-in self was introduced. This sermon dealt with the two that relate to the individualistic focus that characterizes the fenced-in self. Living within the four walls of the fenced-in self, we hide from others, trying not to reveal any weaknesses or short-comings, thereby we reject feedback as we live the unobserved life. The final two fences are torn down through the receiving of the connected life and the sharing of the connected life.
The Great Reversal10/30/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Money, Power, Blessings
- In Mary's song, she proclaims that God has touched the poor but has rejected the rich. That he has chosen to humble people of power while lifting up the humble. In other words, those who look like they deserve the blessings of God miss out on them. The Kingdom of God is one that is upside down. It is the great reversal that does not make sense to our power-hungry and money-crazed world. God's view of success evaluates life much differently. The world sees money and power as the sign of success. In the Kingdom, success is defined by what you do with them.
The Mary-Blessed Kingdom10/16/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Money, Blessings
- Greg contrasted the difference between world ecomonics and kingdom economics using something he called The Mary Principle. The Mary Principle simply stated is, the greatest blessing is found in blessing others. He based all of this by first discussing what Mary being blessed did not mean. True blessing in the kingdom means being used by God for his purposes.
Mary, the Favored One08/14/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Love, Blessings, God's Will
- Greg’s sermon this week broke down into three parts. The topic was the meaning of the angel’s words when the angel told Mary that she was favored (Luke 1:28). Part I of the sermon focused on what “favored” does not mean. Part II focused on what it does mean. And part III examines why the word “favor” is used at all.
But You Promised04/03/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Pain & Suffering, Blessings
- Greg began with Luke 1:5-7. The focus was on Elizabeth and Zachariah, both of whom where obedient to “the Lord’s commands and decrees.” The next sentence in the text starts with the word “but” and indicates something unexpected and in this case disappointing for Elizabeth and Zachariah. “But they were childless…” and “…both well advanced in years” which to first century Jewish ears would have sounded like a curse. Greg used this passage to raise a few questions: What do we do when we feel that God has not honored a promise? What do we do when it looks like God has let us down? How do we deal with disappointment with God?
Is It Worth It?01/04/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Blessings, Faithfulness
- In this first service of the year, Greg took a moment to reflect on what we are doing here. It is important to make an honest assessment of what progress we're making in advancing the kingdom of God. We inevitably face opposition in this world, but the task before us is worth the sacrifices that will need to be made.