Topic: Controversial Issues
Our Charismatic Thread05/06/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Controversial Issues, Reconciliation, Spiritual Gifts, Role of Women
- The Charismatic thread helps us understand and delve into how the Holy Spirit works. In this sermon, Greg talks about the life of William Seymour and how the gifts of the Spirit are to be used today, in addition to counter-cultural Charismatic perspectives on race and gender that were a part of the movement from the beginning.
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- MP3 Audio 7.26 MB
- High Quality MP3 27.9 MB
- MP4 Video 129.8 MB
- High Quality MP4 521.0 MB
- Windows Media Video 124.1 MB
The Conspiracy Conspiracy03/25/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Defense of Christian Faith, Discipleship
- There are many theories out there stating that the formation of the Bible is a conspiracy by the early church to cover up other writings about Jesus. In this sermon, Greg conspires to show how those theories have their own problems and addresses some of the questions these theories raise.
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- MP3 Audio 5.3 MB
- High Quality MP3 20.8 MB
- MP4 Video 96.1 MB
- High Quality MP4 370.1 MB
- Windows Media Video 110.9 MB
The Bridezilla of Christ01/15/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Defense of Christian Faith, Hope
- The Church is the body and bride of Christ. And while Paul says that we are holy in Christ’s sight, we don’t always act like it. In this sermon, Greg talks about how difficult it is to hope in the Church, and how we can still strive to be the Bride of Christ.
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- MP3 Audio 6.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 23.9 MB
- MP4 Video 111.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 438.4 MB
- Windows Media Video 149.8 MB
- Sermon Transcription PDF
When Marriages Go Bad11/20/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Divorce, Marriage
- Divorce happens. In this sermon, Greg speaks on when marriages go wrong. With divorce rates nearly the same inside as outside of the church, it is important to have a Kingdom understanding of divorce and remarriage, and how to answer the question: "When is it ok to divorce?"
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- MP3 Audio 6.2 MB
- High Quality MP3 24.2 MB
- MP4 Video 101.8 MB
- High Quality MP4 399.9 MB
- Windows Media Video 115.9 MB
- Sermon Transcription PDF
Reverse The Curse11/13/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Marriage, Family
- Marriage is a complicated endeavor. Whether we have allegiances to certain models of doing marriage or we follow in our parents footsteps, we all do marriage differently. In week 5 of the relatively speaking sermon series, we will learn about what the Bible says about marriage, and we'll hear what Greg has to say about beautiful submission to one another.
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- MP3 Audio 5.8 MB
- High Quality MP3 22.6 MB
- MP4 Video 102.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 405.2 MB
- Windows Media Video 88.2 MB
- Sermon Transcription PDF
God’s Will in God’s Word06/26/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Relationships, God's Will
- When searching for God’s will, the first place we should start is the Bible. It contains much of what God wants done in the world. Greg also talks about the difference between God’s ideal will and His accommodating will, prompting many questions about the way God moves in this world.
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- MP3 Audio 7.4 MB
- High Quality MP3 28.8 MB
- MP4 Video 114.3 MB
- High Quality MP4 455.9 MB
- Windows Media Video 92.8 MB
Toppling the House of Cards01/30/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Defense of Christian Faith, Faith
- Questions can sometimes topple faith like a house of cards. In this sermon, we introduce the idea that following Jesus is the central aspect of faith. This frees us to question and critique different aspects of our faith, without losing that faith.
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- MP3 Audio 4.8 MB
- High Quality MP3 18.9 MB
- MP4 Video 111.0 MB
- High Quality MP4 441.5 MB
- Windows Media Video 99.6 MB
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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- MP3 Audio 5.0 MB
- High Quality MP3 19.1 MB
- MP4 Video 108.7 MB
- High Quality MP4 444.2 MB
- Windows Media Video 69.5 MB
In God We Trust03/14/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Faith, Money
- In week two of our "Kingdom Economics" series, Greg answers three questions that were submitted by the congregation and podrishioners. 1) Does having a savings account show a lack of faith in God? 2) Does saving for retirement show a lack of trust in God? 3) Is declaring bankruptcy a sin?
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- MP3 Audio 5.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 18.9 MB
- MP4 Video 115.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 473.6 MB
- Windows Media Video 91.4 MB
Judas Christianity02/07/10
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- MP3 Audio 5.7 MB
- High Quality MP3 21.7 MB
- MP4 Video 130.8 MB
- High Quality MP4 522.5 MB
- Windows Media Video 112.3 MB
God Must Be Angry08/22/09
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, God's Will
- Our guest speaker could only speak on Sunday, so Greg used the Saturday night service to host a Q&A centered around the recently debated concept that God might be behind the natural disasters in the world...as well as other questions from the congregation.
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- MP3 Audio 6.3 MB
- High Quality MP3 24.4 MB
- MP4 Video 149.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 608.5 MB
- Windows Media Video 145.8 MB
Divorce, Remarriage and the Law of Love01/04/09
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Divorce, Covenant
- Jesus teaches that “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” What this meant in the first century helps us understand what it means for us today.
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- MP3 Audio 6.13 MB
- High Quality MP3 24.2 MB
- MP4 Video 137.5 MB
- Windows Media Video 102.1 MB
The Compassion That Heals06/10/07
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Healing, Pain & Suffering
- God chooses to engage us in all of our pain, division, and confusion to help us be healed. In Luke 7:11-17, Jesus demonstrates both the miraculous power and loving heart of God as he brings a widow's only son back from the dead. Just like Jesus had tremendous compassion on the widow, we can also seek to show God's compassion to help bring healing to others.
The Twelve04/01/07
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Discipleship, Faithfulness
- Jesus of Nazareth started a movement the likes of which the world has never seen. The Kingdom of God that was lived out in Jesus’ life and ministry has touched millions of people all over the world. What’s impressive is that Jesus began with just 12 chosen people.
Lessons From Anna03/12/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Role of Women
- Anna was a woman that God used to speak to the people about Jesus the Messiah. It is significant that scripture records in this verse and in other parts of scripture that a woman was given a word of prophecy that was for all people (not only other women). The issue of women in church leadership is one that is debated in evangelical circles. However, scripture demands we look more closely at what it says about women leading in the church.
Lessons from the Womb06/05/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Non-Violence
- Greg started out by reading through Luke 1:13-17; Luke 1:42,44; and John 18:36. Luke’s gospel starts with the birth of a revolutionary movement—the beginning of the Kingdom of God. It’s like a mustard seed that though small at first will prove victorious in the end. We, as Christians are to be known by how different we are from the world. That is, how truly we love one another and the world.
In But Not of the World05/30/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Politics, Power, Nationalism
- In this sermon, Greg responded to the top five questions he received while preaching "The Cross and the Sword" series. Maybe you've been asking some of these questions: "What's the difference between turning the other cheek and letting yourself be abused?" and "Are you saying that the church is politically irrelevant?"
Be Thou My Vision05/23/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Power, Nationalism
- Human beings have deep and fallen passions that propel us into continual conflict with one another, the theme behind "Troy," the movie based on Homer's "Iliad." We are stuck in a pattern from which we can be freed ONLY by embracing the paradoxical kingdom of God. Christians are to imitate Christ, period; we are not called to create another version of the kingdom of the world.
Is the Church the Guardian of Social Morality?05/09/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Politics, Nationalism
- The Cross and the Sword series continued with this sermon, which covered the final effect of failing to distinguish between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world: we Christians begin to see ourselves as the “protectors” and “fixers” of social morality, as the moral standard bearers. But our only job as the body of Christ is to look like Jesus, the one sinless human, who stood in unity with others and met their needs. Greg also addressed the idea that America is a theocracy.
Abortion: A Kingdom of God Approach05/02/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Power
- The Cross and the Sword series continued with this sermon, which covered two more consequences of fusing the kingdom of God with the kingdom of the world. To illustrate the damage this can cause, Greg discussed using the Kingdom of God approach with abortion: don't limit ourselves to the options given by the kingdom of the world, but ascribe unsurpassable worth to others (mother and baby) at cost to ourselves. This is the unique mission of the Kingdom of God, and it's not easy.
The Difference Between the Two Kingdoms04/25/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Politics, Power
- The kingdom of God and the kingdom of this world are two very separate things. One uses the sword (power over) to influence people; the other uses love (power under). To understand this distinction is much easier than letting it affect the way we live. Greg continued to discuss the differences between these kingdoms and how we are to live within the distinction.
Taking America Back for God?04/18/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Controversial Issues, Kingdom of God, Politics, Power
- Greg questioned the slogan "Taking America Back for God" by discussing the differences between the kingdom of this world and the Kingdom of God. As Christians, we are to belong first and foremost to God's Kingdom, yet live under the governments of this world. How does that work?