Topic: Faith
The Lutheran Thread04/22/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Grace, Nationalism
- There are many values of Lutheranism that flow through the life of Woodland Hills Church. In this sermon, Greg talks about these threads and how they impact our way of doing church. Whether it’s sola scriptura or the faith/grace interaction, we are not alone in our use of Luther’s teachings.
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- MP4 Video 137.2 MB
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Christmas Beyond the Pattern12/04/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Generosity, Sacrifice
- The pattern of Christmas is to buy gifts for people that usually are not needed items. In this sermon, we look at the book of James and how faith must be found in our actions to the poorest of the poor, and an alternative to the usual pattern of Christmas is given.
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- MP4 Video 87.7 MB
- High Quality MP4 341.0 MB
- Windows Media Video 92.2 MB
Trusting a Killer God?03/06/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Sacrifice, God's Will
- The Genesis passage of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, raises questions about trusting in God. In this sermon, Greg honestly probes some of those questions about the passage. He also provides some thoughts on how we can replicate Abraham’s faith.
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- MP3 Audio 4.2 MB
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- MP4 Video 104.6 MB
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- Windows Media Video 91.2 MB
Growing Our Faith02/27/11
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Speaker – Seth McCoy
- Topics – Community, Faith, Fear
- Sometimes in life, Faith is an intellectual issue. However, sometimes faith comes after following Jesus. In this sermon, Seth talks to us about examples of people following Jesus and then having faith. He also talks about what it looks like for our faith to grow.
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- MP3 Audio 4.5 MB
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- MP4 Video 108.4 MB
- High Quality MP4 432.4 MB
- Windows Media Video 359.9 MB
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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- MP4 Video 104.3 MB
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Integrated Faith02/13/11
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Imagine02/06/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Hope, Pain & Suffering
- How does a person keep their faith when facing an unfixable situation? In this sermon, Greg speaks to the question by examining his family’s own struggle with having an adult son with autism. Knowing that he can’t fix the problem, Greg describes how his vision of the solution provides a solid foundation for faith.
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- MP3 Audio 8.2 MB
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- MP4 Video 87.6 MB
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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
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- MP4 Video 111.0 MB
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Losing the Faith Game01/16/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Marriage, Covenant
- Faith is often understood in measurement terms. Some say people need amounts of faith to receive benefits from God. Faith, however, should be understood in relational terms and not “faithometer” terms. The illustration of a marriage best serves the idea of how faith in God works.
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- MP4 Video 119.1 MB
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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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- MP3 Audio 5.17 MB
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- MP4 Video 114.7 MB
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The Wrestlers01/02/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Prayer, Conflict
- God wants His people to wrestle with Him on the things that happen in their life. He wants His people to ask “Who are you, God?” Following the story of Jacob, we are called as Christ followers to struggle, strive, and seek to know who God is. We must also not be afraid of struggling with deep questions.
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- MP4 Video 110.9 MB
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Discomforted by the Silent Christ09/05/10
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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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- MP4 Video 115.2 MB
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Compassion And The Kingdom11/01/09
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Return to Innocence03/15/09
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Keep on Pushing03/01/09
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
- When we pray, we’re using our say-so to partner with God to bring about his will on earth as it is in heaven. But it is not magic. Prayer is a labor of love. We are pushing for God’s will to be accomplished, against all that resists his will being accomplished.
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- MP3 Audio 19.0 MB
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- MP4 Video 132.3 MB
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Prayer and Patience for Justice02/22/09
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Speaker – Seth McCoy
- Topics – Faith, Pain & Suffering, Justice
- The parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge is deeply rooted in the larger story of God’s faithfulness to Israel, Jesus’ re-enactment of that story, and the question of whether Jesus will find faith on earth when he returns.
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- MP3 Audio 5.7 MB
- High Quality MP3 22.4 MB
- MP4 Video 138.1 MB
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Giving the Gift of Gratitude02/01/09
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Speaker – Dwayne Polk
- Topics – Faith, Healing, Gratitude
- Jesus spent much of his time healing and performing miracles, and Luke tells the account of the healing of ten lepers – and the one who came back to thank Jesus. However, there was more healing needed than simply the physical reversal of leprosy, and this story reminds us some important principles about gratitude.
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- MP3 Audio 4.3 MB
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- MP4 Video 108.6 MB
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Mary's Messy Yes12/21/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Calling
- Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the Bible’s great examples of faith. God chose her as the human vessel through which God would enter the world! Mary responded with great faith even though it would certainly introduce many challenges and change her life’s path.
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Defying Tanks08/24/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Faith, Spiritual Warfare
- Jesus called a crippled woman forward despite the many forces working against her. She answered the call by stepping into the powerful healing of God, and immediately she stood up and praised God. We can see this as an analogy for responding to the call of God in today’s hurting world and the powerful forces that we come up against.
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- MP3 Audio 5.7 MB
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- MP4 Video 135.1 MB
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Trusting Dad06/15/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Fear, Kingdom of God, Love
- So many of us have a messed up view of God. We don’t understand how our Father in heaven loves us beyond imagination. Because we lack a clear picture of God’s love, we cling to this world and all of its concerns. Our lives can get consumed by worry. But when we see the reality of God’s love, this world's problems are small by comparison.
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- MP3 Audio 5.6 MB
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When God Doesn't Make Sense02/17/08
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Speaker – Scott Abbott
- Topics – Faith, Healing, Prayer, Problem of Evil, Sin, God's Will
- As a person with muscular dystrophy, Scott has countless personal experiences that illustrate the principles that Greg taught about in the previous two sermons. Scott has personally wrestled with questions about why some prayers are answered and others are not – most fundamentally related to why he himself hasn’t been healed.
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Scorpions, Eggs and Prayer, Part 202/10/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Free Will, God's Will
- Why does it seem like some prayers work while others don’t give us the results we want? If our prayers don’t seem to work, who is to blame? God? Ourselves? Others? To begin to understand prayer, we must break free from a simplistic and commonly held “magical view” of prayer. There are many variables that affect prayer and faith and how they work together.
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- MP3 Audio 4.90 MB
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Scorpions, Eggs and Prayer, Part 102/03/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Faith, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
- We live in a spiritual war zone. We must partner with God to bring about his will on earth as it is in heaven. How can we do this? Simply through prayer! We can impact the world by laboring with God to resist the forces of evil through spiritual warfare. We can join in this battle by praying continually with faith and persistence believing our prayers will impact the kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
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- MP4 Video 78.6 MB
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Yes, I Reign!06/17/07
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Speaker – Terrance Rollerson
- Topics – Faith, Identity in Christ, Kingdom of God
- In living a life of faith, it’s very important to allow Jesus to define how we see our life experiences. There are often moments in life when things do not turn out the way that we plan them to, or the way that we think things "should be." And it's in these moments, that we have to look at the work of Jesus in our everyday lives, and trust that God is indeed present and bringing forth his Kingdom in and through us.