Topic: Power
Filling the Hysterema01/22/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Sacrifice, Power
- In our culture, showing vulnerability or neediness is often seen as a weakness. Since God is all-powerful (not weak), he must not be vulnerable or need others, right? Greg suggests that if we step back from our cultural assumptions about power and weakness we may see that God's vulnerability is actually one of his greatest displays of power.
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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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How Not To Be A Wuss05/01/11
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[Suffering] Happens03/13/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Pain & Suffering, Problem of Evil, Power
- In this world, there is a lot of suffering. Even as Christians, we sometimes ask “Is God even in control?” In this sermon, Greg addresses how we react to suffering and also how God is in control of the situation. He ends with some practical advice on how to follow God amidst suffering.
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I'm Not Who I Was01/23/11
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Speaker – Jim Hobson
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Transformation, Power
- The story of the Exodus (see the book of Exodus) is a story of God leading His people from bondage to freedom. In this week’s sermon, Jim Hobson asks the question “If Christ has set us free, why are so many Christians still in bondage?” Jim contends that to free ourselves from bondage, we must see ourselves as God sees us.
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Exorcism11/07/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Greed, Money, Transformation, Power, God's Will
- One of the main spiritual strongholds that we deal with is “mine-ing” stuff. We want to acquire stuff, label it as ours and create divisions in our souls that separate us from God. God wants us to heal these divisions by renouncing the false god, Mammon.
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Victorious Love05/02/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Love, Sacrifice, Power
- God’s love is victorious! But perhaps not in the way that you’d expect. We often associate victory with our ability to control or defeat others but God’s victory encourages our freedom rather than squelches it. (We love discovering art that connects us to God in unique ways. Thank you to Dale Johnson for incorporating his art into this weekend's sermon.)
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God Is Love04/18/10
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Opting Out Of The "Who's The Greatest" Game02/14/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Heaven, Kingdom of God, Sacrifice, Power
- Jesus came both to save us and to reveal the character of God to us. Rather than coming in great power God came and served. Jesus calls us to “opt out” of the worldly desire to be better than others and learn to love them even when we profoundly disagree with them.
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Out from Control01/03/10
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Who Do You Think You Are?08/09/09
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Speaker – Dwayne Polk
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Power
- At one point in Jesus’ ministry, priests and teachers of the law questioned Jesus about his authority. They asked him by whose authority he taught the gospel and did the miracles. Rather than answering their question, Jesus returned a question.
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Speaking the Kingdom08/10/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Healing, Spiritual Warfare, Power
- Our passage this week shows Jesus healing a crippled woman. Jesus and his disciples regularly healed the sick and the lame and cast out demons by taking authority over the situation "in Jesus' name." This challenges us to consider the power and authority our own words and actions have in our daily lives.
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Daredevil of Love08/03/08
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Speaker – Dwayne Polk
- Topics – Fear, Power
- We are called to live as daredevils, but most of us are bound by fears of some kind. God didn’t make us to be timid people who are dependent on worldly things; we are meant to be free from fear and complete in love. He wants to set us free so that we have the confidence to be daredevils.
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The Insane Importance of Prayer01/27/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Prayer, Transformation, Power
- Is prayer really that important? Does it really play a purpose in the grand scheme of things? If we believe the Scriptures to be true, it seems that prayer is “insanely” important – so much that we are to pray with “shameless audacity.” Some get bogged down with the idea of prayer because they see it as a religious ritual that is too complex and difficult to do in our regular lives. Yet the reality is that prayer is basically talking with God in an ordinary way about our ordinary lives.
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The Temptation of Practical Goodness10/01/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Judgment, Power, Faithfulness, Temptation
- When people think about “temptation”, they often think about thoughts or behaviors that seem obviously evil or negative. Because of this idea, it is sometimes assumed that temptation is something that can be easily avoided. What people forget is that something does not have to be evil in order to be a temptation. Sometimes, there may be several options to choose from that seem good, but that pull us away from what God would want us to do.
Dove Power09/03/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Holy Spirit, Sacrifice, Power
- The heart of God's kingdom is revealed in Jesus Christ as being a unique, holy and beautiful kingdom. Jesus did not come as great ruler, who cast judgment upon humanity and used his power over others. Instead, he came as a humble servant who ultimately sacrificed his life for us so that we could be forgiven of our sins and be open to the choice of being in relationship with God. As Christ's followers, we are called to be a participant in this kingdom and to follow His example.
Calling Down Fire07/30/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Holy Spirit, Power
- The kingdom of God revolution is all about revealing God’s radical love and “good news” to the world. A central aspect to this kingdom is the Spirit of God operating within believers in empowerment and comfort. It is the first thing that John the Baptist mentions about Jesus and his ministry… “He (Jesus) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Luke 3:16). The Spirit of God is spoken of throughout the Bible and has been commonly referred to as the Holy Spirit, which is the third person in the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit).
The Power of Weakness01/22/06
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Reconciliation, Power, Humility
- God’s kingdom is paradoxical. The paradox is displayed in how God uses our weaknesses to make us strong. In spite of our weaknesses, God uses us to bring about His kingdom. The things in our lives that we see as weaknesses or stumbling blocks are actually opportunities for God to reveal to us his power and strength in us and through us.
Bear Hug from a Manger01/08/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Power
- In an age when rulers were given titles like “savior” and “lord”, the true Savior of the world was born. The birth of Christ brought about a Kingdom that looks very different from the way the kingdoms of this world operate. In a lowly manger, God declared that his Kingdom was not of this world and that his love and salvation would embrace all of human kind.
Checkmate12/04/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Salvation, Power
- The telling of the birth of Jesus is the ultimate example of how God brings about His Kingdom into the world by bringing about salvation (God’s plan) within a context of human power (man’s plan).The savior of the world came into the world very different than a worldly king would have entered. As we look at our world today, it may look like the Caesars of the world (rulers, principalities, powers) are in control. Yet, it is important to remember that God is ultimately in control. God is always at work in all situations, subversively bringing to pass his own plans and purposes and bringing redemption.
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.
Filled with Fire and Power09/25/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Holy Spirit, Power
- The discussion about the filling of the Holy Spirit, is nothing if not controversial. There are those who make this the linchpin of the church, while other run from it and steer clear of any discussion about it. To attain some biblical understanding of the filling of the Holy Spirit, we will look at three questions.
Question #1: Is the infilling of the Spirit distinct from simply believing?
Question #2: What is the evidence of the infilling of the Spirit?
Question #3: What does the infilling of the Holy Spirit do?
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.
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.