Topic: Reconciliation
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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Debt Free09/19/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Forgiveness, Love, Reconciliation, Relationships, Repentance
- When Jesus prayed from the cross, “Father, forgive them …” he was expressing the radical love of the Father that extends forgiveness to all the world. While such an expression of forgiveness is far from typical, it contains the ability to heal, transform hearts and release people to forgive others.
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The Fruit of Repentance12/06/09
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Speaker – Jin Kim
- Topics – Reconciliation, Repentance, Faithfulness
- When John the Baptist was proclaiming the coming of the Messiah he preached repentance for the forgiveness of sins and called people to be baptized. Jin Kim connected this proclamation to faithfulness in the body of Christ and the importance of bearing fruit in the world.
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Stories of Poverty10/25/09
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Speaker – Sandra Unger
- Topics – Poverty, Reconciliation, Relationships
- The Importance of Knowing Ernest: Sandra shares experiences and insights that have come from her family’s “unlikely” friendships with people on St. Paul’s East Side. In our movement toward the issue of poverty, it’s easy for the ‘haves’ to feel heroic for seeking to give to the ‘have-nots’. Through her relationship with Ernest, Sandra explains what can happen when we pursue relationships instead of responsibilities, or people instead of poverty.
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God's Heart For The Poor10/11/09
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Poverty, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare
- We know that we are saved by God’s grace, not our own good deeds—but God still intends that we do good deeds. In fact, God saved us so that we can be restored to right relationship with God and all of creation. This restored relationship includes the activity (good works) that God has planned for each one of us.
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Celebrate God09/27/09
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Christmas Service12/24/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Reconciliation, Presence of God
- Christmas is a time of both celebration and reflection on the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Through the use of Christmas hymns and carols, we are reminded of just how amazing God’s love for us is, and of the sacrifice Christ made for us all by dying for our sins and redeeming us.
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.
Making His-Story11/27/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Salvation
- Zachariah's Song alludes to over 35 different Old Testament scriptures. With the use of phrases like "God of Israel," "to his people," "from our enemies," "his servant David," and "our father Abraham" the reader of this song should recognize how Zachariah is looking back. But he is not just looking back. He is looking back to look forward. He is using the actions of God recorded in the Old Testament as a backdrop for the even greater things God will do through Jesus Christ. With these allusions we can see how God makes His-Story, how the story of God's dealings with Israel becomes the story of God redeeming the entire world.
River of Life, Part 202/06/05
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Reconciliation
- This week, Woodland Hills Church truly had a blessing! Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter-McNeil came back to preach the Word of God and finish up her two-part series “River of Life,” from her November 2004 visit. She opened up by singing “Spirit of the Living God” and reminding us that it’s only by God’s Holy Spirit that we can be empowered to do anything of Kingdom value.
Living in the Big Story01/23/05
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Non-Violence, Reconciliation
- In this sermon, Greg reinforces the message of the Kingdom of God by helping us see our lives not only in relationship to ourselves and those closest to us, but also in the “big picture” of what God is doing in the world. The Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed that is growing within the world to transform it. It is not only how it impacts our personal lives that matters, but also how our personal lives participate in the larger Kingdom efforts that God is calling us to.
River of Life, Part 111/14/04
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Speakers – Greg Boyd, Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Reconciliation
- Greg and Brenda delivered a powerful tag-team message: Greg offered a short six point summary of the Biblical vision for reconciliation in the Kingdom of God, followed by Brenda’s inspiring message about the living water that is within us. If we are going to allow rivers of life, or “liquid love,” the whole Gospel to move through us, we need to consider the principles of reconciliation that Brenda lays before us.
Deeper Passion for Jesus08/15/04
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Speaker – Efrem Smith
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Reconciliation
- Efrem was back in our pulpit this weekend with a powerful message of hope and vision for our body! Sometimes we need to look backward for a bit to be able to see where we are going, so Efrem used Christ's geneology in Matthew 1 as his text. Knowing where we came from can help us understand the destiny God has for us.
Mission Impossible08/01/04
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Reconciliation, Worship, Transformation
- Brenda reissued the challenge of serving a radical savior. If we feel God has called us to do the impossible, then we are indeed following the radical God of the Bible! However, if our faith doesn’t inspire us, we need to take another look at Jesus to see how far from dull and boring he really is. Brenda helped us do this using Isaiah 6 and many vivid analogies.
Reconciling Churches02/22/04
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Speakers – Sandra Unger, Paul Eddy
- Topics – Community, Reconciliation, Conflict
- Both Sandra and Paul spoke about the many ways that the Church has failed in its health as a body. Much of the history of the Church reveals the tragedy of its inner conflicts. However, if a church or denomination claims Christ as its center, then we had better be prepared to be united with them!
What's Really Real?02/08/04
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Speaker – Dwayne Polk
- Topics – Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare
- Our being unconscious of something does not necessarily mean that it is not real. It could just as well be that we are simply ignorant of that reality for any number of reasons. Reconciliation as described in the Bible is very real, but it must be made known and manifested in our midst if people are going to believe in it and in the One who accomplished it.
Why Reconcile?02/01/04
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Speakers – Sandra Unger, Paul Eddy
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Sin
- There is bad news, and we need to hear it if we are to make any sense of the good news. The bad news is we are broken. Broken in our own lives, in our lives with each other as human beings, and broken in our spiritual lives. How did we end up so broken, and what are we to do about it?
Who? Me?01/18/04
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Leadership, Reconciliation
- Brenda talked about the nature of leadership and asked whether it is something we are born with or if it is something that we can cultivate. She then added a third possibility: timing. She told us about an African expression: "What called you forth?" In other words, "Why are you here, and why now?" God has an ideal plan for you, and you are here "for such a time as this." She challenged us all to respond to the calling on our lives!