Topic: Relationships
Our One Foundation04/15/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Relationships, Simplicity
- We see a lot of Christians base their lives on different things. Some base them on wayward things, such as government, the economy, their own job, or their health—the things that are here one day and gone tomorrow. However, Jesus says that he is the one foundation. In this sermon, Greg talks about how we are to base our lives upon Jesus, and also shows how Woodland Hills has done this.
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- MP4 Video 140.6 MB
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Solo Mojo10/30/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Relationships
- Singleness is a topic that isn't discussed very often. In this sermon, Greg talks about the stigma that is attached to single people, especially in churches. He also brings to light how the early church viewed singleness and provides three implications of being single in today's world.
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- MP3 Audio 6.1 MB
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- MP4 Video 111.7 MB
- High Quality MP4 433.9 MB
- Windows Media Video 135.4 MB
- Sermon Transcription PDF
Honoring Your Mom, Dad and Your Father10/23/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Forgiveness, Parenting, Relationships, Family
- Honoring your father and mother is an ancient command found in nearly every religion. Yet, families vary from person to person, and it can be difficult to honor some parents. In this sermon, Greg talks about how to honor your parents by forgiving them and assessing the reality of the relationship. By doing these two things, people can honor their parents in healthy ways.
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- MP3 Audio 5.4 MB
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- MP4 Video 100.8 MB
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A Family Affair10/16/11
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Identity in Christ, Relationships, Family
- We’ve all dealt with issues in our families. In this sermon, Greg sets up the framework of understanding biblical family. This framework will help us understand how God wants us to relate to our families over the next five weeks of study. This sermon will make you go "hmmm".
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- MP3 Audio 6.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 23.8 MB
- MP4 Video 108.0 MB
- High Quality MP4 416.4 MB
- Windows Media Video 128.0 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
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- MP4 Video 114.3 MB
- High Quality MP4 455.9 MB
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Defragmenting Love11/14/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Fear, Relationships, Transformation, Simplicity, Individualism
- All of us long for deep contact with God and with others. Yet, fear of judgment and having no space in our lives to develop deep contact hinder us when trying to find deep contact with others. God wants us to know that we need not fear judgment to make space in our lives for contact with Him and others.
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- MP3 Audio 5.5 MB
- High Quality MP3 21.8 MB
- MP4 Video 129.8 MB
- High Quality MP4 516.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 165.3 MB
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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- High Quality MP3 19.8 MB
- MP4 Video 120.7 MB
- High Quality MP4 478.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 117.8 MB
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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- MP3 Audio 6.4 MB
- High Quality MP3 24.5 MB
- MP4 Video 143.7 MB
- High Quality MP4 608.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 102.5 MB
Angry Love08/02/09
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- MP4 Video 123.6 MB
- High Quality MP4 526.0 MB
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This Is What We Do12/07/08
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Speaker – Sandra Unger
- Topics – Generosity, Relationships, Sacrifice
- Christians are called to live generously all year round – not just at Christmas time. Jesus models four distinctives that we are to imitate in our lives and in our communities. We can easily get caught in the flow of our culture so these distinctives are challenging for us, but they’re crucial for expanding God’s Kingdom.
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- MP4 Video 147.7 MB
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The Kingdom: It's Really Upside Down10/05/08
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Speakers – Greg Boyd, Scott Boren
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Relationships, Humility
- God's unique way of growing his kingdom isn't what we may expect from a king. In fact, many times he flips our expectations completely upside down. In a conversation with the Pharisees in Luke 14, Jesus demonstrates this beautiful uniqueness and reveals the impact it can have on how we relate to each other in our everyday activities.
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- MP3 Audio 6.0 MB
- High Quality MP3 23.1 MB
- MP4 Video 139.4 MB
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The Evil of Religion08/17/08
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- High Quality MP3 19.6 MB
- MP4 Video 121.6 MB
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Facing Reality04/06/08
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Relationships, Repentance
- Jesus didn’t water down his message for the crowds or give them just what they wanted to hear. Jesus called them (and us) to repent – to face reality and turn from living in lies that hinder our ability to participate in what God is doing in the world. God’s Kingdom happens in our lives and in our communities when we repent and line our lives up with God’s way of looking at the world and God’s ways of living.
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- MP3 Audio 6.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 24.2 MB
- MP4 Video 133.0 MB
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Beautiful Conflict05/13/07
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Relationships, Conflict
- Personal relationships are central to our lives. They have the power to give us beauty and meaning. At the same time, there is also plenty of opportunity for misunderstanding and conflict. Because of the risky nature of relationships, it's very important that we understand the nature of how we communicate so that we can continue growing into Kingdom ways of relating to one another.
Praying the Leper's Prayer02/18/07
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Speaker – Sandra Unger
- Topics – Healing, Judgment, Relationships
- Lepers in Jesus’ day were considered to be completely “untouchable” by mainstream society. They were excluded from the company of other “healthy people” and were forced to live alone or in leprous communities. Jesus, however, had no such limitations. When the leprous man came to Him to be healed, Jesus reached out to the man, touched him and made him well. In doing this, Jesus shows us how we are to minister to others.
Don't Go Down with the Ship07/09/06
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Speaker – Annie Perdue-Olson
- Topics – Hope, Relationships
- Our world is often filled with stress and trials. As discouragement builds in our lives, we have a natural desire to build up defensive walls to protect ourselves from being hurt by a hurtful world. Unfortunately, these defenses can lead toward increasing self-centeredness, frustration, and even unbelief against God. The biblical author of the “Hebrews” letter understood this behavior pattern well. In chapter 3, the author uses a tragic story to speak a word about something important and urgent: the need for encouragement.
The Right Heart for Redemptive Community07/31/05
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Speaker – Dwayne Polk
- Topics – Community, Relationships
- It was great to hear from Dwayne Polk—one of our Associate Youth Pastors—this week! Dwayne reminded us of an important word Greg delivered to Woodland Hills in June of 2004. God led Greg to speak these words to us: “I know of your passion in worship and fervor in proclamation, but you are too much of an event and too little of a community…become a community. Let all who have an ear to hear listen to what the Spirit is saying.” Dwayne then challenged us to look at what it would look like to be living in redemptive community.
Sibling Rivalries05/28/05
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Speaker – Efrem Smith
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Relationships, Sin
- Efrem spoke about familes and how they can be a great place to pass down a blessing or they can be a place that can pass down curses. Using Genesis 4:1-11 he tried to help us understand why the events that happened in the story of Cain and Abel could occur.
Prioritize and Simplify04/04/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Community, Relationships, Simplicity
- Though advances in technology, medicine, psychology, etc., are growing exponentially, and the "gyre" of our world is nearly out of control, we are called by God to live in it (though not be OF it). Greg gave practical advice about how to live within the "widening gyre" that he discussed last week: strengthen our center by prioritizing and simplifying. It sounds easier than it is.