Topic: Simplicity
Our Anabaptist Thread05/13/12
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Baptism, Non-Violence, Simplicity
- The teachings of the Anabaptist church are important to Woodland Hills Church. In this sermon, Greg talks about four of the six distinctive teachings of the Anabaptist movement (next week will cover the last two), and they are still relevant today.
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- MP4 Video 128.5 MB
- High Quality MP4 513.2 MB
- Windows Media Video 143.0 MB
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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- MP3 Audio 8.3 MB
- High Quality MP3 32.1 MB
- MP4 Video 140.6 MB
- High Quality MP4 563.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 125.5 MB
Deceptive Dots03/18/12
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Speaker – Sandra Unger
- Topics – Disciplines, Simplicity, Presence of God
- A GPS system will show us our exact location at any given time, and for certain phones, it is a little blue dot. However, just because we are physically somewhere does not mean that we are present in the situation. In this sermon, Sandra shows us some of the common distractions to being present and a distinct truth about why we are so busy.
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- MP3 Audio 4.7 MB
- High Quality MP3 18.3 MB
- MP4 Video 82.1 MB
- High Quality MP4 315.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 140.9 MB
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
Punching Clocks10/31/10
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- MP3 Audio 4.3 MB
- High Quality MP3 16.9 MB
- MP4 Video 114.9 MB
- High Quality MP4 456.9 MB
- Windows Media Video 161.9 MB
Ghost Behind The Wheel10/17/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Healing, Transformation, Simplicity
- In this first sermon of our Undivided series, Greg explores why we seem to be drawn to the busy life that our culture offers. At the same time, it’s easy for us to forget or ignore the beauty that God wants to develop in our inner world.
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- MP3 Audio 5.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 20.0 MB
- MP4 Video 116.5 MB
- High Quality MP4 470.7 MB
- Windows Media Video 177.7 MB
Stay Awake01/24/10
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Pain & Suffering, Simplicity, Creation Care
- As Jesus was warning his disciples about the coming destruction of the temple he instructed them to be careful lest their hearts be weighed down in various ways. This warning applies not only to Jesus’ disciples at that time, but also to his disciples today.
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- MP3 Audio 5.5 MB
- High Quality MP3 21.5 MB
- MP4 Video 127.3 MB
- High Quality MP4 520.9 MB
- Windows Media Video 108.9 MB
- Sermon Transcription PDF
Shattered Beauty10/15/06
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Pain & Suffering, Transformation, Simplicity
- When we read the Gospels, some of the words of Jesus may seem a little unrealistic to us. For example, in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus actually speaks about people not being worried about how they shall get the things that they need to live, like food and clothing. Many of us spend a significant amount of time trying to secure the things that we need to survive. So when we see Jesus’ words, we find it hard to believe that he could really mean what he said. Perhaps the reason that we have such a hard time with Jesus’ words is because we are not truly understanding what he was saying.
Hearing God, Part 203/06/05
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Speaker – Kevin Johnson
- Topics – Simplicity, God's Will, Presence of God
- Kevin Johnson, our community pastor, continued his two-part series. He began with an affirmation that it is the very nature of God to speak to us and lead us. Not only in exceptional situations but as a general rule! God is not a single independent entity, but a community of three persons. Community, and therefore communication, is as the foundation of God’s reality.
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.
The Widening Gyre03/28/04
Lessons from the Laid-Back Messiah on "Stuff"03/14/04
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Speaker – Greg Boyd
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Simplicity
- Though often overlooked, Jesus took breaks, he slept, and he had fun! With our culture continuously pushing us to accumulate "stuff," it's difficult to find the time to relax. However, if we follow Christ's example, we learn that as humans we have limits that we must learn to live within.
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