Brenda Salter-McNeil
Holding on for the Blessing01/21/07
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Leadership, Creation Care
- The terms "blessing" and "blessed" are spoken of in many different church settings. However, there seem to be many differences of opinion on what the concept actually means. One thing that appears to occur across the board is that we do not usually think about pain and suffering in connection with blessing.
Just Do It06/25/06
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Faith, Fear
- There comes a time in everyone's life where the wine runs out, when the excitement ends, life turns out to be less than you thought it would be or your accomplishments feel empty. Based on John 2:1-11, the questions that were raised are, "What will you do?" "Where do you go?" and "Who do you turn to?" Mary shows us that in a crisis the person you want there and to whom you turn is Jesus.
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.
Pray Until Something Happens05/01/05
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Speaker – Brenda Salter-McNeil
- Topics – Healing, Prayer
- Rev. Brenda's message today was entitled: Operation Push: Pray Until Something Happens, and was based on John 5:1-19. As stated in verse 19, "the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing." Jesus walked with his spiritual eyes open in order to see what the Father was doing. He knew he had to stop and say what he could see. That is why Jesus was accurate in prayer. He only said what he could see. He only did what he could see God was doing.
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.
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.
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.
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!