Scott Boren
Making a Difference07/31/11
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Kingdom of God, God's Will
- Even though the Borens are leaving Woodland Hills this week, their messages will continue to live on. In this sermon, Scott says farewell but also has a message of making a difference in this world. By bearing good fruit, we leave a footprint in this world.
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 5.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 19.4 MB
- MP4 Video 92.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 356.8 MB
- Windows Media Video 151.5 MB
Who Wants to Pray... Honestly?07/25/10
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 5.1 MB
- High Quality MP3 20.1 MB
- MP4 Video 113.0 MB
- High Quality MP4 428.3 MB
- Windows Media Video 153.4 MB
Returning Love05/16/10
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 5.0 MB
- High Quality MP3 19.0 MB
- MP4 Video 114.0 MB
- High Quality MP4 474.5 MB
- Windows Media Video 159.0 MB
Out from Control01/03/10
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 4.6 MB
- High Quality MP3 17.8 MB
- MP4 Video 104.2 MB
- High Quality MP4 438.6 MB
- Windows Media Video 103.3 MB
The Kingdom: It's Really Upside Down10/05/08
-
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.
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 6.0 MB
- High Quality MP3 23.1 MB
- MP4 Video 139.4 MB
- Windows Media Video 134 MB
Get Real03/30/08
-
Speakers – Greg Boyd, Scott Boren
- Topics – Leadership, Spiritual Gifts
- In our culture celebrity worship is rampant. Because of their money, talent, and the attention they receive, many of us live through pop icons. Sadly, this same mentality creeps into the church. We can be tempted to elevate church leaders above everyone else and think that the Kingdom happens through them alone. Their prayers count more. Their words are more powerful. Their service is more significant. Jesus came to destroy this thinking!
Downloads for this sermon
- MP3 Audio 5.24 MB
- High Quality MP3 20.9 MB
- MP4 Video 77.4 MB
- Windows Media Video 153.0 MB
Ready to Receive07/01/07
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Salvation, Transformation, Blessings
- There were many people following Jesus in the first century. They heard his preaching, observed his actions of love to the outcasts, and even witnessed his miracles. However, Jesus did not fit people’s expectations of how a Messiah should act. He did not conform to preciously established paradigms shaped by the culture of the time. These cultural blinders impacted people’s ability to receive what Jesus was saying.
Unexpected Enemies04/22/07
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Faith, Love, Conflict
- To follow Christ is to live a life of love. Love is at the center of Jesus’ message and is the central teaching given in the Sermon on the Plain. To love like Christ is to love even when it is not deserved or expected. It is a radical love that calls us to love our enemies. The call to love also includes loving those who are close to us, even when it’s messy.
A Different Kind of New03/11/07
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Kingdom of God, Transformation
- To say that Jesus was a radical, "thinking-outside-of-the-box" person may well be the understatement of understatements! In living out his call as God's Messiah, he went against a lot of the expectations and categories of his Jewish contemporaries, especially the religious leaders. It appeared that everywhere he went he was turning social convention on its head with his Holy Spirit-empowered deep wisdom and amazing love. Jesus' incredibly loving, accepting behavior towards social outcasts and "sinners" made him the constant target of attention, scorn, and many questions from people.
The Beauty God Has Begun11/19/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Transformation, God's Will
- This weekend concludes our six-week series entitled “Experiencing the Beautiful Life.” Over the course of the last few weeks we as a church have to begun to discover the deep yearnings we all have for more meaning and purpose in life. We have started to seek out a new way of doing life that connects us more deeply with God and with others. As we conclude the series, we look to God to continue the good work and bring about its lasting completion.
A Place to Belong10/29/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Community, Love, Covenant
- Every human being is designed with basic yearnings and desires. One of our most basic desires is the need to connect with one another. However, in the overwhelming demands of modern life, we often do not listen to or even acknowledge these desires. Our lives and relationships look more like fragmented pieces than complete and meaningful masterpieces. To live out a beautiful life of belonging in God's kingdom is to live in covenant community with one another.
Igniting the Kingdom08/13/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God
- When Jesus came, as prophesied in this passage by John the Baptist, he ignited a kingdom fire. This was much more than a social or a political restructuring so that people could have better lives. This kingdom fire came to work from the inside out. It starts with the heart, then moves outward into actions and lastly into social and political structures.
The Spirit, the Kingdom and Politics08/06/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Kingdom of God, Politics
- Following a recent article in the New York Times, Scott revisited some of the questions raised by Greg in his sermon series, "The Cross and the Sword." As a new pastor at Woodland Hills, he told about how he first learned of the sermon series and the responses people had to it. Discussing the differences between the kingdom of this world and the Kingdom of God, Scott pointed out that as Christians, we are to belong first and foremost to God's Kingdom, while still being engaged with what is happening in the world, but laying aside political differences when it comes to the body of Christ.
Hope in the Midst of Chaos06/04/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Hope, Repentance
- The message of John the Baptist came into a chaotic period of history. In the middle of this chaos were the people of Israel. They did not know what their future would hold. To these people, John the Baptist proclaimed a message of repentance, an invitation to change one’s focus from the chaotic nature of circumstance to the God who was coming to bring salvation. Hope is only found in the saving actions of God, the faithful one who completes what he started. Modern life is characterized by chaos. In the midst of this chaos we need hope, solid ground on which to stand. Jesus is our only hope; he is the only consistent factor in this crazy world.
Prayer Games05/07/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Community, Prayer
- The prophetess Anna understood the importance of praying with others. She spoke to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. Today, we often live our lives isolated from otheres and are too busy to align ourselves with other believers. Anna shows us that being involved in a community of believers is an essential part of our walk with God. By looking at what Jesus taught in Matthew 18:19-20, we can learn three practical guidelines for cultivating a deeper fellowship with others in prayer.
Beyond Drive-Thru Christianity04/30/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Disciplines, Prayer
- Prayer was a way of life for Anna. She prayed with patience and an expectation that God would come through. We, however, live in a fast-food society that tells us to “have it our way” with little investment and immediate gratification. Prayer is not a fast-food, drive-thru experience. Rather, just like a three course meal, it takes time and patience to develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus. There are three basic courses to a good meal with him.
Remembering What Matters02/19/06
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Communion, Discipleship
- Life can become very busy, and it is easy to lose focus. Everyday realities and problems can disrupt our relationship with God. We are constantly bombarded by little things that can bide for our time, and divert attention from what really matters. As believers in Christ, communion is one of God’s ways of reminding us of what really matters. Communion helps to us to remember what Christ did for us and refocuses our lives towards him.
Finding the Story of Your Life, Part 211/20/05
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Community, Identity in Christ, Blessings, Individualism
- In part one of this two-part series, the nature of the fenced-in self was introduced. This sermon dealt with the two that relate to the individualistic focus that characterizes the fenced-in self. Living within the four walls of the fenced-in self, we hide from others, trying not to reveal any weaknesses or short-comings, thereby we reject feedback as we live the unobserved life. The final two fences are torn down through the receiving of the connected life and the sharing of the connected life.
Finding the Story of Your Life11/13/05
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Topics – Identity in Christ, Individualism
- In this prophetic song, Zechariah speaks a blessing over his new born son, John. He says, “And you my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him.” John 1:76. These are words of blessing that form a foundation upon which John built his life and ministry. These words established him in the story of God and helped shape his identity.
Adventure into the God-Dance10/02/05
-
Speaker – Scott Boren
- Worship
- Mary’s Song illustrates for us what participation with God in the divine dance looks like. Her song paints a broad picture that helps us understand what it means to get involved in the God life. Recorded in Luke 1:46-55, Mary’s song is an expression of worship, but not just any kind of worship. Her song is one that paints a specific picture of a dance with God, a risky dance of adventure with the untamable, unfathomable God.