Woodland Hills Church
Woodland Hills Church Sermons Get the most recent sermon audio and video from Woodland Hills Church. Located in St. Paul, MN, our goal as a church is to tear down walls between social classes, genders, races, and most of all, between people and Jesus Christ. ...
Woodland Hills Church Sermons Get the most recent sermon audio and video from Woodland Hills Church. Located in St. Paul, MN, our goal as a church is to tear down walls between social classes, genders, races, and most of all, between people and Jesus Christ. Many other resources (including sermon study guides, presentation slides and our entire sermon archive dating back to 1992) are available for free on our web site. Most sermons are by our Senior Pastor, Greg Boyd.
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Stuffocating
No one wants to be told how to spend their ...
No one wants to be told how to spend their money, but Jesus was not silent on the subject. He warned against greed and storing up treasures for ourselves while calling us to care for the poor and those who are less fortunate. His words may cause us discomfort, but they confront a very strong individualistic mindset that is just as prevalent in the church today as it is in secular culture.
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Taking Out the Trash
What does it mean to "get saved?" Many people (especially ...
What does it mean to "get saved?" Many people (especially people in the United States) see salvation as a one time event and the result of "believing" certain things about God. While belief is important, salvation encompasses much more than that. The salvation that God offers is a continual personal transformation where the trash of our old lives is replaced by the beauty of God's Kingdom.
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Beyond the Comfort Zone
Some of Jesus' words were very challenging to the people ...
Some of Jesus' words were very challenging to the people of his time, and for us. One of the traits that he gave strong warnings about was hypocrisy - when our "public" lives don't match who we really are. Keeping these parts of our lives aligned is a major challenge and it almost always requires sacrifice. We don't like to move outside our comfort zones, but it's what is required if we want to partner with God to build his Kingdom.
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What Kind of Leadership?
Leaders are crucial to what God is doing to spread ...
Leaders are crucial to what God is doing to spread his Kingdom. While there are many good church leaders who serve from healthy perspectives, there are far too many who have caused pain by abusing those in their communities. Jesus boldly challenged such religious leaders in his time, and what he said gives us a biblical understanding of leadership and how it should operate in the church.
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Inside-Out
How does true spiritual change occur? Sometimes we focus on ...
How does true spiritual change occur? Sometimes we focus on the outside and try to change ourselves through what we do. But we don't become clean by paying attention to external 'religious' behaviors. In this sermon we're challenged with the example of generosity to the poor and learn that becoming clean is an 'inside-out' process, where we allow the Spirit of God to transform us on the inside so that our outside behavior lines up with his Kingdom.
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Free to Shine
Jesus came to set us free so that we can ...
Jesus came to set us free so that we can shine with his love. But sometimes darkness in our own heart gets in the way of the life he wants for us. Many times our own thoughts, beliefs and feelings are at the root of why we don't live as Kingdom people. A key to addressing this darkness is to realize that our perceptions are not what's real, and instead align our thoughts and feelings with God's truth.
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Facing Reality
Jesus didn't water down his message for the crowds or ...
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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Get Real
In our culture celebrity worship is rampant. Because of their ...
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!
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No Fear
Time is ticking away. Being alive in this world means ...
Time is ticking away. Being alive in this world means that we are moving toward death, and to some degree that makes most of us afraid. That fear can drive us to many different sources of worldly security, but the good news (the Easter news!) is that no one needs to live in fear.
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Are You in the Game?
Followers of Jesus are called to recognize the spiritual war ...
Followers of Jesus are called to recognize the spiritual war we're in and 'get in the game' because there is no neutral zone of safety. Casual Christianity is not an option from Jesus' perspective - he makes it clear that we cannot settle for a comfortable faith. We are called out of safe (and boring!) Christianity into the reality of a war where we stand up for truth in the midst of a world full of lies.
