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1/3/1993 – Disciple of Prayer, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 34:11 As Christians, we all believe that prayer is important. But do you ever wonder why prayers matter to God? Does it REALLY make a difference to God whether you pray or not? Audio - 4.00 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.02 mb 1/10/1993 – Honest to God, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 32:06 Many people feel they have to use a special religious language when they pray to God. They speak in King James English rather than their own common tongue. But people in the Bible talked to God in their common language and spoke to God with raw honesty. Audio - 3.76 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.05 mb 1/17/1993 – Job's Prayer, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 40:55 How do we pray during a crisis? Do you ever feel like you just want to scream at God? How should we pray with people who are going through traumatic experiences? Audio - 4.80 mb High-Quality Audio - 19.18 mb 1/24/1993 – Party Time, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 36:54 Have you ever read the Song of Solomon? Christians have always understood this book to be about the love relationship between God and us. Yet it’s full of romantic language. Greg continued his series on prayer by talking about prayer as romancing the Lord. Audio - 4.33 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.30 mb 1/31/1993 – Open Our Eyes, Part 1, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 35:53 If you’re like many of us, you often find prayer to be frustrating and boring. There just isn’t any REALITY to it. Greg talked about how to make your prayer life come alive. Audio - 4.20 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.82 mb 2/7/1993 – Open Our Eyes, Part 2, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 33:11 Do you ever feel like your prayers don’t count because of sin in your life? Audio - 3.89 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.56 mb 2/14/1993 – Dealing with the S Word, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 33:01 Audio - 3.87 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 2/21/1993 – Healing Conversation Frozen, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 36:09 In the game of Freeze Tag, when a person is touched by a member of the opposite team, he or she is "frozen" and cannot move. The only way to be set free is to have a member of your own team touch you. It is similar with the soul. When we are "touched" in some traumatic way, we become frozen. When the soul is touched in a way that God never meant it to be touched Audio - 4.23 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.95 mb Study Guide 2/28/1993 – Prayer 101: Pray for Me, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 44:48 Since God is all-powerful and completely good, isn’t God going to do all the good things we might pray for anyway? Why pray for those things, then. Greg showed from Scripture that God chooses our prayers as a means of getting things done that otherwise will not happen if we do not pray! Audio - 5.25 mb High-Quality Audio - 21.00 mb 3/7/1993 – Physical Healing, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 34:55 The Bible seems to promise healing. But at the same time, Paul’s “thorn in his flesh” taught him that God could use Paul better in his weakness than in strength. Should we pray for healing or not? Audio - 4.09 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.37 mb 3/14/1993 – Prayer 101: Warfare Prayer, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 37:17 We know that the battle belongs to the Lord, but what exactly is our role in the spiritual war that rages all around us? What kind of authority do we as Christians have over demons and how should we use it? Audio - 4.37 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.48 mb 3/21/1993 – Prayer 101: Praise Prayer, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 38:48 Worship is prayer in the form of praise directed to God. Do you often find yourself distracted during worship? Many Christians wonder why praising God seems like work rather than a celebration of joy. Greg shared insights that transform the way we experience God during the prayers of praise that we sing to God on Sunday mornings. Audio - 4.55 mb High-Quality Audio - 18.19 mb 3/28/1993 – Tell me theTruth, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 32:57 There are many claims to truth. Many books even claim to be inspired by God. Yet the Bible stands above the rest in several ways Audio - 3.86 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.45 mb Study Guide 4/4/1993 – Will the Real Jesus Stand Up?, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 31:53 Do you or people you know ever wonder why Christians believe the Bible? What makes it more trust-worthy than any other religious book? No book that has been more attacked, analyzed and criticized than the Bible. Does it stand the test? Greg begins a three-part series on beliefs to build your life on. Audio - 3.74 mb High-Quality Audio - 14:95 mb 4/11/1993 – That's Life, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 33:02 The Bible says that we should be prepared to give a reason for the faith that is within us. What can we say to Jesus’ challenge, “Who do you say that I am?” Audio - 3.87 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 4/18/1993 – Who are You?, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 32:53 Audio - 3.85 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 4/25/1993 – Finding Your Fit, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 34:45 Audio - 4.07 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 5/2/1993 – Getting in Shape, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 31:37 Audio - 3.71 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 5/9/1993 – A Parent's Love, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 26:13 Audio - 3.07 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 5/16/1993 – Learning to Walk, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 39:38 Romans 7:4 tells us that we must die to the law if we are to bear fruit to God. As Christians we don't follow the law as the Old Testament defines it, but we often follow the law in another way. That is, the approach we take to changing bad habits in our lives is to manipulate behavior. Audio - 4.64 mb High-Quality Audio - 18.58 mb Study Guide 5/30/1993 – The Heart of the Matter, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 31:05 To address a problem, you've got to get to the heart of a problem rather than just focusing on the symptoms of the problem. Audio - 3.64 mb High-Quality Audio - 14.58 mb Study Guide 6/6/1993 – Improving Your Love Life, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 35:07 To deal effectively with a problem, you must get to the root of the problem, and not just address the symptoms of the problem. In our lives, behavior is the symptom, and "the flesh" is the root. Audio - 4.12 mb No High Quality Audio File Available Study Guide 6/13/1993 – The Joy of Life, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 42:12 The Bible tells us that we become what we see. God created us that way because he wanted us to look at him and become like him. That works against us in this fallen world. Audio - 4.95 mb High-Quality Audio - 19.79 mb Study Guide 6/27/1993 – Hurry Up and Wait, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 36:44 Anger is often rooted in a tragic experience you have had in your life. God wants to see you free from the effects of that event. Audio - 4.30 mb No High Quality Audio File Available 7/4/1993 – Fruits of Kindness and Goodness, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 33:05 The Bible teaches that “kindness” and “gentleness” are fruits of the Spirit that Christians are to reflect. How does God develop “kindness” and “gentleness” in the lives of his people? Audio - 3.88 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.51 mb 7/11/1993 – Taming Your Beastly Nature, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 37:46 If you are not intentional about controlling what goes into your mind, you need to know that there are forces out there that are very intentional about what they are putting in your mind! Greg concluded this inspiring series on Transformation: “The power to change your life!” Audio - 4.43 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.71 mb 8/1/1993 – A Style All Your Own, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 32:08 Audio - 3.77 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.06 mb 8/15/1993 – New Wineskins and a New Song, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 27:00 Sometimes being stuck in religious traditions can cause us to miss what God is really doing. This is the problem the Pharisees had throughout the Gospels. Their rules didn't allow for God to do radical new things, the kinds of things Jesus did. They had tried to put God in a box, but the Spirit can't be contained like that. Audio - 3.16 mb High-Quality Audio - 12.66 mb Study Guide 8/29/1993 – New Age Crash Course, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 36:34 In New Age philosophy, the ultimate authority for determining truth is personal experience. Demonic forces have the power to give people supernatural experiences (soul travel, channeling, crystal power, predicting the future, and many more). Because these experiences are so vivid and real, it’s hard to convince people that this way is not the way of truth. Audio - 4.27 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.14 mb Study Guide 9/5/1993 – New Age Conclusion, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 27:15 Another basic teaching of the New Age movement is that of moral relativism. This is the belief that there are no hard and fast rules about right and wrong. Audio - 3.19 mb High-Quality Audio - 12.78 mb Study Guide 9/12/1993 – You Only Go Around Once, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 37:57 Reincarnation is gaining popularity in our society. Many people believe that the only fair way to explain the universe is that each person has an unlimited number of lifetimes to attain perfection. Audio - 4.45 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.79 mb Study Guide 9/19/1993 – Feel Goodism, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 38:46 The idea that what you think largely determines your behavior is in fact a Biblical concept. The modern self-esteem movement teaches this also, but not in a Biblical context. Audio - 4.54 mb High-Quality Audio - 18.18 mb Study Guide 9/26/1993 – Materialism, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 32:02 Capitalism has proven to be the most successful economic force in the world. The factors in that success are a mix of good and evil. Audio - 3.75 mb High-Quality Audio - 15.02 mb Study Guide 10/31/1993 – Building Positive Discipline, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 38:22 How does God discipline his children? What does his discipline look like in our lives? What is his motivation in disciplining us? How and when should we discipline our children? Audio - 4.50 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.99 mb Study Guide 11/7/1993 – Building Quality Time, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 35:07 There seems to be less time available for important things now days. But love cannot be rushed. Relationships are built by taking time for each other. Audio - 4.17 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.46 mb Study Guide 12/5/1993 – The Age of Rage, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 27:29 Jesus was born into a "jungle," a world that was (and is) a war zone between the forces of good and the forces of evil. Audio - 3.22 mb High-Quality Audio - 12.88 mb Study Guide 12/12/1993 – Taking Down the Walls, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 35:35 In our society there is a deepening divide between the races. Participation in hate groups is growing by leaps and bounds. One group elevates itself and puts down all others. From the beginning, God has hated racism. Audio - 4.17 mb High-Quality Audio - 16.68 mb Study Guide 12/19/1993 – The Prince of Peace, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 40:29 We were created with a need for unconditional love. To the degree that we don't receive it, we die. Audio - 4.74 mb High-Quality Audio - 18.98 mb Study Guide 12/26/1993 – Peace Makers, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length 36:33 Our peace of mind must be based on God's passionate love for us, not on the state of the world around us. We must receive that unconditional peace (which only comes from God) before we can become peacemakers. We must experience the fact that the world can't give us peace, only Jesus can. Audio - 4.28 mb High-Quality Audio - 17.14 mb Study Guide