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Below are resources from our most recent weekend services. Each week we try to have the previous weekend's sermon audio and study guide ready by 4:00 p.m. on Monday and the video ready by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. 6/28/2009 – Gatekeepers of the Royal Son, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length is 43:17 minutes The disciples sometimes got in the way of people who were coming to Jesus. When this happened, Jesus had to correct the situation and go directly to the people seeking him. This happens today too when Christians and their agendas get in the way of people who simply need to be pointed to Jesus. Audio - 5.1 mb High-Quality Audio - 19.9 mb QuickTime Video (mp4) - 125.3 mb Windows Media Video (wmv) - 126.0 mb Presentation Slides Covenant Group Study Guide Individual Study Guide   6/21/2009 – Embracing the Pain, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length is 45:23 minutes None of us like pain. In fact, much in our world today helps us to avoid it. Scripture promises that as we follow Christ we will suffer and endure pain but that it is not without a purpose. As we persevere, we experience growth and joy and become more like Christ. Audio - 5.3 mb High-Quality Audio - 20.9 mb QuickTime Video (mp4) - 120.5 mb Windows Media Video (wmv) - 109.4 mb Presentation Slides Covenant Group Study Guide Individual Study Guide   6/14/2009 – Animate: Final Questions, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length is 1:00:25 minutes This sermon addresses three specific questions as a follow-up to the Animate series. The first relates to the dangers of opening oneself up to the spirit realm. The second is about how we know what we sense in our imagination is from God. And the third questions whether imaginative prayer that focuses on Jesus alone is actually limiting. Audio - 7.1 mb High-Quality Audio - 27.9 mb QuickTime Video (mp4) - 162.8 mb Windows Media Video (wmv) - 175.9 mb Presentation Slides   6/7/2009 – Animate Questions: Getting Life, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length is 45:57 minutes There were a lot of questions generated by our recent Animate series. This sermon answers questions about why Christians have sometimes been suspicious of the imagination, and about how we can get our “life” (worth, significance and security) from God. Audio - 5.5 mb High-Quality Audio - 21.3 mb QuickTime Video (mp4) - 120.3 mb Windows Media Video (wmv) - 262.0 mb Presentation Slides Covenant Group Study Guide Individual Study Guide   5/31/2009 – Animate Wrap Up: Is it Just Me?, Greg Boyd  –  sermon length is 51:19 minutes There were a lot of questions generated by our recent Animate series, which explored the role that imagination plays in our spiritual lives. One question that came up frequently was, “Are we just making all this up when we practice imaginative spirituality?” Audio - 6.1 mb High-Quality Audio - 23.7 mb QuickTime Video (mp4) - 140.4 mb Windows Media Video (wmv) - 130.9 mb Presentation Slides Covenant Group Study Guide Individual Study Guide