Desires

The Nature of Temptation

November 16, 2017

Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Desires, Sin, Temptation

How does temptation work? Based on James 1:13-16, Greg unpacks the way that desire can give birth to sin. But desire is actually rooted in our longing for God, and the desire itself—and therefore the…

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What We Long For

November 11, 2014

Category: General
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Desires, Doubt, Longing, Love of God, Trinity, Triune Love

Augustine once prayed, “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you.” We all have an unquenchable yearning in our hearts, a yearning for nothing less…

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Sermon Clip: Waking from Oz

April 18, 2013

Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Contentment, Desires, Faith, Sermons, Wizard of Oz

In this unique sermon clip, Greg Boyd explains to us his “Theory of OZ” based on the movie Wizard of Oz. In the movie Wizard of Oz, the characters are all looking for something they…

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Quotes to Chew On: Desires

January 10, 2013

Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, Desires, Kingdom Living, Quotes, Temptation

Marcos de Madariaga via Compfight Here’s a quote that comes to us via Andrew Sullivan’s blog: “We are rarely presented with an authentically fulfilling trajectory for our desires… If we are created for infinite satisfaction,…

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