Spark Cast
Inspiring People to Live The Way of Jesus | The podcast of Spark.Church in Palo Alto, CA
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 718
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Hopes & Fears | Desire and the Roots of Violence
Drawing on the work of philosopher and social anthropologist from Stanford, René Girard, this talk attempts to dig deep into the fundamental roots of violence, its relationship with religion, and the…
Sun 06 Dec 2015
Hopes & Fears | Introduction & The Problem of Evil
This Christmas season, we are faced with the beauty and celebration of Christmas juxtaposed to with the darkness and sadness of recent tragic events. From the hymn, "O Little Town Of Bethlehem," the …
Sun 29 Nov 2015
Living Out Of Abundance
There are two ways to live into this world. One is out of scarcity, a perspective of lacking. The other is out of abundance. Jesus has called us to live out of love, not out of fear, and that is espe…
Sun 22 Nov 2015
Special Guest Omair Akhtar | Some Thoughts On The Attacks
Omair is a Sparker who has studied deeply. In this message he illustrates the power of understanding the full scope of Scripture in light of the recent tragedies of terror.
Sun 15 Nov 2015
Incarnation | From I To Other
So after several weeks of discussing the incarnation, what does this mean for us? How do we live "incarnationally?" One answer to that question is found in Philippians 2, and the idea of "humility." …
Sun 01 Nov 2015
Incarnation | From Then To Now
"Some glad morning, when this life is o'er, I'll fly away." This beloved hymn, while beautiful, fun, and traditional, speaks of a focus on the gospel that is about sometime in the distant future. Som…
Sun 25 Oct 2015
Incarnation | From Out to In
Really, what makes things better is not a response, a reason, a theology to the chaos of our world. What makes things better is someone connecting with something inside of them that connects deeply w…
Sun 18 Oct 2015
Incarnation | From Up to Down
What is the incarnation? Why is it significant? What did it mean to the early followers of Jesus? And how is it important for our lives today? These, and other questions, will be addressed as we dig …
Sun 11 Oct 2015
Exodus | The Liberation of Worship
At the end of our Exodus series, we come to the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle, a place of worship. It is as if we have bookended the story of Exodus, as it began with, "Let my peopl…
Sun 04 Oct 2015
Exodus | The Shelter of His Love
This day we commemorate the feast of Sukkot. Known as the "Feast of Tabernacles" or the "Feast of Booths," this festival commissions us to build "shelters," to remind us of our time wandering in the …
Sun 27 Sep 2015
Exodus | Grace Upon Grace
The giving of the second set of tablets at Mt. Sinai exemplifies God's amazing grace, even in the midst of Israel's adultery. Shall we become stewards of God's grace? And not only to others, but also…
Sun 20 Sep 2015
#RefugeesWelcome
Join Spark in raising $10,000 to help in the Syrian refugee crisis. Visit www.sparkchurch.net/teachings for more information, links, and resources. This is love. This is Rescue. This is Spark Church!
Sun 13 Sep 2015
Special Guest, Rabbi Amy Eilberg
The work of peacemaking is challenging and complex. It requires much of us, but it is worth our effort. Rabbi and author of "From Enemy To Friend," Amy Eilberg shares her journey towards the cause of…
Sun 06 Sep 2015
Exodus | Golden Calf
In this message, Pastor Mark uses the story of the Golden Calf to illustrate how all of us use power, wealth, theology, and other "idols" to make sense of our world when there is none. For us, it is …
Sun 30 Aug 2015
Exodus | God's House On Earth
What the tabernacle is to space, so the Sabbath is to time. And to enter into the construction of the Tabernacle, to embrace the beautiful symbology and resonance of the Tabernacle fashioned after th…
Sun 23 Aug 2015
Exodus | All Together Now
As we get to the building of the tabernacle, we learn that while the focus is on the details and instructions of the tabernacle, the real building is in the people.
Sun 16 Aug 2015
Exodus | Come Up To Me And Be There
In a Christian culture where the quality and expectations of your "time spent with God" is often scrutinized, by self or by others, this passage encourages and empowers us to simply "be."
Sun 09 Aug 2015
Exodus | Book of the Covenant
Some passages are difficult to read. They are a mix of things we appreciate, and things we abhor. How do we read these difficult passages with our 21st century eyes? In this talk, Pastor Danielle int…
Sun 26 Jul 2015
Exodus | Rescue Continued
Following up from last week, we dig deeper into what it means to see the "Ten Commandments," as part of a rescue plan, rather than a list of moral dictates. Understanding this principle helps us no l…
Sun 19 Jul 2015
Exodus | The Second Exodus
As we get to what is popularly known as the "Ten Commandments," we are going to first pause and see upon what are these sayings built upon. Rather than a moral code, or conditions for relationship, t…
Sun 12 Jul 2015
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