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
Garden To Garden | Here We Go! [Danielle Parish]
Spark Church is diving into the Bible in 2025! From Garden to Garden, we are launching into a chronological journey through our Grand Narrative for the entire year, from Genesis to Revelation! This t…
00:52:33 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
This Is The Most Important Moment In Your Life [Kevin Neuner]
The passage of time is what makes the universe breathe. Humanity's marking of that time by numbers, events, and eras has been our attempt at ordering our existence by measuring years or even generati…
00:39:45 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
Advent | Prince of Peace [Omair Akhtar]
The Bible calls Jesus “Prince of Peace” in ... well, it doesn’t. That title comes from a message of hope and restoration from the prophet Isaiah centuries before Jesus’ birth. While we can’t not see …
00:38:22 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
Advent | Hope—God Is With Us [Tom Arrington]
This Sunday we begin the Advent season talking about hope in a suffering world. The Christmas song, "O Come, O Come, Immanuel" was written over half a millennium ago and we continue to sing this hope…
00:35:43 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
The Parables | Dishonest Manager [Mark Arevalo]
Featuring an epilogue to the sermon series "The Parables," the Parable of the Dishonest Manager leads us to consider how important family is, even when we don't see eye-to-eye.
00:30:34 |
Sun 24 Nov 2024
The Parables | Do You Know What You're Getting Yourself Into? [Kevin Neuner]
Many teachings on following Jesus are inspirational. They're about love, connecting with God, and experiencing life in new and "abundant" ways. But a serious reading of Jesus' teachings suggests that…
00:54:08 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Finding Shalom Amidst Chaos [Danielle Parish]
This week has been difficult, to say the least. I'm not sure what words to put here. We can find comfort in knowing we are not alone. God is with us and we can be with one another as we worship toge…
00:59:32 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
The Parables | Being Found Faithful [Kristin Young]
We often think the parable of the persistent widow is primarily about being persistent in the face of suffering. When we examine Jesus' words, we find the true, just Judge who wants to hear our cares…
00:39:33 |
Sun 03 Nov 2024
The Parables | Unforgiving Servant [Omair Akhtar]
We all know the joy of being forgiven when we’ve wronged someone. We’re also aware of our hypocrisy when we’re stingy with offering that same forgiveness to others. Or are we even aware of it? The Pa…
00:41:00 |
Sun 27 Oct 2024
The Parables | Scandalous Mercy [Danielle Parish]
Jesus' parable of the landowner in Matthew 20 paints pictures of what God is like, what God's kingdom is like, and how we should treat one another when living in the Kingdom.
00:49:27 |
Sun 20 Oct 2024
The Parables | Let's Throw A Party (Spark's 12th Anniversary) [Danielle Parish]
[We apologize for the low-quality recording this week due to technical difficulties.]
We are so amazed, humbled and thrilled at all God has done these past twelve years at Spark. Jesus' Parable of t…
00:42:45 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
The Parables | The Rich Man, Lazarus, and the Power of Hades [Kevin Neuner]
The depiction of the "after life" in the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus has had an outsized influence in the consciousness of Christians for millennia. Visceral images of a chasm, flames, and th…
00:40:00 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
The Parables | Seeds, Pearls, and Treasures [Danielle Parish]
Jesus says the Kingdom of God is like a seed, like yeast, a pearl ... a treasure. It is productive, it is rare, it is valuable. It must be pursued, found, and nurtured.
00:37:27 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
The Parables | The Parable of the Sower (Or, "The Parable of Parables") [Kevin Neuner]
Parables are told so our ears and hearts are exposed to the teachings. The teachings are given so we understand deeper realities. And understanding deeper realities opens us to the possibility of lif…
00:43:52 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
The Parables | The Other Is My Brother [Danielle Parish]
Jesus' parables paint pictures of what the world is, what it should be and how we are to live in it. When the world tries to divide us, the way of Jesus is clear, we are to love ALL of our neighbors.…
00:45:47 |
Sun 15 Sep 2024
The Parables | Ears To Hear [Danielle Parish]
We launch our new series, discovering anew Jesus' parables and how they speak to us today.
00:35:31 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Who Do You Say I Am? | Jesus is Lord [Danielle Parish]
We've been asking the question, "Who do the Gospel writers say Jesus is?" From Son of Adam, to Son of David, to a prophet like Moses and Elijah, to Friend & Savior, we've explored these themes in dep…
00:40:30 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
The Spirit of Justice w/Dr. Jemar Tisby
Watch Dr. Tisby's talk here: https://youtu.be/5wxU540vSvA
Watch Dr. Tisby's Q&R Conversational Interview here: https://youtu.be/1PHhY89HMIM
The Spirit of Justice uncovers the enduring power of faith…
00:43:00 |
Sun 25 Aug 2024
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