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
Good Earth
This teaching's passage is the same passage studied by the 9 church members of The Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina before they were murdered. We stand in solidarity with them, the…
Sun 05 Jul 2015
Special Message by Jason Primuth
Spark advisory board member, father, husband, and entrepreneur shares from his heart the lessons he has learned about what the stories in the Bible mean for him everyday. "Trusting in God is not the …
Sun 28 Jun 2015
The Love Of A Teacher
Pastor Mark & Stacy share together the beautiful and wonderful power of "hesed," the lovingkindness of God.
Sat 20 Jun 2015
God is to Israel as...
Through the book of Hosea, we see that this prophet’s life is not just a lesson, but a picture of a God who is in pursuit of us as a loving parent. And with a quiet roar of love, God is calling us ba…
Sat 13 Jun 2015
Exodus | The Brilliant Biblical Development of Governance
The Jethro Principle of Exodus 18 is often about delegation, and time management. However, upon closer inspection, juxtaposed to the governing systems of Egypt and Mesopotamia, we see something signi…
Sat 06 Jun 2015
Exodus | Open Up My Eyes
The attack of the Amalekites on the Israelites in the desert poses some challenges for the reader. Why would God allow this? Yet, there are other perspectives with which to see this story, and some p…
Sun 31 May 2015
Exodus | Because God Is With Us
We all complain. Do we all complain about not having water and dying in the desert? Those seem like legitimate complaints. So, why is this episode looked down upon as a low point in Israelite history…
Sun 24 May 2015
Exodus | Bread & War, Gravity & Glory
So, what is it? Literally, that manna is "What is it?" In Exodus 16, we do not get a name for this flaky white substance. What we do get is the understanding that it is "bread" from heaven. What we w…
Sat 16 May 2015
Exodus | Stand and See
The song that is sung after the parting of the Sea of Reeds is perplexing. But there is a clue, and a connection found in the description of Miriam's song at the end. They both resonate with similar …
Sun 10 May 2015
Exodus | The Miracle Of The Sea
The true miracle at sea is not the parting of the waters, but rather, the birth of a nation. The Exodus imagery, throughout its narrative, is telling a story of Israel is being born again. And this k…
Sun 03 May 2015
Exodus | The Last Plague
The death of the first born son. In the words of a child, "unfair." What is going on in this last plague, the culmination of the ten? In this message, Pastor Mark shares his insights and personal sto…
Sun 26 Apr 2015
Exodus | Creation Unmade
The plagues of Exodus are seen as miracles, judgment, and as a denouncement of the gods of Egypt, including Pharaoh. In addition, the plagues are telling the deeper story that began in Genesis. While…
Sun 19 Apr 2015
Exodus | To Believe The LORD (God Gave Pharaoh The Finger)
As we enter the section of Exodus that introduces the plagues, we are challenged with the idea that these are not actually "miracles" that necessarily prove God's power. No doubt miracles occur. But …
Sun 12 Apr 2015
Easter | What God Has Joined Together
The Resurrection of Jesus, the most significant event in Christianity, and the most important event in history is about more than the supernatural and miraculous. It is about diverse worlds coming to…
Sun 05 Apr 2015
Palm Sunday | Defying Expectations
We all have expectations. What we think, hope, and presuppose will meet our predictions. But the expectations the people had of Jesus on this day, Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus's entry into…
Sun 29 Mar 2015
Exodus | Free, Deliver, Redeem, Take
All of us have had the "wind knocked out of us," through tragedy, disappointment, or failure. All of us have desired to stand before God and cry out, "Why?!" Not only do the Scriptures permit this, b…
Sun 22 Mar 2015
Exodus | How Things Get Worse Before They Get Better
In chapter 5, we get a glimpse into the actions and behaviors of Pharaoh. Through this study, we see not only that Pharaoh was a bad leader, but how he exemplifies a human tendency that lives within …
Sun 15 Mar 2015
Exodus | Some Things We Should Know
The enigmatic passage of Exodus 4, with Zipporah and the flint stone immediately causes questions to emerge. Unfortunately, there's a lot we don't really know about this passage. What is helpful, the…
Sun 08 Mar 2015
Exodus | I Object
In the midst of Moses's call, there is Moses's objections. How God responds shows us how irrelevant our objections are to the purposes and plans that God has for us. Setting aside those insecurities,…
Sun 01 Mar 2015
Exodus | The Name
"I will be who I will be." This is the declaration of God to Moses's inquiry, "Who shall I say sent me?" Much has been written and considered regarding the Divine Name. In this message, we try to con…
Sun 22 Feb 2015
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