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
Rest | Faith TBF (To Be Found)
Spark member, Melissa (Look) Braunworth, recently lost her 27 year old brother, Bryant, to cancer. In this teaching, we have the privilege of hearing Melissa share about her faith journey in the mids…
Sun 26 Oct 2014
Rest | God's Got This
When Jesus declares, "if anyone is thirsty they should come to me and drink," he is set against the backdrop of a main Jewish festival, Sukkot (Tabernacles). Through his declaration, we discover mult…
Sun 12 Oct 2014
Rest | My Yoke Is Easy
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my …
Sun 05 Oct 2014
Special Announcement: Mark Yaconelli Spiritual Retreat
We invite all of our podcast listeners to join us for what will prove to be a transformative event in your life's journey; a spiritual retreat with author and speaker, Mark Yaconelli. In this special…
Sun 05 Oct 2014
Jesus Ethics | For Life
The summation of all the ethics of Jesus, perhaps could be stated in two words, "for life." Drawing on John 10:10, and a variety of cultural nuances, we discover that there's a lot of life to be had,…
Sun 28 Sep 2014
Jesus Ethics | All In
This Jesus way is not "part-time," or "part-life." It is the call and challenge of Jesus to not simply give a segment of my life to this movement, but rather all of my life to it. And through this "a…
Sun 21 Sep 2014
Jesus Ethics | When (You Wish You Weren't) In Rome
The Jesus movement emerges on the scene with a significant backdrop, the Roman Empire. In the midst of this powerful and authoritative presence, the Jesus Way confronts and overturns Roman influence,…
Sun 14 Sep 2014
Jesus Ethics | Little, Yellow, Better
Insignificant. Mediocre. Small. Little. These are not words that usually cause inspiration or empowerment. Yet, this "mustard seed faith," is what Jesus seems to be advocating in Matthew 13. Not only…
Sun 07 Sep 2014
Jesus Ethics | Forgiveness
In this teaching, we discover two main truths that can help inspire us to embrace one of the most difficult ethics that exist, forgiveness. The first is that forgiveness transforms the forgiver. The …
Sun 31 Aug 2014
Jesus Ethics | Living on the Margins
Not only does the Kingdom movement of Jesus invite all to enter, especially the marginalized, but we see this ethic exemplified in the very life of Jesus, as he too was one who came marginalized. Why…
Sun 24 Aug 2014
Jesus Ethics | Woe, Whoa, Woah
Jesus's harshest teachings are directed at the religious, the hypocrites who turn beautiful teachings and traditions into heavy burdens. If you've ever experienced this kind of religion, Jesus's appr…
Sun 17 Aug 2014
Jesus Ethics | Kingdom Minded, Earthly Good
The "kingdom of God" is often spoken of in terms of the afterlife, or what happens when you die. Digging deeper, we discover that the "Kingdom of God" is actually about here and now, the very presenc…
Sun 10 Aug 2014
Jesus Ethics | Like A Child
There are two possible interpretations of Jesus's welcoming of children in Matthew 18, both are profound and important for followers of Jesus. The first is to actually recapture the characteristics a…
Sun 03 Aug 2014
Jesus Ethics | Scandalous Grace
Jesus's use of parables is a powerful way of sharing multiple layers of meaning in one story. In Matthew 20, we find the parable of the workers in the vineyard and the wildly lavish generosity of the…
Sun 27 Jul 2014
Jesus Ethics | Greater & Lesser, Q&A
The short question and answer time at the end of this week's message.
Sun 20 Jul 2014
Jesus Ethics | Greater & Lesser
Jesus's teaching on "greater and lesser" commandments is a brilliant framework for shifting our thinking and believing in multiple ways. First, it equalizes the value of my neighbor and myself, and i…
Sun 20 Jul 2014
Jesus Ethics | Turn, Let, Go
We begin our Jesus Ethics series with the phrase, "Do not resist an evil person." In this teaching Jesus's well known phrases of "turn the other cheek," and "go the extra mile" mean something far dif…
Sun 13 Jul 2014
Genesis | It's All Good
As we come the close of our Genesis series, we have to ask the question, "How do we end the story?" Even in the midst of the dynamic ups and downs of Joseph's life, he decides to sum it all by saying…
Sun 06 Jul 2014
Genesis | The God of Ups and Downs
As Israel is now heading down to Egypt as a result of the famine, God gives him this promise: "I will be with you." As "going down" in the Bible symbolizes distance from God, or departing a familiar …
Sun 29 Jun 2014
Genesis | When A Leader Hurts
[This is a re-recording of the live message] The dramatic unfolding of Joseph's encounter with his brothers exposes the hurts and pains of Joseph as he is faced with his brothers many years after the…
Sun 22 Jun 2014
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