Synopsis
The podcast of Spark.Church in Palo Alto, CA
Episodes
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When A Child Asks | "What's so important about church?"
07/03/2021 Duration: 26minWith testimony and passion, we discover how church encompasses both personal, public, private, and communal meaning as we together gather to advance the goodness of God here on earth as it is in heaven.
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When A Child Asks | "What was there before God?"
28/02/2021 Duration: 37minIn addition considering the logical pathways of science and theology, we will embrace the story of the biblical narrative and the answers it provides.
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When A Child Asks | "Why are some people different religions?"
21/02/2021 Duration: 45min[Our apologies for the poor audio quality.] This week, Pastor Kevin, Pastor Omair, and Siddhi Sundar were live for an interactive, personal, and insightful conversation on pluralism, conversions, evangelism, and Jesus.
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When A Child Asks | "Why are there homeless people?"
15/02/2021 Duration: 37minMore than just curiosity, this question invites us to personal compassion, dignified care, and systemic evaluation in accordance with the Way and ethics of Jesus.
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When A Child Asks | "Why do we call God 'he'?"
07/02/2021 Duration: 19minThis question invites us to seriously consider the place of gender in our faith tradition in referring God. This question speaks, not just to the nature of God, but to ourselves as well, and we would do well to consider carefully our language, our metaphors, and our concepts of the divine.
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When A Child Asks | "Do I go to heaven when I die?"
31/01/2021 Duration: 24minIn this talk, we are guided through this question taking into consideration the roll this question plays in our spiritual lives, and the faith to which we adhere.
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When A Child Asks | "What Is The Bible?"
24/01/2021 Duration: 34minUnderlying this big question are additional questions that address how we frame, think about, view, and read this sacred text. Through this talk, we get a refreshed understanding of scripture's brilliance, beauty, and power for our life and faith.
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When A Child Asks | "Why Is Life Hard Right Now?"
17/01/2021 Duration: 40minIn this talk, five members of Spark's teaching team share their reflections, thoughts, and encouragements to this the question of why life is so hard.
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When A Child Asks | "Why Are We Christian?"
10/01/2021 Duration: 47minThis week, Pastors Danielle and Kevin were live with the Spark community to introduce this teaching series that will encourage us to embrace every question and every curiosity so as to achieve a meaningful and powerful faith.
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2020/21 Reflections
03/01/2021 Duration: 47minThis week, Pastors Danielle and Kevin were live with the Spark community to share some reflections on the past year as well as some perspectives for the future.
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Hope In The Dark | While It Was Still Dark
27/12/2020 Duration: 31minWe begin at the beginning, and tease out the motif of darkness in the Bible. Through understanding the metaphor and meaning of darkness in the scriptures, we will see how Jesus, once again, upends the story to bring salvation, light, and hope to all parts of this world.
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Hope In The Dark | The Solution To Sin
20/12/2020 Duration: 23minThe birth of Jesus is a "solution" to a "problem." That problem is called in the story, "sin," can be best understood through carefully considering the solution of a baby born to be King.
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Hope In The Dark | Waiting
13/12/2020 Duration: 19minThe spiritual practice of waiting is a frequently unwanted discipline of hope. Yet, it is in the waiting that we discover the depths of our faith.
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Hope In The Dark
06/12/2020 Duration: 21minDuring this season, our Christmas story reminds us that dark times have come before, and the light of hope continues to shine brighter still.
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Luke | Bring Resurrection
30/11/2020 Duration: 16minThe restoration of two women in Luke 8 in the same story speaks to the life that returns when we are returned back to our belonging in our community.
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Luke | Confronting Legion
22/11/2020 Duration: 27minIn the story of Jesus restoring a man who is possessed by an “unclean spirit" we see a revolutionary allegory that is politically evocative, symbolic as a critique of Rome’s brutal occupation. Yet, this is also a story of hope and liberation, where we learn that Jesus is the true King.
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Luke | The Gods Must Be Crazy
15/11/2020 Duration: 25minThe story of Jesus asleep in the boat and then waking to calm the storm has multiple layers. Ultimately, this continues the message of God's overwhelming and compassionate love, for all, including the enemy. The wind and the waves obey this command. Will we?
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Luke | In & Kin
08/11/2020 Duration: 25minThe key question, "Who really is Jesus's family?" What does it mean to be "kin" according to Jesus? Once again, here in Luke 8, there is a revolutionary message that Jesus is advancing, one that is still needed today.
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Luke | Parables
01/11/2020 Duration: 26minThere are brilliant insights that the parables teach us about ourselves, not just the moral "takeaways." In this talk, we discover the power of these stories to shift our thinking, and our lives.
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Luke | Chapter 8
25/10/2020 Duration: 37minPastors Danielle & Kevin have a conversation on what Luke 8:1-3 illuminates for us regarding the Way of Jesus. We include live Q&R from the congregation.