Living Spring Podcast

This week we celebrated International Women’s Day. While we have come a long way as a society, what is the role of women in the church? Is it possible for men and women to acknowledge differences and celebrate our value and uniqueness at the same time? Pastor John talks about his 10 year journey on this subject.

What's better? Hymns or contemporary? Contemporary hymns? What is the best way for a church to "worship?" This week we talk about why our focus in worship should be who and not what.

This week we talk about our second freedom: Freedom For The Poor To Be Treated With Dignity. The heart of God cares for the widow, the orphan, the foreigner and the alien. But what does that have to do with us? From Jesus’ perspective, quite a bit

The issue of race is certainly a hot topic today. And it should be. We are all created equally and should be treated as such. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go. This week guest speaker Nina Lau-Branson talks about what it means to be in the skin we are in and how this relates to us and those we come across.

“If you’re not failing, you’re not trying.” That saying sounds great but what happens when that failure is a relationship? A business? A career? These are serious things that can last for awhile. But does it have to? What if there was a way to approach our failure differently. This week we talk about how the apostle Paul looks at the failures in your life.

"How are you doing?" We've all been asked that question. Usually we think about our circumstances. If things are good, we are good. If things aren't so good, neither are we. But what if how we are doing was based on a something different? This week we talk about living life to the fullest regardless of our circumstances.

“She is so gifted!” You’ve probably heard that before. But how does someone know if they are gifted if they never try? This week we talk about how God gives us certain gifts. It is our responsibility to use them. We talk about how we go about doing that.

For decades it has seemed that the church made it a point to try to determine who was in and who was out. This week we look at an incredibility unlikely candidate to become a disciple and why it is so important to understand his story.

We make a lot of success in America. How much money do I make? Where do I live? Cual es mi nationalidad? But what if success were measured some other way besides abundance and power? Actually, God has another way. It's the most fair yet most difficult to know, "Am I successful?"

“Just be yourself.” That sounds great and looks good on a t-shirt but is it really accurate? What if being you is actually damaging you and those around you? Could it be possible that this current “you” isn’t the one God intended? This week we look a better option. An option Jesus calls us to and even modeled himself.

Have you ever gotten a gift that was underwhelming? Sometimes our expectations for a gift keep us from seeing and appreciating its worth. This week, we see how, for many, the birth of Jesus seemed to be an underwhelming gift that defied expectations. Pastor Jonathan wraps up our final week of the series, "Re-Gift" to end 2018.

Have you ever tried to explain something to a little kid? Sometimes it’s difficult for them to understand but you take your time anyway because you love them. This week we see a story where Jesus does the same. He loves somebody too much to let them stay where they are.

Ever jumped out of a plane? Had a child? Got married? Went on a roller coaster? Often times the source of our greatest joys is when we embrace our greatest risks. This week we talk about how the Joy that God gives us might be similar.

What would it take for you to experience true peace? Maybe a change in your finances, a new relationship, kids off to college? All that is foreign to the Bible. The Bible actually talks about peace coming from submission to Jesus. He, after all, is the Prince of Peace.

Hope is a very elusive thing. One day you have it, one day you don’t. You can gain it and you can lose it. But what if you stopped hoping for something and started hoping in someone. You probably already know where we are going with this!

Does God want us to be happy? As we enter into the Christmas season, sometimes it’s hard to be happy when there is so much to buy and so much to do. This week we explore another option than just “being happy.” And it has nothing to do with your circumstances.

As the holidays approach we will all be in various gatherings with friends, family, co-workers and others. There will be a lot of voices with a lot of opinions. This week we talk about training our ear to hear the only voice that really matters.

What does it take to do something great for God? As we learn this week, not too much. We just need a willing heart and patience that He will show up and do the work!

When we think of relationships we often think of love and commitment. But there is an element in all relationships that has the power to make them stronger. This week we talk about it.

This week we're joined by the founder of Empowering Lives International, Don Rogers. ELI does extensive work in communities throughout Africa to create opportunities for life change. Don shows us how giving impacts us just as much as the person we are helping. If you would like to contribute to the ELI-Senet church sponsorship, please visit https://app.mogiv.com/livingspring/eli-senet