Living Spring Podcast

If God is so good why is there pain in the world? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Your answer has a big impact on how you look at God. It is an important question. This week we tackle a small portion of such a large topic. This week we talk about how to get through difficulty without losing your faith.

How we communicate in our relationships is very important. But often times our relationships suffer because we are trying to get our point across rather than seeking to understand the other person. This week we look at a verse in James that gives us some tools to avoid this common issue in communication.

Life is full of nuance. Unfortunately our culture wants to boil complex issues down to 144 characters. This week Dr. Rukshan Fernando challenges us to think deeper, risk more and become more like Jesus.

What are your expectation for your relationships? Chances are, some of your greatest hurts were from expectation you had whether you knew it or not. This week we talk about that and some of the expectations we may have for God.

What does it take for you to be offended? What does it take for you to forgive? Christ had both and this week we talk about both.

What if you had the cure for cancer? What responsibility would you have? What if you had the power to inflict cancer on anyone you wanted? Well, you have both. You have a mouth. With that you can build up or destroy, bring healing or pain. This week we talk about how to use our words the way God had intended us.

When is your next meal? Who will be at the table with you? This week's guest speaker Travis Case talks about the people invited to Jesus’ table. While we look for comfortable, important or interesting people, Jesus invites the outcast. What would it look like for us to do the same?

Cell phones, computers, Netflix, tablets etc. Technology has a lot of benefits. Often times it informs us, entertains us and keeps us connected. But there is a cost. Distractions. Those distractions can direct us away from the relationships that are most important. This week we learn how Jesus managed his busy schedule while at the same time had room left for people.

Most likely your greatest joys and your deepest hurts came from the same place. Relationships. This week we talk about how Jesus consistently pushed us to two kinds of relationships and how they both intertwine. In fact, both are essential. We were created to relate.

This year Easter fell on April Fool’s Day. For some people believing in the Resurrection is a tough pill to swallow. Most people like Jesus as a person. Most people like what Jesus stood for and what he taught. But the Son of God? There’s actually more evidence than you think!

On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode through the very same gates Nehemiah made 400 years ago. The gates were created to keep out enemies. However, sometimes we can keep the gates shut to those that are here to help. Are there areas in your life where the gates have become walls? Are there areas in your life where the gates are keeping out Jesus?

imagine putting a security system in your house and never turning it on? Or putting steel doors on your house with dead bolts but leaving the doors open? This week we talk about what we can do to secure our lives and keep them secure.

When we want to bring major change to our lives, how much has to do with God and how much has to do with us? Can you underwork and over-pray or vice versa? This week we talk about why it is important to do both and how it worked out for Nehemiah.

Who is big enough to interrupt a night out with your special someone? Who could knock on the door of your house and when you opened the door you knew you had to cancel your plans? LeBron James? A president? Someone from your past? This week we talk about when God interrupts everything.

What breaks your heart? Is it something close to home, something across the country or something across the globe. What breaks your heart? Maybe the better question is, “What are you going to do about it?” This week we begin to challenge ourselves to be doers.

Does your crush secretly love you? What kind of flirt are you? What does your favorite lip-kit shade say about your love life? In a culture that is obsessed with "Love", do you ever get the feeling that there is something more to it than what we are offered? Join us this week as we discover the meaning and importance of Love in community. **Disclaimer** We were experiencing some technical difficulties while recording this episode and the first 8 minutes are lower quality than usual. We apologize for this inconvenience, and thank you for bearing with us!

What would it take you to completely trust in God? A big miracle? Seeing Him? Hearing an audible voice from Him? The person we look at this week had all three. Join us to see how it worked for him and what we can do when we don’t get what we want.

Often times God uses people to accomplish His will. Our culture tells us that educated, successful people are the ones who shape history. The Bible gives example after example of the opposite. This week we talk about one example and their new beginning.

Every new chapter is an opportunity to move closer to God. This is true when things are out of our control. But how do we make new changes in our lives for the things we want to change?

Peter met Jesus long before he understood who Jesus was. Yet Jesus constantly moved Peter forward. He even gave Peter a new name. At the end of the story Peter took a big step towards Jesus. What is your next step? Pastor Jonathan Puckett brings us the sermon this week.