Living Spring Podcast

Have you ever wondered if there is a part of God that can only be experienced in trials? So many times we medicate or mitigate our way around difficulty. Maybe the best thing to do is lean in.

We all encounter walls in our journey to follow Jesus. There is no getting around the fact that life is hard. Most times we spend our time praying that He would remove them. But what if the testing of our faith actually has a deeper purpose? That’s what we talk about this week.

Today, as we continue our Wholehearted series, we reflect on how our family of origin shapes who we are today. Yet, our Heavenly Father desires to break any chains that hinder us, freeing us to experience a healthier relationship with Him and with others.

We are all called to a ministry by our Heavenly Father—whether it’s something grand on a global scale or as simple as lending a listening ear to a friend. The real question is: are we willing to go when He calls? This week, Pastor John uses the story of Moses to remind us that God’s presence goes with us in every step of the journey He asks us to take.

True spiritual growth requires emotional health, as ignoring deep wounds and struggles leads to a shallow faith. God calls us to self-awareness and inner transformation, allowing His love to heal us and shape us into Christlike maturity.

We begin an 8 week series this week based on the book “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” by Peter Scazzero. We will be exploring the connection between emotional and spiritual growth, emphasizing the need for self-awareness, boundaries, and deep inner transformation to achieve a mature faith.

This week, we conclude our series by focusing on our mission statement for Living Spring Church. Pastor John shares an inspiring message about the transformative power of responding to the Holy Spirit's guidance. By using our God-given spiritual gifts, we can impact lives in ways beyond what we could ever imagine.

Restoration is such a beautiful concept. The fantastic news, is that our Heavenly Father is in the restoration business. All it takes is for us to surrender those blemishes and scars to Him to turn it into something beautiful. This week, we talk about how He wants to restore the brokenness in our lives to wholeness.

We kick off 2025 talking about our Mission Statement: “With God’s grace and direction Living Spring will REACH our neighborhood and surrounding communities with the love of the Father, RESTORE lives to healthy relationship in the Son, RESPOND to the move of the Spirit."

In our culture we spend a lot of time trying to determine who is “in” and who is “out.” This can be exhausting and we mostly get it wrong. People (and life) are more complicated than that. This week we talk about a different criteria that works better. The good news is that Jesus modeled it.

We talked about being “a new creation in Christ” last week. But what about those times when we feel stuck in “old” habits and mindsets? We look at Paul’s presentation of the good news in Colossians to find answers.