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Spark Cast episodes

  • What Child Is This?
    During our special Christmas concert sing-a-long with Kokua, Pastor Kevin offered a short devotional on the birth of this child, and why the question, "What child is this?" is still so important.
    6 min
  • Rabbi Ari on Shabbat, and Pastor Danielle on Reconciliation

    In pursuit of our value for Reconciliation, we continue to seek out various ways to practice what we preach, whether through racial reconciliation, interfaith reconciliation, or simply reconciliation between neighbors and family members.

    Many Sparkers have expressed a desire to understand modern Jewish practice and experience a Shabbat service, so Congregation Etz Chayim graciously invited us to their Friday evening, Shabbat Service on December 13, 2013. In preparation, Rabbi Ari visited Spark Church to teach us a few prayers and songs, allowing us not just to spectate but to participate during our visit. In addition, Pastor Danielle shares insights on how to have interfaith dialogue.

    53 min
  • Genesis | Covenant vs. Contracts
    As we continue through our series in Genesis we now engage with the idea of "covenant," comparing and contrasting this with a "contract." Understanding the difference could radically change how we see our relationship with God and our relationships with each other. May we embrace the security and comfort of a covenant, and be freed from the insecurity of a contractual relationship with God.
    35 min
  • Genesis | My Father Abraham
    A continuation of our Genesis series as we look at the calling of Abraham from Genesis 12. We discover through this lineage that we are not only connected to this history through progeny, we are also connected by calling, by commission, and by the Creator.
    28 min
  • Genesis | Hang It Up
    A continuation of our Genesis series taking a new look at the rainbow and flood of Noah from Genesis 7-9. Here we discover that this term "rainbow," is actually a munitions term. What is God "hanging" in the sky? His weapon? Yes. Thus we get a different kind of justice instituted into this world.
    29 min
  • Guest, Chris Lockett | A Sea/See Story
    Our special guest and member of Spark, Chris Lockett, shares a story from his time in the Navy, illuminating lessons of spiritual perspective and perception. In it, Chris exhorts us to ask good questions of what we truly understand about ourselves, and the world around us.
    28 min
  • Genesis | Naked Desire
    The word for "naked," used for Adam and Eve, and the word for "crafty," used for the serpent is, in the Hebrew, the same word! What could this linguistic tie tell us about our world and our humanity? As Adam and Eve's eyes were opened, perhaps our eyes will be opened as well as we study, realizing that we too are crafty and cunning. This message includes a live Q&A section at the end.
    34 min
  • Genesis | Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad
    What in the world is that darn tree doing there? In this teaching from our Genesis series, we learn that perhaps it is teaching us that there are some things in this world that we should never know. This message includes a live Q&A section at the end.
    42 min
  • Genesis | Ezer Knegdo
    The term "suitable helper" has had multiple interpretations throughout Christian history. In this talk, the next in our Genesis series, Pastors Danielle and Kevin attempt to illumine the linguistic context of this phrase from Genesis 2. May we recognize the beauty and mystery of both male and female as created in God's image. This message includes a live Q&A section at the end.
    56 min

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