Living Spring Podcast

In moments of unexpected challenges, our immediate emotional reactions can catch us off guard. Jesus imparts wisdom on the significance of aligning our thoughts, empowering us to manage emotions, especially when our physiological responses threaten to overwhelm our senses. As we wrap up our series on "What, what?", Pastor John delves into the scriptural teachings about gaining authority over our minds.

Understanding the Bible requires understanding the context and choosing a translation that resonates personally. This week, pastor John talks about how approaching the scriptures with humility, seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit, maintaining a structured plan, consistent pace, dedicated place, and having a supportive community contribute to a more meaningful engagement with the Bible.

All to often we strive to exceed our limits. This often results in life imbalances that contradict God's intended design for us. Pastor John highlights the significance of creating a margin in our lives this week, illustrating how doing so fosters a closer connection with God without exhausting ourselves in the pursuit of life’s challenges.

In this week's sermon, Pastor John explores the question of how we can discern if we have truly heard from God. Exploring seven key ways through which Bible scripture serves as a guiding light, he unravels the various ways in which God communicates with us. Join us this week to better understand the ways God speaks to our hearts.

We are reminded today by the Apostle Paul that we are to be anxious about nothing. What, what?! How are we supposed to do that in the world we live in today? Today Pastor John highlights talks about what the Bible tells us about how do deal with anxiety.

Today we are reminded that Jesus wants the very best for us. All we have to do is ask of Him, and then not doubt he will answer our prayer.

This week we celebrate the coming of Jesus as Pastor John talks about how our most joyful moments have come after taking a risk. Much like Mary & Joseph took a risk when they travelled to Bethlehem to make way for the Messiah.

This is part two of a two part sermon. Christmas is all about celebrating the coming of our King. But what kind of kingdom does He rule? This week we talk about 10 principles of the kingdom that Jesus establishes and why it is, in fact, good news.

From the beginning of creation God wanted to be in relationship with us. Time and time again, He would make a way to bridge the gap and we would end up choosing something different. This week we begin part one of a two part sermon on the Good News of a new Kingdom he wants to establish.

Sometimes during the holidays we can get so wrapped up in our to-do list that we forget one of the most important points of Jesus’ birth. It is good news. Why? That’s what we talk about this week.

We all decorate for Christmas. But do we actually prepare? This week Pastor John talks about two different approaches to having Jesus arrive.

A posture of gratitude can change our entire view of the circumstances around us. This week Pastor John talks about how gratitude vs. ingratitude can change the smallest of perceptions in our broken world.

Joy, a fruits of the Holy Spirit, is a welcomed gift in today’s world full of stress, sadness, and anxiety. When we depend on our external circumstances to be joyful, we are often left wanting. This week, Pastor John talks about how allowing the Holy Spirit to be in charge of our thoughts and emotion, we can be joyful in any circumstance.

We all have that one time we were wounded in our life. Maybe it was a parent, a spouse, a mentor, or just someone you were close to. We are called to forgive them like the Lord forgave us. Just how do we do that? This week, Pastor John talks about how David was pursued relentlessly by King Saul for nothing other than Saul was a broken leader and David forgave him for trying to kill him.

In today’s political and social climate, empathy is in short supply and in high demand. As a matter of fact, it’s so rare that when you show it, people really take notice. This week we talk about the importance of empathy, how Jesus modeled it,  and how it can change the temperature of a room.

This week we welcome Rev. Dr. Fraser Venter to Living Spring Church who talks about the importance of consistency over intensity and how that can help us to be the Christian the Lord has called us to be.

As we conclude our series of Can I Change, Pastor John talks about how making up our minds before we get to a place of temptation, we can keep ourselves from stumbling more effectively. Waiting until the moment of truth to make up our minds to do what God tells us can leave us in a potentially troublesome place.

There are many commands in the Bible. What is fascinating is that the majority of them cannot be obeyed outside of community. How do you forgive someone you’ve never met? How do you serve someone when you are by yourself? This week Pastor John discusses the importance of community as we talk about our ability to change. 

What’s in a habit? Good life changing habits can transform our lives into really good realities. This week, we talk about how the smallest of bad habits can bring us to ruin.

What does it take to change? This week, Pastor John talks about how just little changes in our daily routine can have a profound effect on our future selves.