Spring of Life Messages
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Episodes
237 episodes
What Makes The Cross An Act Of Love? - Questions About The Cross (March 22nd, 2026)
The highest expression of love is sacrificial love and the ultimate sacrifice is giving of yourself. Jesus did that, willingly for each of us. Knowing that fact, we can’t simply view the cross as a formulaic transaction but as the deepest expre...
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Is The Cross Our Example To Follow? - Questions About The Cross (March 15th, 2026)
Jesus calls us to follow his example and the cross is part of that example. The cross is the ultimate example of God’s love and service. We are called not to be crucified but to walk the path of following Christ’s footsteps and serving the king...
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Who Is The Lamb Of God? - Questions About The Cross (March 8th, 2026)
Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. He is our Passover lamb, salvation. Once again, God uses existing images of salvation to speak the good news of God’s saving power.
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Can God Forgive Without Punishment? - Questions About The Cross (March 1st, 2026)
The most popular understanding of the cross is penal substitutionary atonement. Jesus completes the temple sacrifice model we see described in the Old Testament. Jesus is the sacrifice, the high priest, and the one who forgives all in one.
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Who Is The Crucified Lord? - Questions About The Cross (February 22nd, 2026)
Jesus is the word of God. Everything he says and does is a message. Every action, spoken word, ministry, suffering, death, and resurrection communicates the heart of God. Jesus is the recapitulation making things right, embodying the good news ...
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Service, Giving to God Through Others - Wake Up! (February 15th, 2026)
How can you tell a person follows Jesus? It is just with their words or is it also with their actions? Service is a way we complete the cycle of our faith. Said another way, when we live out our faith by serving others we find deep joy and insp...
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Sabbath, A Rhythm Of Rest - Wake Up! (February 8th, 2026)
The command to take a sabbath is not a burden to carry but rather a gift. God invites us to choose a lifestyle of work and rest. A rhythm which includes sabbath weekly. How do each of us respond to God’s invitation to deep rest?
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Fasting, Going Without To Make Room - Wake Up! (February 1st, 2026)
Fasting isn’t a popular spiritual discipline. Going without is counter cultural. These scriptures explore how fasting is a spiritual gift that helps us grow in our walk with Jesus.
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Finding God In Silence - Wake Up! (January 25th, 2026)
The Prophet Elijah has been seeking God and risking everything to be faithful. God shows up to the prophet in an unlikely way. How do we learn to find God in the silence and actively work to create space in our lives where we can listen to God?...
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Why Reading Scripture Matters - Wake Up! (January 18th, 2026)
The Bible is a gift that God gives us that helps us faithfully live out the call God places on each of our lives. By practicing the spiritual discipline of reading scripture the stories of God shape us allowing us to love the Lord with all our ...
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Learning To Pray Like Daniel - Wake Up! (January 11th, 2026)
Daniel is faithful in prayer and we can learn from his witness. He talks to God every day in many different situations. How do we allow the spiritual discipline of prayer to shape us on our good days and when we find ourselves in the lion’s den...
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Covenant Renewal (January 4th, 2026)
Every year we begin by renewing our covenant to God and submitting to follow Christ. We will reflect on the talents God has given to us and pray the Wesleyan Covenant Prayer. This is a time of deep surrender, faithfulness, and commitment to fol...
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The Newborn King Escapes (December 28th, 2025)
The Holy family flees Herod’s murderous rage, fulfilling a prophecy. Jesus is revealed as the new Moses and the humanity of his vulnerable family is on full display. God uses the tragedy to fulfill the prophecies about who Jesus would become.
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Christmas Eve (December 24th, 2025)
The most profound part of the story of the Grinch is the ending most people skip over. The grinch carves the roast beast, he is welcomed to the table and given the seat of honor. The heart of the Grinch grew and the hearts of the Who’s gr...
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A Heart To Follow - The Grinch & The Heart of Christmas (December 21st, 2025)
The Grinch responded to what the Whos had done. They sang songs of Joy so instead of gleefully dumping their possessions off Mount Crumpet, he brought them all back to town. The Magi responded to what God had done with a desire to give what the...
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Joseph's Unmet Expectations - The Grinch & The Heart of Christmas (December 14th, 2025)
The grinch and Joseph both had unmet expectations. The grinch expected people to cry when their toys were gone but they sang a joyful song instead. Joseph expected to get married and start a family like everyone else but then his life suddenly ...
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What Mary Reveals - The Grinch & The Heart of Christmas (December 7th, 2025)
The Grinch was excited to expose Christmas for what it really is, a fraud. Mary gets to be a part of something big, revealing God for who God really is. Their hearts are both changed in the process and other lives are changed as well.
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Zechariah Couldn’t Believe It - The Grinch & The Heart of Christmas (November 30th, 2025)
Zechariah didn’t believe it was possible. The Grinch didn’t believe a heartfelt celebration of Christmas was possible either, he was cynical, thought it just all came from a store. By the time John the Baptist is born, Zechariah’s heart has gro...
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The Blessing of Wealth and The Blessing of Poverty - The Paradox of Money (November 23rd, 2025)
The paradoxes about money we've explored aren't meant to be resolved privately but lived out in the context of Christian community, where we help each other discern faithful stewardship. Individually, we must examine our hearts with diagnostic ...
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Saving or Giving? - The Paradox of Money (November 16th, 2025)
Scripture affirms both the wisdom of saving and planning and the call to radical generosity and daily trust in God's provision. The path of faithfulness isn't choosing one over the other but discerning which word you most need to hear: if you t...
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A Dangerous Blessing - The Paradox of Money (November 9th, 2025)
The Bible presents wealth as both divine blessing and spiritual danger refusing to give us a simple answer about whether money is good or bad. The truth is that wealth, like any powerful gift from God, can either serve kingdom purposes or becom...
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All Saints Day (November 2nd, 2025)
What do we believe about death, and what does it teach us about a life well lived? We honor the saints who have gone before us and explore the hope and mystery of rapture theology. As we remember those from our community who have passed in the ...
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Technology: A Gift Or An Idol? (October 26th, 2025)
How do we embrace the gifts of technology without allowing it to become an idol we are addicted to or a force that dehumanizes our neighbors. How do we have a healthy connection with technology. How do we name where we are in our relationship w...
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