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Living Spring Podcast
Hosted by Living Spring Church · EN
The weekly podcast of Sunday morning sermons from Living Spring Church in Garden Grove, California.
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John - Lazarus
5d ago00:42:01Tap to summarizeThis week we continue in John 11, sitting with the hard truth that Jesus does not operate on our timeframe and can be deeply moved by our pain without moving the way we want. We watch Mary and Martha grieve a brother Jesus loved yet allowed to die, and we hear Him declare that He is the resurrection and the life, the great I Am who calls us to present faith over perfect faith. We close at the tomb, where rolling away the stone means exposing what “stinketh” in our lives so the Lord can heal it, and where the community unwraps the grave clothes so we are no longer identified by who we used to be.
Transcribe →John - The Good Shepherd
2w ago00:35:19Tap to summarizeThis week we continue in John 10, where we hear Jesus described as the true shepherd whose voice His sheep know and follow, set apart from the thieves and robbers who come only to steal and destroy. We talk about the many competing voices in our lives, from social media to our own self doubt, and the importance of recognizing which voice we are actually listening to. Communion becomes our moment to quiet the noise, tune our ears back to Jesus, and receive the grace and truth He offers.
Transcribe →John - I Am
4w ago00:36:57Tap to summarizeThis week we continue our series through the Gospel of John, landing at the end of chapter eight where Jesus makes the stunning declaration, "Before Abraham was, I Am." We explore how a debate with the religious leaders escalates from intellect to emotion to hostility, and how Jesus responds not with retaliation but from the unshakable identity of One who is fully human and fully God. The call this week is to root our identity not in profession, background, or status, but in the eternal I Am who was, who is, and who always will be.
Transcribe →John - The Truth Will Set You Free
May 300:36:56Tap to summarizeThis week we explore John 8, where Jesus tells his followers that holding to his teaching is the condition that unlocks the famous promise, "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." The sermon challenges the popular misreading of that verse, making clear that the freedom Jesus offers is not about gathering more information, but about abiding in his words as the one true source of truth. Pastor John calls the church to examine what language they are filling their minds with, and to make room for the voice of Jesus by removing whatever is crowding him out.
Transcribe →John - Light Of The World
Apr 2600:35:49Tap to summarizeThis week we continue in our series in the book of John, using Jesus' declaration "I am the light of the world" in John 8 as the anchor for the message. He frames darkness not as moral evil but as disorientation, the state of being without guidance, drawing from a vivid childhood story and the historical imagery of the 75-foot lamp stands lit during the Feast of Tabernacles. We explore the growing conflict with the Pharisees and connects the "I Am" language directly back to the Father-Son thread woven throughout the entire book of John.
Transcribe →John - Grace Over Gotcha
Apr 1900:39:59Tap to summarizeThis week Pastor John walks through the story of the woman caught in adultery, using it as a lens to examine how we all approach Scripture and how we treat people we want to see fall. He introduces the idea of the "gotcha" mindset, our tendency to cheer when someone we oppose gets exposed, and connects it to how social media algorithms reinforce that impulse. Jesus disrupts that crowd mentality entirely, meeting the woman not with condemnation but with grace and a call to a different life. Pastor John closes with a challenge for us all, who is your "gotcha," and are you willing to place that person in God's hands instead of your own?
Transcribe →John - Good Students of Scripture
Apr 1800:39:19Tap to summarizeToday we talk about how to read the Bible well, using the hard questions around John 8 as a launching point before diving into the story of the adulterous woman next week. Pastor John walks through Scripture's different genres, the importance of reading each through the right lens, and addresses head-on the things that can shake a reader's confidence, including textual variants, apparent contradictions, and the science-and-Genesis tension. The takeaway is threefold: read your Bible, question it freely, and live it out, because the best proof of Scripture's authority is a life transformed by it.
Transcribe →John - Next Faithful Step
Apr 500:31:02Tap to summarizeToday Pastor John preaches an Easter sermon from John 20, walking through five people in the resurrection account to build a single central talking point: no matter where you are in your faith journey, there is always a "next faithful step" available to you. Each character responds differently, Joseph and Nicodemus risk their reputations, Mary stays at the tomb in grief, Peter and John run to see for themselves, and Thomas refuses to believe until Jesus personally invites him to touch his wounds, and every one of those responses counts as a faithful step forward. The sermon's challenge to the congregation is direct: you don't need all the answers or to have it all figured out, you just need to take the one step in front of you, whether that's returning to church, reading the book of John, telling someone about your faith, or praying to receive Christ for the very first time.
Transcribe →John - Triumphant Entrance
Mar 2900:38:57Tap to summarizeEven our deepest internal struggles can become sacred ground for transformation, as God's sustaining grace meets us in our hardest moments. Hardship, viewed through faith, shifts from obstacle to opportunity, deepening our dependence on God and producing gratitude and spiritual growth through perseverance.
Transcribe →John - Thirsty
Mar 2200:34:59Tap to summarizeThis week we talk about how deep spiritual truth is often found in quiet reflection rather than constant noise. It calls us to be intentional about creating space in our lives to truly encounter God. Instead of going through the motions, we’re challenged to pursue a genuine, present relationship with Him. Real transformation happens when we deliberately make room to receive what God wants to do in us.
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