Crystal Sparks' Podcast

About Crystal Sparks' Podcast

Our one goal of this podcast is to grow your faith and help you accomplish your dreams and your goals.

Publisher

Crystal Sparks

Category

arts · business · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Feb 2018

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 209 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   208. Wheat & Tares

   Host Crystal Sparks explores Jesus' compassion for the weary crowds in Matthew 9, reframing servant leadership and the call to labor in fields, not just comment on problems.

2. 

   21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   207. Why Real Prayer Refuses To Be Simplified

   If prayer feels like pressure to say the right words, you’re not alone and you’re not failing. We’ve been trained to treat prayer like a technique: clear goals, strong sentences, measurable results. But prayer was never meant to be reducible. The moment we shrink it down to what we can fully explain, we risk losing the very thing we’re trying to reach: living communion with God. We start in 1 Corinthians 2, where Paul contrasts the “wisdom of this age” with the wisdom of God in a mystery. A ...

3. 

   3 Apr 2026

   206. [Lent Study] Lust, Gluttony, And The Lie Of More

   Lust and gluttony don’t start in your body, they start in your story about what will finally make you feel okay. We go after the deeper question behind the habits: what am I trying to soothe, and what am I willing to cross to get it? We pick up our Lent teaching series on the seven deadly sins by naming why these two are so persistent. Drawing from John Cassian, Augustine, and Aquinas, we talk about why lust and gluttony are “long wars” and why they often drive the excuses behind other strug...

Inside a recent episode

208. Wheat & Tares

Published 7 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I want you to hear that Jesus is talking to an agriculture-based society. These people are very familiar with farming. And so Jesus is talking in Matthew chapter 13. And he says, behold, a sower went out to sow and he sowed. And some seed fell by the wayside and the birds came and devoured them. […]

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

81 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

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