Explore every episode of the podcast Crystal Sparks' Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| 198. Five Stages Of Prayer | 27 oct. 2025 | 00:34:37 | |
What if the pace you live at is starving the person you’re becoming? We explore why a culture of acceleration cannot produce a deep soul, and how real spiritual formation requires a slower, steadier path. Using a simple visual of four concentric circles, we show why the inner life—personal growth, healing, and spirituality—sets the ceiling for everything public and visible. When the outer expands faster than the core can sustain, life forms sinkholes. The antidote isn’t more polish or better systems; it’s a return to presence. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 197. [Philippians Study] The Biggest Threat to Your Ministry | 13 oct. 2025 | 00:27:50 | |
What if the biggest reward for your life isn’t a title or a win—but the people who cross into eternity because you stayed faithful and chose unity over pride? We dive into Philippians 4:1–3 with a clear lens: joy follows the mind, unity fuels mission, and spiritual maturity is measured by how quickly we reconcile rather than how loudly we insist we’re right. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 196. [Philippians Study] Citizens of Heaven | 06 oct. 2025 | 00:32:28 | |
What if the real test of faith isn’t what you believe in theory, but how you walk it out with other people—especially the ones who rub you the wrong way? Journeying through Philippians 3, we explore why Paul refuses to let belief stay abstract. He moves us from orthodoxy to orthopraxy, from ideas to daily habits, and he roots the entire shift in one provocative claim: Christians don’t live fragmented lives. Our heavenly citizenship informs everything—work, politics, relationships, desires—because Jesus is not a weekend identity; he’s the organizing center. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 195. [Philippians Study] Counting All as Loss | 29 sept. 2025 | 00:30:58 | |
What's worth more than your most impressive accomplishments, your proudest moments, your deepest knowledge? According to the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3, absolutely nothing compares to knowing Jesus Christ. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 194. [Philippians Study] Already But Not Yet | 22 sept. 2025 | 00:30:19 | |
What are you truly trying to attain in your spiritual journey? This question anchors our exploration of Philippians 3:12-14, where Paul reveals the delicate balance between who we already are in Christ and who we're becoming. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 193. [Philippians Study] Free Throws of Faith | 15 sept. 2025 | 00:25:32 | |
The study of Philippians 3 offers a refreshing counterpoint to our culture's constant pursuit of novelty. When Paul writes, "For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe," he strikes at the heart of effective spiritual leadership. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 192. [Philippians Study] The Five Roles of a Faithful Servant | 08 sept. 2025 | 00:20:42 | |
What makes someone willing to risk their life for people who don't even appreciate them? This powerful examination of Philippians 2:25-30 unpacks the extraordinary example of Epaphroditus, a man whose faithful service nearly killed him—yet he was ready to do it all again. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 191. [Philippians Study] Find Me Blameless | 01 sept. 2025 | 00:35:45 | |
What if your everyday complaints were actually a form of blasphemy? In this powerful exploration of Philippians 2:15-18, we discover the radical call to become "blameless and harmless children of God" in a world that values self-defense and righteous anger. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 190. [Philippians Study] Holy Fear and Trembling | 25 août 2025 | 00:33:33 | |
The tender balance between God's work in us and our active response to Him forms the heart of Paul's message in Philippians 2:12-18. Diving deep into this rich passage, we explore what it truly means to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" while recognizing that "it is God who works in you." My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 189. [Philippians Study] Modern Heresies | 18 août 2025 | 00:34:05 | |
What happens when we reduce Jesus to merely a powerful deity rather than our sovereign Lord? While exploring Philippians 2:5-11, we dive into why this passage became the most quoted text among early church fathers as they defended essential Christian doctrine against dangerous heresies. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 188. [Philippians Study] Who's Keeping Score? | 11 août 2025 | 00:28:22 | |
What truly sets Christian community apart from other social groups? In this episode of our Philippians series, we dive deep into chapter 2:1-4, uncovering Paul's four distinctive markers of authentic church life: encouragement in Christ, comfort of God's love, fellowship of the Spirit, and affection and mercy. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 187. [Philippians Study] Be a Paper Plate | 04 août 2025 | 00:33:07 | |
What story are you telling about the painful chapters of your life? In this powerful exploration of Philippians 1:12-18, we discover how Paul transformed his imprisonment into a platform for the gospel. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 186. [Philippians Study] Are You Giving People Your Head or Your Heart? | 28 juil. 2025 | 00:28:51 | |
What would leadership look like if we truly held people in our hearts? When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians from prison, he made a radical statement—"I have you in my heart." Not just in his thoughts or on his ministry checklist, but in his heart. This wasn't passive sentiment but a conscious choice that transformed his leadership even in chains. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 185. Philippians Study (Part One) | 21 juil. 2025 | 00:30:27 | |
In this series, originally shared at our Staff Chapel, Crystal Sparks invites you to walk through the book of Philippians like never before — verse by verse, uncovering the deep, life-changing message at its core. From a prison cell, Paul writes about a joy that can’t be shaken by circumstances — a joy that flows from knowing Christ and living fully surrendered to Him. In this introductory episode, Crystal shares the heart behind the series and explains our identity as saints. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 184. The Power of Blessing | 07 juil. 2025 | 00:12:35 | |
In this powerful episode, Crystal Sparks unpacks the second verse from the book of Jude and reminds us that blessing isn’t just something we receive —it's something we give. This episode explains how the words you speak can shift atmospheres, break generational patterns, and bring heaven’s power into everyday life. Whether you’re blessing your family, your team, or your coworkers, this episode will stir your spirit and remind you: there's power in a blessing. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 183. Dig it, Dung it | 30 juin 2025 | 00:29:06 | |
In this episode, Crystal breaks down Luke 13:6–9 and the parable of the fig tree. God isn’t quick to cut you down—He’s committed to cultivating something beautiful in you. Repentance isn’t a one-time event—it’s a daily decision to come back to God and say, “Take me, shape me, grow me.” If you’ve ever felt stuck, dry, or spiritually barren, this episode will remind you that God is digging in, not giving up. It might get messy, but fruit is on the way! My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 182. Eight Leadership Essentials | 23 juin 2025 | 00:24:55 | |
In this powerful and practical episode, Crystal dives into the book of 2 Peter to uncover eight essential leadership principles that every believer should emulate. Peter wasn’t perfect—he was impulsive, outspoken, and often misunderstood—but Jesus still chose him to help lead the early church. Through Peter’s highs and lows, God shapes leaders not through perfection but through growth, surrender, and obedience. Whether you're leading in ministry, your workplace, your family, or just beginning to explore your calling, this episode will equip and encourage you. From the importance of being teachable to learning how to lead with love, each principle is rooted in Scripture and brought to life with relatable insight and spiritual wisdom. Get ready to see leadership through a new lens—and to be reminded that if God could use Peter, He can absolutely use you. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 181. What Is A Bondservant? | 16 juin 2025 | 00:22:56 | |
Join Crystal Sparks as she unpacks Jude 1 and the powerful identity found in being a servant of Jesus Christ. In this episode, Crystal explores how Jude—though the brother of James and Jesus—chose to identify himself first as a bondservant. Through personal stories and biblical insight, Crystal challenges listeners to embrace a life of humility and service, reminding us that no matter how far we go in our faith, we never grow out of serving others. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 180. Prophecy of Jesus | 02 mai 2024 | 00:25:19 | |
This episode is taken from a gathering of leaders and staff. Throughout this session, we discuss the divine providence of Isaiah's prophecy of the coming of the Messiah. God chooses to bring us victory through a child! It's not just the Christmas story, it's our story of victory!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 179. Jesus is Greater than Moses | 27 déc. 2023 | 00:25:29 | |
This episode is taken from a gathering of leaders and staff during the advent season. Throughout this discussion we compare the lives of Jesus and Moses to expose the greatness of Jesus over all others - past, present, and future.
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 178. Magic Hunters | 22 déc. 2023 | 00:29:37 | |
In this podcast we talk around how we look for external influences to be the source of our joy. For joy that is sustained we can find all we need in Christ!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 177. The Battle Plan is Changing | 13 déc. 2023 | 00:36:35 | |
This episode is a message from our First Wednesday service titled "The Battle Plan is Changing". We can't fight today's battles with yesterday's strategies. Seek the Lord today for a fresh word for this year!
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 176. Arise & Return (What I didn't say on Sunday...) | 28 juin 2023 | 00:35:22 | |
This episode is a discussion and extension of a message I spoke on a Sunday at One Church called "Arise & Return." You can listen to that message here.
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 175. Arise | 21 juin 2023 | 00:12:02 | |
In this episode I discuss the book of Nehemiah and the call to arise to who you are. It's time we answer the call to build what God has called us to build without giving ear to the enemy and his distractions.
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 174. Twelve Steps to Burnout | 31 mai 2023 | 00:17:26 | |
No one plans to live a life in a cycle of burnout, but many of us find ourselves in one. The twelve steps of burnout will help you recognize whether you're on the way to rest or burnout!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 173. Don't take the bait | 24 mai 2023 | 00:38:11 | |
This episode is a discussion and extension of a message I spoke on a Sunday at One Church called "Don't ." You can listen to that message here. Bait is meant to look attractive to the one that's being hunted. However, when we allow the bait of the enemy to lure us in it always leads to destruction.
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 172. Come to Israel with me (Part 2) | 17 mai 2023 | 01:02:47 | |
Come along with me as I talk through my recent experience in Israel. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 171. Come to Israel with me (Part 1) | 10 mai 2023 | 00:46:27 | |
Come along with me as I talk through my recent experience in Israel. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 170. Lessons from the Faith Movement | 26 avr. 2023 | 00:11:44 | |
The faith movement taught me more than what I could divulge in a short podcast episode, but here are three parts I wanted to share with you today.
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 169. What I didn't say on Sunday (Part 2) | 19 avr. 2023 | 00:29:08 | |
This episode is a discussion and extension of a message I spoke on a Sunday at One Church called "Jesus is Restoring." You can listen to that message here.
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 168. What I didn't say on Sunday (Part 1) | 12 avr. 2023 | 00:22:32 | |
This episode is a discussion and extension of a message I spoke on a Sunday at One Church called "Jesus is Restoring." You can listen to that message here. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 167. For This Cause | 05 avr. 2023 | 00:34:22 | |
This episode is a clip taken from my message at Sisterhood 2023. A lot of us aren’t experiencing freedom because we don’t feel like we can fully trust the cause that brought Jesus here.
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 166. Parenting with Purpose | 29 mars 2023 | 00:38:26 | |
In this episode I discuss the joys of parenting with special guest, my daughter, Brailey Sparks! I pray that this episode encourages you to lead your family with purpose, peace, and grace. My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 165. Testimony of the Righteous | 22 mars 2023 | 00:34:24 | |
In this episode we discuss four benefits of the testimony of the righteous. When we share what God has done in us it brings boldness, multiplies miracles, brings us closer, and imparts faith to others. We have to be bold and excited to share our testimony!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 164. What time is it? | 15 mars 2023 | 00:35:50 | |
This episode is from a message I spoke at Sisterhood Workshop 2023. There are three different seasons explained in this message: planting, cultivating, and harvesting. Every stage matters, and every stage requires you to show up in a different way. Questions to ask yourself:
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 163. Seven Signs of Growth | 01 mars 2023 | 00:20:54 | |
In this episode I cover seven signs that come with experiencing a season of growth. I pray this episode encourages you to press into the areas that God is growing you in!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 162. Sister, Sister! | 22 févr. 2023 | 00:23:09 | |
Sisterhood 2023 My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 161. Process of a Dream | 15 févr. 2023 | 00:16:04 | |
In this episode I discuss Joseph's experience with both having dreams and interpreting them. God makes up for every single thing that Joseph missed out on while in prison. Through Joseph's story we see his divine providence and perfect timing!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 160. How To Be A Godly Wife | 08 févr. 2023 | 00:15:12 | |
This podcast is continued from a Q & A series I began from a prompt on Instagram. The question we discuss in this episode is, "how does a godly wife practically serve her husband?" My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 159. What if I walked away? | 01 févr. 2023 | 00:36:43 | |
This podcast is continued from a Q & A series I began from a prompt on Instagram. The question we discuss in this episode is, "if you walk away, can you walk back?" My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 158. How To Hear God's Voice | 27 janv. 2023 | 00:18:43 | |
This episode is the first of a new series I am doing of Q&A! I asked you all on my instagram account what you want to talk about, and the first is 'How to Hear God's Voice.'
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 157. Characteristics of Wisdom | 18 janv. 2023 | 00:46:22 | |
CHARACTERISTICS OF WISDOM
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 156. Don't Look Back | 11 janv. 2023 | 00:43:38 | |
This episode is from a message I spoke at 414 Church. I hope this encourages those who find themselves in a transitional season. There aren’t a lot of things that are guaranteed in this life, however change is one of them!
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 155. What Shall We Do - A Conversation | 04 janv. 2023 | 00:37:11 | |
This episode is a behind-the-scenes type of conversation around the previous episode titled, "What Shall We Do?" My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 154. What Shall We Do? | 28 déc. 2022 | 00:32:14 | |
This episode is a message from our First Wednesday service. In the message, there are 5 different groups of people who are baptized then ask the question, "what shall we do?" They all knew that baptism wasn't the final step in their faith journey, but just one of the steps in their faith journey. It's important that we too ask the question, "do the people in my workplace know I am a Christ follower without telling them?"
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 153. Five Types of Gift Givers | 21 déc. 2022 | 00:33:07 | |
In this episode we discuss the different types of gift givers and gift receivers and how it relates to our relationship to God. Could it be that the way we receive gifts from people correlates with how we receive gifts from God?
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 152. The First Christmas Carol | 14 déc. 2022 | 00:44:43 | |
In this episode I study the song of Mary in Luke 1. The true message of Christmas is that God wants to change us from the inside out! Mary sang because the Lord had made such a deep impact on her life that she couldn't help but sing and exclaim who He was. God desires to change our lives in a profound way that impacts not only us but the generations to come.
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 151. Heart of Gratitude | 29 nov. 2022 | 00:37:04 | |
In this episode I encourage listeners to stir up a heart of gratitude. Criticism is almost always easier to remember because it's given with more detail. When we criticize, we say exactly why we didn't like something, but oftentimes our praise is given generically. Following this podcast, I want to encourage you to find someone you're thankful for, tell them why, and be very specific!
My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 150. The Recipe for Anointing | 21 oct. 2022 | 00:42:06 | |
In this episode I talk about the difference between anointing and gifting. The gifting does not go away it is without repentance. The anointing can go away and it can increase. Anointing is not how long a service is or how loud you speak. It isn’t when people fall out under the power of God.
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My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||
| 149. Happy New Year - A Conversation | 21 sept. 2022 | 00:30:45 | |
This episode is a behind-the-scenes type of conversation around the previous episode titled, "Happy New Year." My hope is that this podcast helps grow your faith and equips you to accomplish your dreams and goals! | |||