Fountain Church

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Urgent sermons for returning hearts.

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Fountain Church is a sermon podcast with a rotating preaching voice, centered on practical Christian formation and urgent spiritual renewal. Messages move from everyday stories into Scripture, pressing themes like repentance, grace, rest, obedience, and confidence in hard seasons.

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About Fountain Church

Fountain Church offers Christian sermons from a Pleasanton, California church community, with messages that sound rooted in the room where they were preached. The feed is direct. Sermons begin with a premise, a prayer, and a quick turn toward the listener’s actual week: children, marriage, work pressure, exhaustion, discouragement, temptation, grief, and the ordinary moments where faith either holds or thins out. Pastor Matt appears frequently across the sampled episodes, especially in series such as Returning for Reviving and Follow For Real. His messages return again and again to surrender, repentance, grace, obedience, rest, and the possibility of being spiritually full even in pain. He does not treat doctrine as a distant category. The gospel becomes a way to talk about legalism, license, parenting, money, honesty, career panic, diagnosis, Sabbath, prayer, solitude, community, and the voice used at home when no one outside the family is watching. That gives the show a practical charge. It is not polished devotional minimalism; it is rhythmic, pastoral preaching that repeats a point until it lands and then pushes it toward a decision. Pastor Jacqui’s episode brings the same immediacy through stories of being lost, church planting exhaustion, physical distress, private prayer, and the need to guard what the heart reaches for. Guest Pastor Anthony Flores leans into culture-clash humor and household habits, making spiritual teaching feel close to dinner tables, family expectations, and everyday misunderstandings. The show’s spiritual center is revival as return: people drifting, God calling, and ordinary lives being recalibrated. Scripture drives the argument, but application drives the energy. Short comic asides sit beside grave appeals. Personal vulnerability sits beside altar-call clarity. Fountain Church suits listeners who want sermon audio that is warm, fast, emotionally present, and explicitly Christian. It will be most compelling for those who like preaching that presses belief into practice, especially around family, discipline, suffering, and renewal. It is less suited to listeners looking for academic Bible lectures or interview-driven religious conversation. Its distinctive pull is the way it turns daily pressure into a spiritual mirror without losing the language of grace.

Made for: Fountain Church is for Christians who want energetic sermon teaching that connects Scripture to family life, discipline, suffering, and renewal. It especially suits listeners drawn to altar-call conviction with pastoral warmth.

What sets it apart: The show stands out through its blend of revival-style urgency and practical domestic detail. Sermons move quickly from Scripture to the home voice, the phone-store choice, the hard marriage, the diagnosis, and the habits that reveal what faith is becoming.

In their own words

We are a passionate church that exists to MOVE people closer to God and closer to others.Located // Pleasanton, CA // Bay Area

As heard by us

Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Fountain Church joins scripture, candid everyday stories, and direct spiritual challenge in sermons built for practical Christian reflection.

Fountain Church carries the energy of a church service into sermon-length messages led by Pastor Matt, Pastor Chris, and Pastor Jacqui. Prayer frames the teaching, scripture supplies the argument, and direct appeals keep each message pointed toward personal response rather than…

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A cracked phone and your 'home voice' both get held up to the light.

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  • to think about grace and obedience without treating either as an easy loophole
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Best episodes of Fountain Church

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

Guard your grab | Pastor JacquiDec 8, 2025

Pastor Jacqui turns a childhood grocery store scare into a call to watch what we reach for and seek God in private.

Pastor Jacqui opens with a childhood scare: she lost sight of her mother in a grocery store and grabbed the wrong person's legs. That frightened reach gives her a way to ask what people turn to when they feel lost.

Dream again | Pastor MattDec 8, 2025

A direct sermon about recovering hope when hardship makes God's presence feel uncertain.

Dream Again is a direct sermon about recovering hope when life becomes harder than expected. It asks what faith looks like when God is still believed to be present through rejection, marital strain, job loss, sickness, and unanswered questions.

Returning Home | Pastor MattDec 8, 2025

A sermon on returning to God by listening closely to the voice used at home.

Returning Home frames spiritual drift as something that shows up around the kitchen table, not just in private prayer. Set inside the Returning for Reviving series, it ties God's call back to the everyday voice people use most freely with those closest to them.

Returning to the Gospel | Pastor MattDec 8, 2025

A clear, pastoral sermon review on grace, return, and the path away from self-reliance and drift.

This single-episode review frames the sermon as a call to keep returning to the gospel, not as a one-time act but as a repeated spiritual practice.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Further Faster | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  2. 2

    Pain Full | Pastor Matt

    Pastor Matt concludes the 'Follow For Real' series with a message titled 'Pain Full,' exploring how to find fullness amid pain.

    ·46m·4 clips
  3. 3

    Tough Talk | Pastor Matt

    A sermon series on guarding your heart and navigating tough conversations in relationships from a biblical perspective.

    ·47m
  4. 4

    Silent Sacrifice | Pastor Matt

    A sermon encouraging listeners to practice silent sacrifice as part of following Jesus authentically.

    ·46m
  5. 5

    Slow Down | Pastor Matt

    A sermon on the rhythm of rest in the Christian life, part of a series on authentic discipleship.

    ·43m
  6. 6

    Make And Exit Part 2 - Beholding | Pastor Chris

    Hidden gem

    ["Pastor Chris opens Fountain Podcast's Make And Exit Part 2 - Beholding with a donut-and-Instagram anecdote, saying he was following 12 donut accounts and noticing how sight changes desire.", "He moves through Ephesians 1:16-18 and 1 John 1:5 to argue that spiritual sight affects direction, safety, and self-understanding, not just religious knowledge.", "David's Psalm 27 supplies the sermon's central confession: the Lord is my light, my salvation, and my fortress even while enemies surround him.", "Chris closes by contrasting theology with freedom and using Luke 24, Genesis 18, and H2O/Acts 2.40 to say that Jesus, not hacks, is the way to clearer sight."]

    ·37m·2 clips
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    Returning to the Gospel | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  8. 8

    It's bigger than me | Pastor Chris

    ·43m
  9. 9

    New beginnings | Pastor Matt

    ·44m
  10. 10

    Make the connection | Pastor Matt

    ·42m
  11. 11

    Called to the other side | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  12. 12

    Why don't prayers get answered | Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    ·38m
  13. 13

    I Will | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  14. 14

    My mouth, my heart | Pastor Chris

    ·44m
  15. 15

    The love God hates | Pastor James

    ·43m
  16. 16

    It's Complicated | Pastor Matt

    ·41m
  17. 17

    Intensive Care | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  18. 18

    You were made for more | Pastor Matt

    ·43m
  19. 19

    Can't Lose | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  20. 20

    Just a little bit longer | Pastor Chris

    ·37m
  21. 21

    A Door Of Opportunity | Pastor Matt

    ·44m
  22. 22

    Maintenance Or Maturity | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  23. 23

    Say What | Pastor James

    ·42m
  24. 24

    Christmas Is Bigger Than You Think | Pastor Matt

    ·37m
  25. 25

    Not Your Mama's Christmas | Pastor Matt

    ·40m
  26. 26

    Preparing For Christmas | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  27. 27

    The Rhythm Of Service | Pastor Chris

    ·37m
  28. 28

    The Rhythm Of Ready | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  29. 29

    The Priority Of Prayer | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  30. 30

    Abiding In The Bible | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  31. 31

    Called Out | Pastor Chris

    ·37m
  32. 32

    Solitary Refinement | Pastor Matt

    ·43m
  33. 33

    Starting In The Right Key | Pastor Matt

    ·50m
  34. 34

    Less Of Me | Pastor Chris

    ·34m
  35. 35

    Be Anxious For Nothing | Pastor Matt

    ·49m
  36. 36

    Sinking At The Center | Pastor Matt

    ·49m
  37. 37

    Great Expectation | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  38. 38

    Healing Hypocrisy | Pastor Matt

    ·49m
  39. 39

    The 3 M's | Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    ·40m
  40. 40

    The Wall And The Wind | Pastor Matt

    ·42m
  41. 41

    Word In The Wilderness | Pastor Chris

    ·42m
  42. 42

    What God Desires | Pastor James

    ·36m
  43. 43

    Shape Up | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  44. 44

    You Don't Want The Smoke | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  45. 45

    One Word | Guest Pastor Adam Mesa

    ·41m
  46. 46

    Divided Devotion Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  47. 47

    Make Room For More Pastor Matt

    ·44m
  48. 48

    Chasing The Wind Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  49. 49

    Why So Much Wine Guest Pastor Tyler Johnson

    ·46m
  50. 50

    Consistently Me Pastor Chase Wiggins

    ·43m
  51. 51

    Worth The Fight Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  52. 52

    His House Our Home Pastor Matt

    ·33m
  53. 53

    Ever Wonder Why Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  54. 54

    The Burden To Build Pastor Chris

    ·38m
  55. 55

    The Trip Of A Lifetime Pastor Matt

    ·40m
  56. 56

    MIA Missing In Action Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  57. 57

    Table Ready Pastor Chris

    ·47m
  58. 58

    Don't Look Back _ Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  59. 59

    Decide To Believe Again Pastor Matt

    ·49m
  60. 60

    Decide to Get in the Game _ Pastors Tag Team

    ·46m
  61. 61

    Scoreboard | Pastor Chris

    ·50m
  62. 62

    Making F.A.T. Disciples _ Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    ·45m
  63. 63

    A Slippery Slope _ Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  64. 64

    Love Life _ Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  65. 65

    Deciding To Stay | Pastor Matt

    ·48m
  66. 66

    Think Again | Pastor Matt

    ·52m
  67. 67

    Decide To Deal | Pastor Matt

    ·49m
  68. 68

    Heaven On Earth | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  69. 69

    Set Up To Set Apart | Pastor Matt

    ·44m
  70. 70

    Get Your Hope Back | Guest Pastor Chase Wiggins

    ·51m
  71. 71

    Your Foundation In The Fight | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  72. 72

    Get Some Air | Pastor Chris

    ·44m
  73. 73

    Your Foundation In The Fight | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  74. 74

    Taking Holy Ground | Pastor Matt

    ·51m
  75. 75

    The Conflict, The Crisis And The Call | Pastor Matt

    ·57m
  76. 76

    A Heart To Heart | Pastor Matt

    ·53m
  77. 77

    Going The Distance | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  78. 78

    Walk It Out | Pastor Matt

    ·44m
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    Hold Your Humble | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  80. 80

    Keep It Steppin' | Pastor James

    ·44m
  81. 81

    Love At First Sight | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  82. 82

    Hold Your Ground | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  83. 83

    Take The Plunge | Pastor Chris

    ·45m
  84. 84

    Let's Connect Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  85. 85

    Pressure In Progress Pastor Matt

    ·44m
  86. 86

    Are You Well Pastor Matt

    ·50m
  87. 87

    Get If Off The Cart | Pastor Chris

    ·36m
  88. 88

    The Next Step | Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    ·45m
  89. 89

    The Person Of The Holy Spirit | Pastor Matt

    ·50m
  90. 90

    Clarity In The Chaos | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  91. 91

    The Right Time | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  92. 92

    Serve Standard Part 2 | Pastor Chris

    ·41m
  93. 93

    At Home | Pastor Matt

    ·42m
  94. 94

    I Got You Covered | Pastor Matt

    ·46m
  95. 95

    When Jesus Asks A Question | Guest Pastor Tyler Johnson

    ·42m
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    Piles in Power | Pastor Matt

    ·51m
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    Dream again | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  98. 98

    A slow release | Pastor Matt

    ·47m
  99. 99

    Guard your grab | Pastor Jacqui

    ·38m
  100. 100

    Returning Home | Pastor Matt

    ·45m
  101. 101

    Why don't prayers get answered | Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    Dec 8, 2025·38m
  102. 102

    A slow release | Pastor Matt

    Dec 8, 2025·47m
  103. 103

    It's bigger than me | Pastor Chris

    Dec 8, 2025·43m
  104. 104

    New beginnings | Pastor Matt

    Dec 8, 2025·44m
  105. 105

    Make the connection | Pastor Matt

    Dec 8, 2025·42m
  106. 106

    Called to the other side | Pastor Matt

    Dec 8, 2025·46m
  107. 107

    Returning to the Gospel | Pastor Matt

    Hidden gem

    A Home Depot errand becomes the clearest story in Fountain Church's "Returning to the Gospel" sermon, because Pastor Matt says he turned back after sensing the Holy Spirit tell him to encourage a worker.

    Dec 8, 2025·46m·3 clips
  108. 108

    Guard your grab | Pastor Jacqui

    Fountain Church's "Guard your grab" centers on what people reach for in loss, routine, and success, and warns that those choices shape faith.

    Dec 8, 2025·38m·3 clips
  109. 109

    Returning Home | Pastor Matt

    Hidden gem

    Fountain Church's "Returning Home" message ties Luke 24's road to Emmaus to parenting, spiritual formation, and Matt's 2022 COVID-to-double-pneumonia recovery.

    Dec 8, 2025·45m·3 clips
  110. 110

    Dream again | Pastor Matt

    Hidden gem

    Matt's Fountain Church message "Dream Again" frames Joseph's story as a test of whether God's presence feels real in slavery, prison, and accusation.

    Dec 8, 2025·45m·2 clips
  111. 111

    Piles in Power | Pastor Matt

    Jun 19, 2025·51m
  112. 112

    I Will | Pastor Matt

    Jun 19, 2025·45m
  113. 113

    My mouth, my heart | Pastor Chris

    Jun 19, 2025·44m
  114. 114

    Tough Talk | Pastor Matt

    May 15, 2025·47m
  115. 115

    The love God hates | Pastor James

    Apr 8, 2025·43m
  116. 116

    You were made for more | Pastor Matt

    Apr 8, 2025·43m
  117. 117

    It's Complicated | Pastor Matt

    Apr 8, 2025·41m
  118. 118

    Intensive Care | Pastor Matt

    Apr 8, 2025·47m
  119. 119

    Can't Lose | Pastor Matt

    Jan 28, 2025·45m
  120. 120

    Just a little bit longer | Pastor Chris

    Jan 22, 2025·37m
  121. 121

    Slow Down | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·43m
  122. 122

    The Priority Of Prayer | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·47m
  123. 123

    Abiding In The Bible | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·46m
  124. 124

    Called Out | Pastor Chris

    Jan 15, 2025·37m
  125. 125

    Solitary Refinement | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·43m
  126. 126

    Starting In The Right Key | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·50m
  127. 127

    Less Of Me | Pastor Chris

    Jan 15, 2025·34m
  128. 128

    Be Anxious For Nothing | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·49m
  129. 129

    Sinking At The Center | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·49m
  130. 130

    Silent Sacrifice | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·46m
  131. 131

    A Door Of Opportunity | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·44m
  132. 132

    Maintenance Or Maturity | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·47m
  133. 133

    Say What | Pastor James

    Jan 15, 2025·42m
  134. 134

    Christmas Is Bigger Than You Think | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·37m
  135. 135

    Not Your Mama's Christmas | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·40m
  136. 136

    Preparing For Christmas | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·45m
  137. 137

    Pain Full | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·46m
  138. 138

    The Rhythm Of Service | Pastor Chris

    Jan 15, 2025·37m
  139. 139

    The Rhythm Of Ready | Pastor Matt

    Jan 15, 2025·45m
  140. 140

    Great Expectation | Pastor Matt

    Jan 14, 2025·47m
  141. 141

    One Word | Guest Pastor Adam Mesa

    Jan 14, 2025·41m
  142. 142

    You Don't Want The Smoke | Pastor Matt

    Jan 14, 2025·47m
  143. 143

    Shape Up | Pastor Matt

    Jan 14, 2025·47m
  144. 144

    What God Desires | Pastor James

    Jan 14, 2025·36m
  145. 145

    Word In The Wilderness | Pastor Chris

    Jan 14, 2025·42m
  146. 146

    The Wall And The Wind | Pastor Matt

    Jan 14, 2025·42m
  147. 147

    The 3 M's | Guest Pastor Anthony Flores

    A pastor uses humorous personal stories about cultural differences to introduce a sermon on navigating cultural clashes from a Christian perspective.

    Jan 14, 2025·40m
  148. 148

    Healing Hypocrisy | Pastor Matt

    Jan 14, 2025·49m
  149. 149

    Divided Devotion Pastor Matt

    Dec 6, 2024·47m
  150. 150

    Make Room For More Pastor Matt

    Dec 6, 2024·44m
  151. 151

    The Plan & The Promise - 5/13/18 (game over series)

    May 13, 2018·42m
  152. 152

    Hoping Against Hope - 5/6/18 (Guest Spkr Dr. Jay Leroux)

    May 6, 2018·25m
  153. 153

    Fake Followers - 4/29/18 (The Problem with God)

    May 6, 2018·36m
  154. 154

    Why God? - 4/22/18 (The Problem with God)

    Apr 22, 2018·38m
  155. 155

    Can the Bible be Trusted? - 4/15/18 (The Problem of God series)

    Apr 15, 2018·44m
  156. 156

    Are You There - 4/8/18 (The Problem of God series)

    Apr 8, 2018·43m
  157. 157

    Jesus In My Place - 4/1/18 (Easter Sunday)

    Apr 1, 2018·46m
  158. 158

    Don't Forget Your Well - 3/25/18 (Raised to Life Series)

    Mar 25, 2018·44m
  159. 159

    It's Not You, It's My Focus - 3/11/18 (it's me series)

    Mar 18, 2018·41m
  160. 160

    Don't Forget - 3/18/18 (Raised to Life series)

    Mar 18, 2018·39m
  161. 161

    Stuck But Not Staying - 3/4/18 [It's Me]

    Mar 4, 2018·45m
  162. 162

    Communicating For A Change - 2/25/18 (it's me Series)

    Feb 25, 2018·48m
  163. 163

    Pour It Out - 2/18/18 (it's me series)

    Feb 18, 2018·44m
  164. 164

    Hot Mess - 2/11/18 (it's me series)

    Feb 11, 2018·41m
  165. 165

    Vision Sunday 2018 - 1/28/18

    Feb 2, 2018·42m
  166. 166

    Great Change (Beyond) - 1/21/18

    Jan 21, 2018·47m
  167. 167

    Living Beyond Our Limits - 1/14/18

    Jan 14, 2018·41m
  168. 168

    Building Beyond - 1/7/18

    Jan 7, 2018·40m
  169. 169

    Last Word of 2017 (12/31/17) Pastor Chris Ametrano

    Dec 31, 2017·39m
  170. 170

    Light and Life (Christmas Eve 2017)

    Dec 24, 2017·35m
  171. 171

    Brand New View

    Dec 10, 2017·37m
  172. 172

    A New Light - 12/3/17

    Dec 3, 2017·40m
  173. 173

    Uncommon Confidence - 11/26/17

    Nov 26, 2017·40m
  174. 174

    An Uncommon Peace - 11/19/17

    Nov 19, 2017·53m
  175. 175

    An Uncommon Authority - 11/12/17

    Nov 12, 2017·45m
  176. 176

    Uncommon Faith (Uncommon Series) - 11/5/17

    Nov 5, 2017·42m
  177. 177

    Taste and See (10/29/17) - Guest Spkr Art Garcia

    Oct 29, 2017·44m
  178. 178

    Pay Attention On Purpose (The Cloud Series) - 10/22/17

    Oct 22, 2017·36m
  179. 179

    Cold But Covered (The Cloud series) - 10/15/17

    Oct 15, 2017·40m
  180. 180

    The Reality of His Return (The Cloud series) - 10/8/17

    Oct 8, 2017·49m
  181. 181

    Possessing The Promise (The Cloud series) - 10/1/17

    Oct 1, 2017·42m
  182. 182

    Atmosfear (The Cloud series) - 9/24/17

    Sep 24, 2017·41m
  183. 183

    Practicing The Presence of God (The Cloud series) - 9/17/17

    Sep 17, 2017·49m
  184. 184

    Fixing Your Flow (The Cloud series) - 9/10/17

    Sep 15, 2017·49m
  185. 185

    Remain Under (Don't Miss Your Moment series) - 8/27/17

    Aug 27, 2017·43m
  186. 186

    It's More Blessed to Give Than to Receive (Don't Miss Your Moment series) - 8/20/17

    Aug 20, 2017·54m
  187. 187

    A Little Goes a Long Way (Don't Miss Your Moment series) 8/13/17

    Aug 13, 2017·37m
  188. 188

    Don't Settle (Don't Miss Your Moment series) 8/6/17

    Aug 6, 2017·43m
  189. 189

    Triumph in Transition - 7/16/17 Guest Spkr Pastor Phil Engle

    Jul 16, 2017·42m
  190. 190

    People are the Purpose - 6/25/17

    Jun 25, 2017·36m
  191. 191

    Man Cave - 6/18/17 (Fathers Day)

    Jun 18, 2017·45m
  192. 192

    I Am the Vine - 6/11/17 (I AM Series)

    Jun 11, 2017·41m
  193. 193

    Fear Less - 6/4/17 (I AM Series)

    Jun 4, 2017·43m
  194. 194

    The Door Way - 5/21/17 (I AM Series)

    May 21, 2017·37m
  195. 195

    Mother's Day - 5/14/17 (Guest Spkr Karrie Garcia)

    May 14, 2017·37m
  196. 196

    The Right Light (I AM series - 5/7/17)

    May 7, 2017·41m
  197. 197

    Source of Life (I AM series- 4/30/17)

    Apr 30, 2017·32m
  198. 198

    Face To Face (I AM series - 4/23/17)

    Apr 23, 2017·43m
  199. 199

    Easter 2017

    Apr 20, 2017·39m
  200. 200

    Divine Appointment-Good Friday - (4/14/17)

    Apr 16, 2017·39m