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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Brent is joined by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to look at Revelation chapter 5.
What’s the significance of Jesus’ blood?
- (0:27) Revelation 5 and how it relates to chapter 4;
- (1:10) The events of chapter 5;
- (1:50) The scroll;
- (3:00) The book of Daniel and Revelation;
- (3:50) The ascension of Jesus and Revelation 5;
- (5:23) Why Jesus takes the book;
- (6:24) The Lamb imagery;
- (8:08) The 7 horns and the 7 eyes of Jesus;
- (9:10) The harps and golden bowls of incense;
- (10:10) Songs in Revelation;
- (18:30) Jesus’ blood;
- (20:10) The angels and Daniel.
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Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Brent is joined by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to talk about Revelation 4.
What’s the significance of the heavenly throne vision and how does it relate back to Ezekiel 1?
- (0:33) Revelation 4 and the book as a whole;
- (1:30) Revelation as a worship service;
- (3:00) Revelation 4 and 5 and the 7 churches;
- (3:50) The structure of Revelation 4 and 5;
- (5:00) John’s vision;
- (6:00) The open door and the trumpet voice;
- (7:12) The throne;
- (10:30) The precious stones;
- (13:00) Lightning, thunder and rainbow. The 7 torches;
- (14:30) The 24 elders;
- (16:50) The throne room and the sky;
- (18:20) The crystal sea;
- (19:00) The 4 cherubim;
- (23:10) The cherubim and Isaiah;
- (24:25) The heavenly worship.
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Brent is joined again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to talk about Revelation 3.
How is the book of Revelation connected to the Song of Solomon?
- (0:33) The seven letters and creation;
- (3:30) Sardis;
- (9:00) Philadelphia;
- (13:05) Laodicea;
- (16:20) Sabbath connections;
- (18:40) The Song of Solomon
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Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Brent is joined once again by Dr. Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the States to look at Revelation chapter 2 and the first half of the letters to the 7 churches.
How might the seven letters refer back to the seven days of creation and to the history of the Old Testament?
- (0:28) The letters in Revelation;
- (1:50) The purpose of the seven letters;
- (2:40) Why seven?
- (6:56) The angels of the seven churches;
- (8:40) The letters and the Old Testament;
- (10:50) Ephesus and Jesus;
- (15:30) Smyrna and Joseph;
- (17:30) Pergamum and Exodus and the Wilderness Period;
- (20:30) Thyatira.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
‘Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved in ministry’.
Brent talks with Nijay Gupta, professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Illinois in the States about his new IVP book ‘Tell Her Story – How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church’.
- (1:10) Why Nijay wanted to write this book;
- (3:30) The women in Paul’s letters;
- (5:25) Deborah;
- (9:05) Women in Roman society;
- (14:40) Women in the early church;
- (21:25) Phoebe, Paul’s letter carrier.
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Saturday Jun 03, 2023
Saturday Jun 03, 2023
‘Culture is doing its best to convince the world that there is nothing special about Jesus. Compounding this is the failure of most churches to grow their followers’ faith beyond a Sunday school understanding. As a result the most important historical fact of the Christian faith is often the most misunderstood...the resurrection. And it’s creating a powerless Christianity’.
Brent talks with Jeremiah Johnston about his new book from Bethany House called ‘Body of Proof: the 7 Best Reasons to Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus – and Why It Matters Today’.
Jeremiah is a New Testament scholar who is president of the Christian Thinkers Society and author and co-author of 12 books. Jeremiah serves as pastor of apologetics and cultural engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church and Dean of Spiritual Development at Prestonwood Christian Academy.
- (1:30) Why the Resurrection is at the center of Christian faith;
- (3:10) Why are we clumsy about our Resurrection faith?
- (5:05) Paul and the Resurrection;
- (7:30) Evidence outside the New Testament;
- (8:50) The case against the Resurrection;
- (13:15) Jesus and Resurrection;
- (15:40) Why would you invent something like the Resurrection?
- (19:30) The Resurrection accounts;
- (23:00) Where was Jesus buried?
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Bethany House Division Homepage | Baker Publishing Group
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
‘There must be something more to life’.
Brent and Ian talk with Os Guinness about his new IVP America book called ‘Signals of Transcendence – Listening to the Promptings of Life’.
‘Os tells stories of people who experienced signals of transcendence, and followed them to find new meaning and purpose in life’.
Os is the author or editor of more than 35 books. He’s the founder of the Trinity Forum, a prominent social critic, and a frequent speaker who has addressed audiences worldwide.
- (1:04) What are signals of transcendence?
- (3:14) W.H. Auden;
- (5:20) A ‘global conspiracy’ against transcendence?
- (6:52) Our sense of wonder;
- (9:15) G.K. Chesterton;
- (11:45) C.S. Lewis;
- (13:31) Lewis and joy;
- (14:20) Phillip Hallie;
- (16:15) Windsor Elliott;
- (20:00) Malcolm Muggeridge;
- (22:10) Kenneth Clark.
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Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
How can women fulfill their calling in God?
Brent talks with Dr. Jamie Morgan, an ordained minister who has been in ministry for decades as a senior pastor, teacher of the Word, evangelist, revivalist, reformer, conference speaker, prophetic voice, podcaster, TV show host and mentor. Dr. Jamie is the founder of Trailblazer Mentoring Network, a mentoring movement in ministry. Jamie’s new book from Bridge-Logos Publishers is called ‘Her Calling: A Woman’s Guide to Fulfilling Her God-Given Destiny’.
- (1:10) Why most women are not walking in their calling;
- (2:33) Mentoring in ministry;
- (4:00) Jamie’s ministry pain;
- (6:00) How God uses pain in ministry;
- (7:30) Pastors in ministry;
- (8:30) The pregnancy stage of ministry;
- (9:45) Forgetting the past;
- (11:00) What are our passions?
- (12:25) Waiting in ministry;
- (14:40) God’s time;
- (15:40) We stop ourselves from achieving our potential;
- (17:00) Dealing with attacks in ministry;
- (20:00) Friends in ministry;
- (21:30) Fear of public speaking;
- (23:00) Travelling ministry;
- (24:00) Boundaries in ministry;
- (25:00) Staying the course.
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www.amazon.com/Her-Calling-Fulfilling-God-given-Destiny/dp/161036080X
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
We all need grace!
Brent and Ian talk with Bruce Hindmarsh and Craig Borlase about their new book from W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson about the life of John Newton and his famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ – ‘Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind the Song’.
Bruce Hindmarsh is the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology and Professor of the History of Christianity at Regent College in Vancouver. He wrote his doctoral thesis on Newton at Oxford. Bruce is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a past president of the American Society of Church History.
Craig Borlase is a New York Times, Sunday Times, and international bestselling ghostwriter of dramatic, engaging memoirs. Over the last 2 decades, he has written more than 55 books, working with a diverse range of authors.
- (2:00) ‘Amazing Grace’ in the fabric of American life;
- (8:20) Writing the book;
- (11:00) Newton’s mother;
- (12:30) Newton’s father;
- (15:00) Pressganging;
- (16:05) Newton’s own experience of slavery;
- (19:20) Newton’s conversion;
- (20:15) How Newton left the navy;
- (21:20) Newton’s ministry;
- (23:10) The writing of ‘Amazing Grace’;
- (25:00) Newton’s stand against the slave trade;
- (25:50) Newton and Wilberforce.
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www.amazon.com/Amazing-Grace-Newton-Surprising-Behind/dp/1400334012
www.thomasnelson.com/wpublishing/
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
What is freedom? Where does it come from?
Brent and Ian talk with Os Guinness about his IVP book ‘The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom’. ‘Os explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith led revolution of ancient Israel. He argues that the story of Exodus is the highest, richest, and deepest vision for freedom in human history’.
Os is the author or editor of more than 35 books. He’s the founder of the Trinity Forum, a prominent social critic, and a frequent speaker who has addressed audiences worldwide.
- (1:28) The Chinese and Russian Revolutions;
- (3:16) The French and American Revolutions;
- (4:05) America’s freedom the legacy of the Sinai Covenant;
- (5:40) Exodus the master story of human freedom;
- (6:56) Does freedom require authority?
- (7:52) Freedom grounded in authority;
- (9:00) The future of freedom;
- (10:45) A toxic type of freedom;
- (11:30) We need to be realistic about freedom;
- (12:10) Ayn Rand and objectivism;
- (13:10) Does freedom need to be won?
- (14:10) Freedom lives by covenants;
- (16:30) Handing on traditions;
- (21:45) Resentment filled radicalism;
- (24:00) The French Revolution and the modern West.
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www.amazon.com/Magna-Carta-Humanity-Revolutionary-Freedom/dp/0830847154
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