S10E27 - Suffering And Honor
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
Suffering and honor are deeply connected in the life of faith. This episode looks at how choosing honor before God can shape the way we endure hardship, follow Jesus, and keep eternal perspective. Suffering is not always evidence of failure or deficiency Jesus suffered because He was honorable and obedient to the Father Humility comes before honor — Proverbs 15.33 Honoring God is central to spiritual identity Faith tested by suffering can result in praise, glory, and honor — 1 Peter 1.7 Present affliction is temporary, but eternal glory carries weight — 2 Corinthians 4.16-18 To...
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S10E26 - Humility And The Kingdom
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
Humility is more than a virtue—it’s a key to the Kingdom. In this episode, we explore how Jesus reveals humility as a pathway to freedom, honor, and true life. “Poor in spirit” → spiritual dependence (Matthew 5) Repentance = turning from bondage → toward freedom (Matthew 3–4) Humility unlocks the “door” (John 10) Pride traps; humility frees through Christ David’s life models returning to humility (Psalm 51) Jesus gives “keys” to the Kingdom (Matthew 16) God opposes pride, gives grace to the humble (1 Peter 5) Jesus ultimately holds all authority (Revelation 1.18) To...
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S10E25 - What Is My Kingdom Mission?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
What is your personal kingdom mission? This episode explores how Jesus’ mission becomes ours. Jesus’ purpose → making disciples (Matthew 28.16–20) Reconciliation as our shared mission (2 Corinthians 5.18–19) Living under Christ’s authority, not our own Discipleship: go, baptize, teach Unique calling: each life shaped for kingdom impact Ongoing presence: “I am with you always” Motivation: doing good + sharing (Hebrews 13.16) To read the full notes and learn more:
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S10E24 - How Do I Pray The Kingdom Way?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
Praying the Kingdom is about aligning your heart with God’s will and priorities, following the pattern Jesus gave. • Jesus’ model of prayer — Gospel of Matthew 6 • “Your kingdom come, your will be done” as the central focus • Intentional prayer reveals God’s priorities • Faithful prayer honors God and testifies to others • Kindness in prayer shifts focus from people to spiritual causes • Boldness through Christ — Book of Hebrews 4 • Hope anchors prayer in future promises — Epistle to the Romans 8.24 • Prayer aligns us with God’s actions, not just answers •...
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S10E23 - What Is Organic Growth?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
Organic growth isn’t manufactured—it’s formed through a living connection with God and others, modeled by Jesus. Here, we explore what it means to live an organic kingdom life: Honor as the foundation of true value and relationships Wisdom that flows from God, not the world (1 Corinthians 1.25) Forgiveness as essential to freedom and restoration (Matthew 6.14–15) Dedication to purpose, truth, and alignment with God Justice and kindness as core motivations (Micah 6.8) Living from the inside out through connection with Christ To read the full notes and learn more:...
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S10E22 - What Makes A Kingdom Marriage?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
What does a kingdom marriage really look like? In this episode, we explore God’s design for marriage—placing Him at the center and building a relationship marked by honor, humility, and unity. In this episode: What defines a kingdom marriage The 3-way dynamic: God, husband, and wife Why honor and humility are foundational How unity shifts from conflict → “us vs. the world” Scripture anchors: Mark 12.25, James 4, Hebrews 13, 1 Peter 3 The role of marriage in God’s bigger purpose A clear, Scripture-rooted look at how marriage reflects God’s design for family and His Kingdom....
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S10E21 - What Makes A Kingdom Home?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
This episode explores God’s original design for family, rooted in Psalm 127 and Psalm 128, and how redemption restores what was lost. In this episode: The influence of your upbringing and family dynamics God’s purpose for home and family from the beginning Psalm 127: God as builder, protector, and provider Psalm 128: blessing, fruitfulness, and generational impact The role of parents, marriage, and children in God’s design What it means to walk in reverence and alignment with God A reflective look at how God restores and builds homes that reflect His kingdom. 🔗 Read the full notes...
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S10E20 - What Is Kingdom Character?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
What does it mean to live with true kingdom character? This episode contrasts earthly wisdom with wisdom from above and explores how Christ’s character forms within us and flows outward. In this episode: Wisdom from above vs earthly, natural, demonic (James 3) Character as lived, not just believed The “one another” life: love, serve, bear, encourage Peace as the evidence of spiritual maturity Transformation from inside out Kingdom character is not self-improvement—it’s Christ formed within us. 🔗 Read the full notes & go deeper: 📬 Weekly teaching, reflection tools &...
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S10E19 - Am I Experiencing True Community?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
What does real community actually look like? In this episode, we explore Jesus’ prayer in John 17, where He reveals the foundation of true community—oneness with the Father that leads to meaningful connection with others. Isolation is common today, but Scripture shows that authentic community grows from truth, shared faith, and a deep relationship with God. In this episode: What Jesus’ prayer in John 17 reveals about community Why truth is essential: no truth, no community How oneness with the Father leads to unity with others Recognizing people in our lives as gifts from God ...
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S10E18 - How Does Spirit Happen for Me?
Fourthstream - Finding Hope
How Does Spirit Happen for Me? How does the Holy Spirit become real and active in your life? This episode explores what Scripture teaches about embracing Jesus, receiving the Spirit, and learning to live by His power. In this episode: One God, three persons — understanding the Trinity Why John 14.6 defines the starting point Receiving the Spirit as the pledge of our inheritance (Ephesians 1) The Spirit’s intercession in Romans 8.26 “Not by might… but by My Spirit” — Zechariah 4.6 A clear, Scripture-rooted foundation for spiritual growth and real transformation. 🔗 Read the...
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This podcast season may be a stretch for you. It is for many. For context we must keep in the forefront what we learn from Jesus in His gospels about His Kingdom. Church is only mentioned a couple of times in the four gospels while the Kingdom is spoken of over 100 times. So everything Jesus said and did concerning the church flows from this pattern: King First - then Kingdom - then Church.
Kingdom Organic traces the unfolding roots of the calling out and purifying of the Bride of Christ. The King of the earth has arrived to save the souls of mankind. Mankind had failed. God's people (the Jews) and her leaders had failed. Our false religions and human secularism were empty shells. Jesus was sent because all hope was gone. "For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:6) Both King and Kingdom had now arrived - just as the Law, the prophets, and the Psalms foretold.
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Turn away and turn toward, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2/Isaiah 40
From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Turn away and turn toward, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17/Isaiah 9
When Jesus taught His disciples to pray it formed the basis for organic spirituality.
It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” And He said to them, “When you pray, say:
‘Father, holy is Your name. Your kingdom come. Give us our daily bread each day. And forgive us our sins, as we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ “I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
So the organic Kingdom is all about connectivity with the King. We can ask. We can seek. We can knock. We can receive.
The entire God Story is one relational account after another of individuals within all nations searching for and finding our God connection. Or running away. Or shaking our fist at Him.
This is why we look for the way, the truth, and the life revealed in Jesus. How do we discern and then connect with spirituality that transforms our hearts and the hearts of others?
Some questions:
√ What is your picture/experience of the nature of personal God connection?
√ How do you find you hear God's voice regarding your own journey?
√ In what ways is your faith formulaic?
√ In what ways is your faith intuitively connective?
Jesus said to them, “Every scribe (someone who cares) who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven (someone who activates) is like a head of a household (one who finds and applies vision), who brings out of his treasure things new and old (one who is fruitful).” Matthew 13:52
You and I are free to 1) avoid God, 2) choose religious effort, or 3) discover the connectivity that comes by embracing The Way of Jesus, the Truth of Jesus, and the Life of Jesus.
Make sense?
Dave and Burnadette
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