Q016 - Why Is There So Much Killing In The Bible?
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Why is there so much killing in the Bible? This conversation follows the conflict between death and God’s sacred gift of life, from humanity’s first murder to the life offered through Jesus, the second Adam. • God as the giver of life. Acts 17.24-29 • Satan’s rebellion and the unseen spiritual conflict. Luke 10.17-20 • Jesus as Creator and King. Colossians 1.15-17 • The thief who destroys and the Savior who gives life. John 10.10 • Adam, death, and Jesus as the life-giving Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15.42-45 To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources:...
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Q015 – Why Should I Get To Know God?
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Why should we get to know God, and how can we begin? This conversation explores how God’s woven story, the life of Jesus, and sincere belief help us understand our Creator and restore our connection with the Father. • Knowing God through His one woven story • Beginning with Jesus and the four Gospels • Learning from Jesus’ first followers • Growing through belief and the presence of the Holy Spirit • Finding freedom from fear through Jesus. John 6.29 and Hebrews 2.14 To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources: https://fourthstream.com
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Q014 - How Does God Feel About Us?
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How does God feel about us? Dave explores what Scripture says about our value as people made in God's image and His enduring compassion and love. • Made in God's image and given value and responsibility - Genesis 1.26 • God's grief over humanity and His favor toward Noah - Genesis 6.5-8 • Compassion that is new every morning - Lamentations 3.22-23 • God is near to people of every nation - Acts 17.24-28 • God's love shown through His Son - John 3.16-17 To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources: https://fourthstream.com
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Q013 - What About Fear?
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What about fear? Dave explores the difference between reverence for God and the dread that holds us captive. Where we fix our eyes matters: Jesus invites us to bring our fears to God and find peace in His love. Perfect love casts out fear — 1 John 4.18 Jesus came to give life in fullness — John 10.10 Freedom from the fear of death — Hebrews 2.14–15 Fixing our eyes on Jesus — Hebrews 12.1–2 Rejoicing, prayer, and the peace of God — Philippians 4.4–7 To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources:
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Q012 - What is 'Very Near'?
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What is very near? In this teaching, Dave looks at the gap between earth and heaven, the nearness of God’s Word, and how our Creator has bridged the distance through His Son. • The word is very near you - Deuteronomy 30.11-14 • Draw near to listen - Ecclesiastes 5.1 • Jesus intercedes for those who draw near - Hebrews 7.25 • Draw near to God and He will draw near to you - James 4.8 • Created in God’s image - Genesis 1.27 • The Spirit disclosing Jesus to us - John 16.13 • Peace, love, value, and rest - 1 John 4.18, Philippians 4.7, Hebrews 4.9 To read, listen, and explore more...
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Q011 - What Is Holy Ground?
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What is holy ground? In this teaching, Dave looks at Moses, Joshua, the presence of God, and what it means to encounter the King with humility, honor, and grace. • Holy ground and the presence of God - Exodus 3 • Joshua, Jericho, and the captain of the Lord’s host - Joshua 5.13-15 • Holiness as being set apart for God • Bowing, honoring, listening, and taking off the shoes of the heart • Jesus washing the disciples’ feet - John 13 • Mount Zion, the Kingdom, and reigning with Christ - Hebrews 12, Revelation 20.6 To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources:
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Q010 - Can I Be Like Noah?
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Can I be like Noah? In this teaching, Dave looks at Noah’s place in the God Story, the seriousness of Genesis 6, and what it means to find favor with God in a world filled with corruption and judgment. • Noah before Abraham and the nations - Genesis 1-11 • The wickedness of mankind and God’s grief - Genesis 6 • Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord - Genesis 6.8-9 • Faith, reverence, and preparing an ark - Hebrews 11.7 • Jesus as the greater rescuer and deliverer • What it means to prepare faithfully for your household To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream...
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Q009 - Why Is The World At War?
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Why is the world at war? In this teaching, Dave looks at the deep spiritual conflict behind human evil, impurity, deception, and violence, beginning with Genesis and continuing through the larger God Story. • Spiritual warfare and the unseen conflict - Ephesians 6.12 • The roots of human corruption - Genesis 6 • Impurity, idolatry, arrogance, and the fallenness of mankind • God’s grief over evil and His favor toward Noah • Why the war is both interior and exterior • How God overcomes evil through redemption in Jesus To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources:...
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Q008 - Why Cain And Abel?
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Why Cain and Abel? In this teaching, Dave looks at Genesis 4 and the sobering account of the first brothers, showing that Cain’s offering problem was really a heart problem. • Cain and Abel in the story of Genesis - Genesis 4 : 1-10 • Cain’s anger, envy, and self-absorption • Abel’s honoring and grateful offering • Sin crouching at the door • Learning the difference between honor and dishonor • Why Jesus alone can master sin in the human heart • Rejecting practiced sin and pursuing righteousness - 1 John To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources:
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Q007 - Why Light And Darkness?
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Why light and darkness? In this teaching, Dave traces the light and darkness thread from Genesis through the words of Jesus, showing how God brings light, reveals truth, and sends His people to shine in a dark and weary world. • God separates light from darkness - Genesis 1.1-5 • The lights given for signs, seasons, days, and years - Genesis 1.14-19 • Jesus as the true Light - John 1.9-10 • You are the light of the world - Matthew 5.14-16 • God is Light - 1 John 1.5 • The Lord is my light and salvation - Psalm 27.1 • In Your light we see light - Psalm 36.9 • Your word is a lamp...
info_outlineWhy is the world at war? In this teaching, Dave looks at the deep spiritual conflict behind human evil, impurity, deception, and violence, beginning with Genesis and continuing through the larger God Story.
• Spiritual warfare and the unseen conflict - Ephesians 6.12
• The roots of human corruption - Genesis 6
• Impurity, idolatry, arrogance, and the fallenness of mankind
• God’s grief over evil and His favor toward Noah
• Why the war is both interior and exterior
• How God overcomes evil through redemption in Jesus
To read, listen, and explore more Fourthstream resources: https://fourthstream.com