God‘s Story Podcast

By Brent Siddall

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 o... more

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March 09, 2022Hebrews 12 Pt1 - Struggling to believe?
Brent and Ian discuss Hebrews 12:1-13
Are you struggling to keep believing in Jesus? Are you having trouble keeping going in the Christian faith?
(1:03) Hebrews is addressed to Christians who are struggling to persevere;
(3:54) What the writer advises us to do to put our eyes on Jesus;
(4:30) Running and race imagery in the passage;
(4:55) What to do with things that are keeping us from Jesus;
(6:23) Fixing our eyes on Jesus;
(7:02) Persevering and enduring hardship;
(10:55) God using suffering for the purpose of discipline;
(11:20) Why Christians suffer;
(13:35) The goal of God’s discipline;
(16:00) We’re being trained for heaven;
(18:30) How discipline produces a harvest of righteousness and peace;
(22:35) The Christian race is a team effort;
(24:20) How pastors can train their churches to run the race.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Palmerston North - Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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March 05, 2022Hebrews 11 Pt2 - God’s Alternate Reality
Brent and Ian explore God’s alternate reality in Hebrews 11.
(2:17) How the Bible presents us with an alternate reality;
(3:40) God’s alternate reality in Hebrews 11;
(5:15) How the Old Testament saints see a better reality;
(6:01) What we learn about faith in chapter 11;
(11:21) How Abraham trusts God;
(12:30) How Abraham senses God’s alternate reality;
(14:30) How Joseph sees God’s alternate reality;
(17:25) Why Moses perseveres;
(19:39) The significance of Rahab;
(22:15) How we are called to believe in God’s alternate reality;
(25:30) How we can bring heaven to earth;
(29:10) How we are in conflict with our culture;
(30:30) Why we shouldn’t long for the past.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Palmerston North - Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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March 02, 2022Brett Wilson - Let’s Back Up a Bit
Brent and Ian talk with Kiwi musician Brett Wilson about his new book from Castle Publishing called ‘Let’s Back Up a Bit – Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians’.
How have Kiwi musicians been inspired by God in the past few decades?
Brett Wilson is a musician and songwriter who lives in Hamilton and who is now Communications Co-Ordinator for CBS, a Hamilton based health IT company.
(1:20) Are Christians afraid of music?
(3:14) Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis;
(5:30) God glorified in all realms. What actually is Christian music?
(7:05) Is there something of God in all music?
(8:00) Dave White and the Rev’s;
(10:26) Why Brett chose the interview format for the book;
(11:20) How the Kiwi contemporary Christian music scene developed;
(13:28) Evangelism at concerts;
(14:27) Certain Sounds and the Youth for Christ movement;
(19:00) Derek Lind – a godfather of Kiwi Christian music;
(20:00) David and Dale Garrett;
(21:50) Stephen Bell-Booth;
(26:21) How much visual and audio material of these musicians survives;
(27:00) Advice to young Kiwi musicians;
(30:00) We need a good theology of music.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Let's Back Up a Bit - Vision College
Let's Back Up a Bit: Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians: Wilson, Brett: 9780473534646: Amazon.com: Books
Music featured in today’s podcast:
Steve Apirana - ‘No Turning Back’ from his 1992 album of the same name;
Derek Lind – ‘A Man Like Me’ from his debut album ‘Mixed Blessings’ (1986);
Stephen Bell-Booth – ‘Wonderful God’ from his album ‘Food For the Journey (1999)
Thank you to the artists for permission to use their recordings.
Brett Wilson writes -
Derek Lind's last 3 albums are on Spotify plus his best of collection (the first 3 albums are yet to make it there - though his 2nd and 3rd album can be streamed from my YouTube channel alongside some other historical recordings Otherwise physical copies might be found here: https://www.dereklind.com/SHOP-ART--MUSIC
Steve Apirana's albums are on Spotify, Apple Music and amplifier, and also available from Koorong Books online and in stores on request.
Stephen Bell-Booth has one album on Spotify - Letting the People Know (1983)

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February 26, 2022Alastair Roberts on Daniel 2
How does the metal man image of Daniel 2 relate to the book of Revelation? What does the Empire statue image mean?
(0:49) The conflict of Empires established further. The Babel project again;
(3:08) How the Empires of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome become God’s Empire for the Restoration period;
(9:00) The Jewish people as faithful witnesses within the Empire;
(9:45) What happens in the chapter. Political crisis and opportunity;
(12:23) Significance of the image and the parts of it;
(22:04) The significance of the clay – the Herod’s and the religious leaders;
(24:10) The stone that smashes the statue. The Lord Jesus and the Kingdom He brings. The book of Revelation and the book of Daniel.
(27:30) The metal man in Daniel 2 and the metal man in Revelation 1;
(29:34) God’s sovereign control over human history.
(35:30) James Jordan’s book ‘The Handwriting on the Wall’

Links mentioned in today’s episode:
theopolisinstitute.com
alastairadversaria.com
The Handwriting on the Wall: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel: James B. Jordan: 9780915815630: Amazon.com: Books

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February 23, 2022Alastair Roberts on Daniel 1
A conflict of Empires and a Babel project examined.
Brent and Reido are joined by Dr Alastair Roberts of the Theopolis Institute in the USA who explains the background to the book of Daniel and explores chapter 1.
(0’57) Who was Daniel?
(2:03) Background of exile;
(2:20) How Daniel recapitulates big theological themes;
(4:12) Daniel about ‘new beginning’s;
(5:14) The conflict of Empires;
(11:12) The vessels of the Temple;
(15:00) What happens in Daniel 1;
(16:40) How chapter 1 recapitulates the creation account in Genesis;
(19:20) The importance of Shinar and the Babel connection;
(20:18) Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom as a Babel project;
(24:30) Numbers in the book of Daniel – 5 the number of power and 4 – Daniel and his 3 friends as the corners of a new house;
(27:00) Daniel as a chiastic structure and how it works. What is a chiastic structure?
Links mentioned in today’s episode:
theopolisinstitute.com
alastairadversaria.com
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February 19, 2022How To Multiply Churches with Nick Klinkenberg
We talk with Nick Klinkenberg, founder of Vision Churches International. His book ‘How to Multiply Churches’ is published by Castle Publishing in New Zealand.
(0:46) Covid’s impact on ministry. Importance of micro or small churches;
(4:29) Micro churches and what they can do;
(7:22) Why Europe was so central to the strategy;
(9:56) Why we need to multiply churches. Church planting the best long term evangelistic method;
(12:00) Why this book is published backwards;
(14:27) How you can multiply your church;
(17:12) Word, Worship, Community and Mission;
(19:17) Has the church neglected evangelism;
(21:00) How does a church handle evangelism in a time of Covid;
(23:30) Interconnected micro churches. The early church was like the internet;
(25:20) How was the early church planted?
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.nickklinkenberg.com
www.visionchurches.com
castlepublishing.co.nz
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February 16, 2022Dalene Joy Fisher - Resisting The Marriage Plot
We're joined by Dalene Joy Fisher to examine the faith of Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell and Anne Bronte. How did they use their faith and their writings to improve women’s position in society?
Dalene Joy Fisher is Assistant Provost, Dean and Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Dalene’s book ‘Resisting the Marriage Plot – Faith and Female Agency in Austen, Bronte, Gaskell and Wollstonecraft’ is published by IVP America.
(1:26) How Christianity was used by these authors to liberate women. The Fall of Man and Milton’s view of Eve;
(5:00) Adam to blame!
(5:55) How Christianity drove feminist thought in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries;
(9:10) Coverture;
(13:37) Jane Austen and the marriage market;
(17:30) How the novel genre gave women a powerful voice;
(19:33) How Anglican evangelicalism influenced many of these writers. Transformation of the heart and its importance to many of these women;
(21:56) Jane Austen’s respect for evangelicalism;
(22:20) Anne Bronte the most evangelical of these authors;
(23:49) Elizabeth Gaskell and Unitarianism – reform minded;
(25:31) How the novels transformed society.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.ivpress.com
https://www.okwu.edu/
https://www.amazon.co.jp/Resisting-Marriage-Plot-Wollstonecraft-Theology/dp/08308507
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February 12, 2022How To Read The Bible with Nicholas Piotrowski
In this episode we talk with Nicholas Piotrowski to learn how best to read the Bible and why our interpretative principles matter.
Nicholas Piotrowski is the President and Academic Dean at Indianapolis Theological Seminary in Indiana. His book, ‘In All the Scriptures – The Three Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics’ is published by IVP America.
(1:01) What does ‘hermeneutics’ mean? How we interpret;
(2:00) How our culture shapes the way we read the Bible;
(4:30) How to be aware of our presuppositions;
(5:30) Art and intuition in biblical interpretation;
(9:08) Importance of the big picture of the Bible;
(10:07) How to know if our interpretation is legitimate and ethical; (12:08) The gospel of John and the OT;
(15:25) How Jesus and the New Testament writers read the Old Testament;
(19:22) Why its important to understand the whole Bible points to Christ;
(22:40) How does a preacher start thinking about how a text points to Christ and how do they apply it?
(29:00) Chiasms and chiastic structures;
(34:30) Resources.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.ivpress.com
https://indysem.org/
https://www.amazon.com/All-Scriptures-Contexts-Biblical-Hermeneutics/dp/1514002183
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February 09, 2022Don’t Blow Up Your Ministry - with Michael MacKenzie
We talk with Michael MacKenzie to find out why so many pastors burn out and how we can care for our pastors and ministry leaders.
Michael is the clinical director of Marble Retreat, a Colorado retreat centre that specializes in ministry to pastors and ministry leaders in crisis. His book, ‘Don’t Blow Up Your Ministry - Defuse the underlying issues that take pastors down’ is published by IVP America.
(1:20) Why pastors are blowing up their ministries;
(1:42) Why pastors should recognize their brokenness;
(3:00) Churches putting unrealistic expectations on their pastors;
(3:47) Toxic ministries and churches;
(5:40) Knowing your strengths and weaknesses in ministry;
(7:27) Abusive church environments;
(8:52) Issues of depression or addiction;
(10:25) Advice for pastors who suffer from depression;
(11:34) Why pastors commit suicide;
(14:10) The NZ context;
(15:10) Performance pressure;
(16:37) How pastors can care for themselves and how churches can care for pastors;
(19:16) Why pastors are ‘workaholics’;
(22:00) The need for grace;
(23:15) How we can love and support our pastors;
(24:50) Setting boundaries in ministry;
(27:40) Warning signs of burnout.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.ivpress.com
https://marbleretreat.org
https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Blow-Your-Ministry-Underlying/dp/0830841687/
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February 05, 2022Eric Seibert – Enjoying The Old Testament
Have you ever struggled to read the Old Testament? You're in good company! Brent talks to Eric Seibert, Professor of Old Testament at Messiah University in Pennsylvania, to find out how to enjoy the Old Testament and where to start.
Eric's book, ‘Enjoying the Old Testament – A creative guide to encountering Scripture’, is published by IVP America.
(1:07) How Eric came to love the Old Testament. The Old Testament’s relevance to our lives;
(1:54) Problems people have with the Old Testament;
(2:25) How to deal with ‘troubling’ texts;
(3:22) The depiction of God sometimes ‘problematic’ for people;
(4:10) Why it’s important to study the OT;
(4:53) Importance of preaching regularly from the OT;
(6:24) How the OT points to Jesus;
(7:12) We can’t make sense of the New Testament without the OT;
(8:10) Some places people can start with the OT - Jonah, Ruth, Genesis;
(9:11) The joy of Leviticus;
(9:39) A ‘gutsy’ kind of faith in the OT – the prophets;
(10:22) Life’s biggest questions – the Wisdom Literature;
(12:10) How story helps us approach the OT;
(13:03) Pointers in OT narratives;
(15:00) Drama in the OT;
(16:46) Why the OT prophets are important;
(17:56) A job description for an OT prophet;
(19:19) Some tools for exploring the OT;
(20:34) Why Leviticus is worth studying;
(22:12) The book of Exodus;
(23:43) Recommendations for preachers who want to preach on the OT;
(26:15) Reading the OT in a year.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.ivpress.com
www.messiah.edu
https://www.bookdepository.com/Enjoying-Old-Testament-Eric-Seibert/9781574001202
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