Bible Streams Riverlife Baptist Church, Jo Leutton

As we wind down at the end of yet another year of Bible Streams, join our producer, Tim, as he sits down with Jo, Alex, and Chris to wrap up 2023 (with a little bit of fun along the way) and to look ahead to 2024. Fans of Star Wars may also find some fulfilling content along the way...

As is now a yearly tradition with Riverlife Podcasts, there will also be bloopers and outtakes. Here's to another awesome year ahead!

As we wrap our mammoth series on Genesis, we welcome our producer Tim Whittle in front of the microphone to ask your listener questions to Alex, Chris & Jo. Listen in as we wrestle with some pretty deep and probing questions, and how the themes of Genesis and it's message to us today still shine through as we wrestle with how we read this ancient text.

As we reach the end of Joseph's story, and the end of Genesis, the authors start to lift their audience's eyes to the ongoing work of the covenant in the family of Abraham as it grows and responds to God. Jacob, in his dying days, blesses his sons, and begins the next stage of the redemptive story, as the nation of Israel is foreshadowed and prophesied. Join Alex, Chris & Jo as they begin to wrap up the threads of Genesis and our journey through it.

J-J-J-Joseph! The Dreamer and his dreamcoat: a pop-culture construct or a biblical reality? Alex and Jo explore Joseph, his story, the weird inclusions that seem off-topic, and the realisation that Joseph continues the story of God delivering on His promises to provide descendants, place and blessing... But how can that be when Joseph finds himself ensconced in the leadership of Egypt, the ancient enemy and world superpower of antiquity?

In this special bonus episode, Jo and Chris are joined by Rev Dr Peter Francis (Principal, Malyon Theological College) and Riverlife's own Ada Richards to find out why pursuing biblical and theological study makes a difference. Ahead of Malyon's upcoming Open Afternoon & Night, we ask them about their own academic journeys, what bible college has to offer, and how a deeper understanding of God's word underpins their life, mission, and ministry.

Time to face the music. Jacob the schemer now endures trials of his own as he struggles with exile, family strife, and the call to return to the land God promised his family. Join Jo and Chris as we watch the covenant God of Abraham and Isaac slowly, but surely leave his mark on Jacob too.