Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIsaiah 61:1–11 (The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me)
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” Isaiah’s words paint a vivid picture of the…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Luke 2:21–40 (A Sword Will Pierce Mary’s Soul)
“Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word.” In Jerusalem’s aging temple, the Child of Bethlehem is placed into …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Isaiah 52:13–53:12 (Behold, the Man of Sorrows)
“Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up.” Yet the Servant Isaiah describes is not adorned in visible splendor but “despi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Luke 2:1-21 (A Son is Given)
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Under Caesar’s census, the world seems ruled by distant power,…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Isaiah 8:19–9:7 (For to Us a Child is Born)
“When they say to you, ‘Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers’… should not a people inquire of their God?” In the dark days of Ahaz, Judah turn…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Luke 1:57–80 (The Nativity of John)
"His name is John." With this written declaration, Zechariah’s silence ends and his speech is restored. In part 6 of a special 12-part series connect…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Isaiah 40:1-11 (A Voice in the Wilderness)
"Comfort, comfort my people, says your God." With these words, Isaiah delivers a beautiful proclamation of hope to a people in exile. In part 5 of a …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Luke 1:39–56 (Mary and Elizabeth)
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb." In the quiet hill country of Judea, the first confession of faith in th…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Isaiah 11 (Shoot of Jesse)
Israel’s royal family tree has been felled, leaving nothing but a jagged, lifeless stump. The glory of David seems lost to history. Yet, Isaiah proph…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Luke 1:26-39; Matthew 2:22-23 (How Can This Be?)
For seven centuries, the promise of Immanuel (God with us) born to a virgin seemed forgotten. In part 2 of our special 12-part series, the silence br…
7 months, 3 weeks ago