In Context is a weekly radio show broadcast each Monday evening and now brought to you as a podcast.
My name is Patrick, I’m one of life’s strugglers but I’ve come to find strength and hope in the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. He’s my teacher, and I’m learning to follow him throughout life’s journey.
I’ve been reading and Learning and studying and thinking about the Scriptures for more years than I can remember. And I've been greatly blessed with opportunities to teach others over the years, in all sorts of places and in all different kinds of circumstances.
This show has evolved over the months, and will likely continue to do so as I try to work out what works best – so I welcome all feedback from my listener! I've tried to see things in their historical and literary contexts, along with considering something of the missional matters to be drawn out of the text.
So come with me on a journey through the Scriptures, beginning with the writings of Luke.
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In Context is a weekly radio show broadcast each Monday evening and now brought to you as a podcast.
My name is Patrick, I’m one of life’s strugglers but I’ve come to find strength and hope in the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. He’s my teacher, and I’m learning to follow him throughout life’s journey.
I’ve been reading and Learning and studying and thinking about the Scriptures for more years than I can remember. And I've been greatly blessed with opportunities to teach others over the years, in all sorts of places and in all different kinds of circumstances.
This show has evolved over the months, and will likely continue to do so as I try to work out what works best – so I welcome all feedback from my listener! I've tried to see things in their historical and literary contexts, along with considering something of the missional matters to be drawn out of the text.
So come with me on a journey through the Scriptures, beginning with the writings of Luke.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Luke 1:26–45. Far from the busyness, and splendour, and pomp and circumstance of the temple, this birth announcement takes place in the country, and is given to one who appears to be no more than an ordinary maiden of no particular consequence.
Mary’s response was not one of disbelief, as had been that of Zechariah, but more one of logistics – she simply didn’t understand how this could happen – (she obviously hadn’t read to the end of the book!). Again, the Holy Spirit was to play a critical role in “coming upon” Mary and “overshadowing” her. This is truly incredible – the coming together of God and mankind in such a way that had never before been known.
Perhaps one of the most striking things concerning the virgin conception of the baby Jesus is that God and mankind had joined together in such a profound and decisive manner. Such an invasion of humanity – such an intimate incursion into the world of humanity was truly outrageous! Never before had such a thing happened – never had such an idea even been conceived!
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