The Boy Who Is Lord #6 - The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived

The Mark Driscoll Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 December 2017

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

After years of praying, weeping, and waiting, the elderly and barren Elizabeth rejoices at the birth of her son, John. His name means God is gracious and was chosen by the angel Gabriel. In response, John’s father Zechariah ends his nine months of muteness by blessing God in worship. The entire scene is one of great joy and life as the Holy Spirit fills Zechariah to prophecy over the life of his son who was chosen to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God. A bit further into Luke’s gospel, and we hear Jesus saying that John was the greatest person (besides Himself) who has lived in the history of the world. His brief six months of public ministry literally changed the world because God’s power was at work in and through him.

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0:00.0	You are listening to audio from Pastor Mark Driscoll. To find more helpful content like this, as well as daily devotions,
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0:24.7	Pastor Mark at the Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.
0:28.4	Thank you for listening and being a part of Mark Justal Ministries.
0:31.5	And remember, it's all about Jesus.
0:34.8	All right, well, Merry Christmas.
0:36.6	Merry Christmas.
0:37.2	We could say that here, right?
0:38.3	Merry Christmas.
0:39.7	If you've got a Bible, go to Luke Chapter 1,
0:41.7	beginning in verse 57. We're looking at the first two chapters of the book of Luke, and we're looking at the birth of Jesus in the most curious season of the year. This is the season of the year when more concepts and people in places
0:55.8	from the Bible sort of find their way into mainstream culture than any other time of the year.
1:00.8	You go to the store, you might hear a little Christmas song
1:03.4	that mentions Jesus or Mary or Joseph or Bethlehem or a star you go into a store
1:09.2	and you might see a display and what's interesting is how the story is told and who is included and
1:15.4	who is omitted and so I was thinking about it even sitting there worshiping with
1:19.6	you and you know the wise men they get a little airtime this time a year and of course
1:23.8	Jesus is the star of the show and there's his mother Mary and his father
1:27.8	Joseph and the shepherds get a little airtime as well you know who gets
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