The Way Up is Down | The Gospels | Luke 1:39–56

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Are you chasing personal success over God’s kingdom? What does true greatness look like? Can the "lowly" really change the world? In today’s episode, Keith shares how Luke 1:39–56 reveals through Mary’s Magnificat that God accomplishes his greatest work through the humble and ordinary. Read the Bible with us in 2026! This year, we’re exploring the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passage: Luke 1:39-56

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.9	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.9	I'm Keith Simon.
0:13.4	If you grew up in the 90s Christian subculture, then you know all about veggie tales.
0:17.5	They were short kids' stories where vegetables taught Bible lessons. Believe it or not,
0:21.6	they're still pretty good today. But that's beside the point. The company that created Veggie Tales
0:26.3	was called Big Ideas, and it was led by a visionary Christian creator named Phil Vischer. By the late
0:32.3	90s, Big Ideas wasn't doing well. It was doing exceptionally well. Between 96 and 99, their yearly revenue grew from
0:40.5	$1.3 million to $44 million, but by 2003, they were filing for bankruptcy. What happened? Phil Vischer
0:48.3	reflected on this question and said that you might think it was their massively over-budgeted film
0:52.7	called Jonah, or perhaps the $11 million
0:55.2	lawsuit they lost.
0:56.9	These were part of the problem, but they weren't the main thing.
1:00.2	Phil Vischer said the main problem was that he wanted to be great.
1:03.3	He wanted big ideas to be great.
1:05.4	To quote him, I wanted to build the next Disney.
1:08.8	And that desire for greatness ultimately led him to make poor business decisions in the name
1:13.3	of growth.
1:14.0	That ultimately caused the company to come crashing down.
1:17.8	If you go to the bookstore, you'll find bookshelves lined with book after book,
1:21.5	promising to make you great, a great leader, help you build a great business, build
1:26.4	a great following online. Aside from the
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