Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Mark Barz, pastor at Crown of Life Lutheran Church in San Antonio, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 1:39-56. Mary has believed the Word of God, and so she goes to visit her relative Elizabeth, who is six months along with John. Upon hearing the greeting of Mary, John leaps for joy in the womb of Elizabeth, who is herself filled with the Holy Spirit to exclaim blessing upon Mary. Elizabeth recognizes the great blessing she is being given that the mother of the Lord has come to visit her. The joy of the Lord fills Mary as well, and she sings the Magnificat, first of four canticles recorded in Luke 1-2. In the first part of the Magnificat, Mary magnifies the Lord for what He has done for her. In the second part, Mary magnifies the Lord for what He does for all people in bringing down the proud and exalting the lowly, all in order to keep His promise made to Abraham that the Savior would come from his line. “The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that