Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 1:57-80. When the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, she gave birth to a son, to the great joy of all her family and neighbors. They wanted to name the child Zechariah, which normally would have been a fitting name given the family and circumstances. Yet the Word of God through Gabriel had already given the child a name, which Zechariah faithfully wrote on his tablet: “His name is John.” Having spoken now in faith, Zechariah breaks forth into song in the Benedictus. The first half of the song praises the Lord for the mercy for He had shown His people throughout the Old Testament, now fulfilled in the Child Mary is carrying. The second half of the song prophesies concerning the role John will play as the forerunner of the Christ. John will prepare the way of the Lord by proclaiming the forgiveness of sins, a light shining in the darkness. “The Beloved Physician’s Orderly Account” is a mi