Parents of the Bible Podcast

Advent Part 22: Mary and Jesus’s brothers and sisters. Matthew 12:46-50 (NLT) 46 As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 47 Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.” 48 Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, th...

Advent Part 21: Mary parenting an adult Jesus (the wedding at Cana). John 2:1-5 (NLT) 2 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.” 4 “Dear woman, that’s not our proble...

Advent Part 20: Mary deals with her fear and anger towards Jesus. Luke 2:46-52 (NLT) 46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. 47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us?...

Advent Part 19: Feeling over your head as a father. Luke 2:46-52 (NLT) 46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. 47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father a...

Advent Part 18: Mary loses her son! Luke 2:41-45 (NLT) 41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. 42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. 43 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first, 44 because they assumed he was among the other travelers...

Advent Part 17: Joseph loses God’s son! Luke 2:41-45 (NLT) 41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. 42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. 43 After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first, 44 because they assumed he was among the other trave...

Advent Part 16: Mary gets to go home. Matthew 2: 19-23 (NLT) 19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother. 22 But when he learned that t...

Advent Part 15: Joseph gives everything for his and God’s son. Matthew 2:19-23 (NLT) 19 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.” 21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother. 22 Bu...

Advent Part 14: The escape to Egypt. Matthew 2:13-15 (NLT) 13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, 15 and they...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 13: Mary and the Wise Men. Matthew 2:9-11 (NLT) 9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered t...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 12: The Wise men and the escape to Egypt. Matthew 2:1-15 (NLT) 2 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to wo...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 11: Joseph needed affirmations too. Luke 2:8-35 (NLT) 8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 10: More affirmations through prophecy for Mary and Joseph. Luke 2:36-38 (NLT) 36 Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. 37 Then she lived as a widow to the...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 9: Affirmations, prophecies, and a warning. Luke 2:21-35 (NLT) 21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a chi...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 8: The Shepherds Give Mary Lifelong Affirmations Luke 2:6-7,16-19 (NLT) 6 And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. 7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. 16 They hu...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 7: Mary and Joseph bonding through pregnancy and traveling together. Luke 2:1-5 (NLT) 2 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestr...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 6: Joseph’s Angel Visit. Matthew 1:20-21, 24-25 (NLT) 20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and y...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 5: Joseph’s sacrifice. Matthew 1:18-25 (NLT) 18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. 19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 4: Joseph’s ancestry. Matthew 1:1-17 (NLT) 1 This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose moth...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 3: The Magnificat Luke 1:46-56 (NLT) 46 Mary responded, “Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. 47 How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! 48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. 49 For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me....

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 2: Mary gets affirmation from God through Elizabeth. Luke 1:39-45 (NLT) 39 A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth w...

We are going to close out the year by looking at 25 posts on Mary and Joseph for Advent. Part 1 - Gabriel Visits Mary. Luke 1:26-38 (NLT) 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greeti...

2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) 5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. Dear God, When I sat down to start praying to you about these two faithful women this morning (Timothy’s grandmother and mother, respectively), I thought of the song “ Legacy ” by Nichole Nordeman . I like...

John 9 (NLT) 9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” 3 “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. 4 We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one wh...

John 6:2-13 (NLT) 2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. 4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) 5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these pe...