"The last act is about to begin: God is about to console Israel. God is about to rescue them from exile. God is about to draw the Gentiles into His own family and to announce forgiveness for all people—Jew and Gentile alike." https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A21-40&version=NIV (Luke 2.21-40) stages the beginning of the end. The Bible contains two large books, the Old Testament and the New Testament, which each contain several more books of their own. It's tempting to read all these stories separately and miss the overarching narrative. Hear how https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) pieces it all together in this episode as we continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). In this episode, we discuss the story of the Bible. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-story-and-whos-the-hero-david-in-22-2-samuel-22-23/ (What's the Story and Who's the Hero?) to learn more. Also, make sure to check out our other podcast The Bible Field Guide, which includes a series on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-torah-into-some-torah-torah-bible-study/id1477196678?i=1000453429447 (The Torah), and listen to our sermon about the Garden of https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/eden/ (Eden). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A21-40&version=NIV (Luke 2. 21-40) 1:35 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-torah-into-some-torah-torah-bible-study/id1477196678?i=1000453429447 (The Torah ) 1:50 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-story-and-whos-the-hero-david-in-22-2-samuel-22-23/ (Story of the Bible) 3:40 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/series/genesis/ (Garden of Eden) 4:10 - Abraham's family and the nation of Israel 5:40 - Joseph and Mary in God's story 6:20 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A25-32&version=NIV (Luke 2.25-32) 7:40 - The Last Act 8:10 - Our story 8:40 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages Luke 2.21-40: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A21-40&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A21-40&version=NIV) Luke 2.25: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A25-32&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A25-32&version=NIV) References The Torah: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-torah-into-some-torah-torah-bible-study/id1477196678?i=1000453429447 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-torah-into-some-torah-torah-bible-study/id1477196678?i=1000453429447) Story of the Bible: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-story-and-whos-the-hero-david-in-22-2-samuel-22-23/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/whats-the-story-and-whos-the-hero-david-in-22-2-samuel-22-23/) Garden of Eden: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/eden/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/eden/) Resources Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Luke Timothy Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.com/Sacra-Pagina-Gospel-Timothy-Johnson/dp/0814659667/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sacra+pagina+luke&qid=1577984288&s=books&sr=1-1)... Support this podcast