Want to join our 4-week Zoom Bible Study, "Are we living in the end times?" https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/zoom-online-bible-studies (Sign-up today). We start Friday April 3 from 12:00-12:30 with a 15-minute Q&A afterward. "Mary was doing what a man was supposed to do at that point. Martha was doing what a woman was supposed to do. And Jesus said to Martha, 'Enough of that.'" Some people see Christianity with a horrible history of patriarchal oppression. But Jesus empowered women in ways that shocked his contemporaries. Hear how from Patrick as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more related episodes, includes these: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/mary-mother-of-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-128-38/ (How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/a-wise-woman-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-samuel-24/ (A Wise Woman). To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:20 - Women in Jesus's time 2:00 - A radical claim 2:35 - Martha and Mary 3:40 - Jesus's sponsors 3:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+8%3A1-3&version=NIV (Luke 8.1-3) 5:35 - Insiders and outsiders 7:00 - Questions 7:25 - 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 8.1-3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+8%3A1-3&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+8%3A1-3&version=NIV) 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) The Gospel According to Luke by James Edwards: https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C (https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-according-Pillar-Testament-Commentary-ebook/dp/B00WIVFQ1C) Related Why God Chooses the Humble: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-god-chooses-the-humble-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-146-55/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/why-god-chooses-the-humble-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-146-55/) How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/mary-mother-of-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-128-38/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/mary-mother-of-jesus-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-128-38/) A Wise Woman: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/a-wise-woman-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-samuel-24/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/a-wise-woman-davids-life-in-22-stories-1-samuel-24/) Learning to Follow Jesus: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/) Support this podcast