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Doug McCary
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  1. 6d ago

    SWAT Bible Study 10/28/26 Luke 2:39-52 Didn't You Know

    This week, Luke again reminds us of how devout Joseph and Mary were in regards to the Law, keeping of the feasts and even the custom of preparing Jesus to become a “son of the commandment”- His Bar Mitzvah. Luke gives us one of the only pictures we see of Jesus life between his birth and the beginning of His earthly ministry. In today’s text, the main idea is that Jesus at age 12 made the only recorded statement we have of him between 12 and when He started His public ministry 18 years later. He clearly stated in v. 49 that His Father was Yahweh, not Joseph and His place was to be in His Father’s house. We see that True Spiritual Growth comes when we 1) Submit to Yahweh in all things vs. 39-42 2) Seek to grow in all things related to Yahweh vs 43-49 3) Surrender to the authorities Yahweh has placed in our life vs 50-51. and we can’t do any of these without the power of the Holy Spirit.

    SWAT Bible Study 10/28/26 Luke 2:39-52 Didn't You Know

  2. Oct 26

    SWAT Bible Study 10/21/26 Luke 2:21-38 A Long Awaited Moment

    This week, we see Joseph and Mary circumcise Jesus, take Him to the temple where they pay the redemption price for Him and His mother completes the Jewish purification process required by the Law after childbirth. Jesus’ life was fully surrendered to God’s Word, even as an infant. It had to be, because He didn’t come to abolish or replace the Law of God, He came to fulfill it. We also see two older saints who are waiting for “the consolation” and “the redemption” of Israel through Yahweh’s Messiah. Many believe these two Simeon and Anna, were part of the Anawim who practically spent most of their time in the Temple praying. The Anawim (pronounced ah-nah-WEEM) is a Hebrew term meaning "the poor," "the humble," or "the afflicted." In biblical history, the concept evolved from describing people in literal, material poverty (widows, orphans, foreigners) to defining a specific spiritual posture of radical dependence on God. By the time of Luke’s Gospel, the Anawim represented the devout and faithful who spent their lives waiting, praying, and fasting for the arrival of the Messiah to set things right. They recognized their own spiritual need and understood that they had absolutely nothing to rely on except the mercy of God. Isaiah 61:1 Psalm 149:4 They spent their days in the margins of the Temple courts, away from the political wheeling and dealing of the religious parties. In today’s text, we see for those waiting 1) God’s Law reveal our need for Messiah 2) God’s Spirit reveals who the Messiah is 3) God’s Redemption results in Gratitude and Service

    SWAT Bible Study 10/21/26 Luke 2:21-38 A Long Awaited Moment

  3. Oct 19

    SWAT Bible Study 10/14/26 Luke 2:1-20 An Unexpected Moment

    This week, we witness the birth of the Messiah. Joseph and Mary had traveled to Bethlehem where she gave birth to Jesus. We are all familiar with this story. In fact, it is the reason for the most celebrated Holiday of all time. You would think the most anticipated birth of all time (the Messiah) would have been celebrated and heralded by the leaders of God’s people for all the world to know MESSIAH has come. Yet, He came in such an unexpected way to a people who were not expecting such an unremarkable birth that they missed it. Something they had prayed and looked forward to for hundreds, even thousands of years. But, through it all, God’s Sovereign hand fulfilled His prophetic Word and is seen throughout the story. The question is, do we see it and believe in His Messiah or are we still looking for our version of the Messiah. Are we going to miss the TRUE Jesus because He is not what we are looking for. In today’s text, we see God reveal His Sovereign Grace… 1) In An Unexpected Mandate, 2) Through Unexpected Messengers, and 3) With An Unexpected Message

    SWAT Bible Study 10/14/26 Luke 2:1-20 An Unexpected Moment

  4. Oct 12

    SWAT Bible Study 10/7/26 Luke1: 57-80 Disciplined and Delivered

    This week, we look at the birth of John the Baptist and Zechariah’s prophecy! Yep, his tongue is loosed, and he belts out the first prophetic words the people of Israel had heard in over 400 years. Filled with the Holy Spirit, he prophesies about the fulfillment of the coming of Messiah that was promised in the Abrahamic, Davidic, and the New Covenant. The New Covenant is the key, because without it Israel could never receive the other two. Zechariah also prophesies about John pointing people to salvation, the forgiveness of sins, and being a light to those in darkness, and guiding them to Shalom – PEACE!

    SWAT Bible Study 10/7/26 Luke1: 57-80 Disciplined and Delivered

  5. Oct 5

    SWAT Bible Study 9/30/26 Luke 1:39-56 The Song of the Saved

    This week, we see Mary travel to Elizabeth and Zechariah’s house in Judea and discover that Gabriel’s words were true. The interaction between these two miracle birth Moms gives us a lot of insight into Mary’s walk of faith and her response to the Messiah’s coming. In today’s passage, we see God reveal that 1) His Grace is a SOVEREIGN Choice, 2) His Messiah is the SUPREME Being, and 3) His people are a SURRENDERED Sign

    SWAT Bible Study 9/30/26 Luke 1:39-56 The Song of the Saved

  6. Sep 28

    SWAT Bible Study 9/23/26 Luke 1:26-38 God with us - The Incarnation

    This week, we will look at the Angel’s announcement of the incarnation of Jesus, THE SON of GOD…The God-man, the MESSIAH! We were born, Jesus was incarnated. He was eternal, but took the form of a human and became a union of Divinity and humanity. His incarnation is one of the most celebrated holidays in the world and the least understood. The God of the universe came to earth so we could know Him and to rescue His people from their sin! This was prophesied in Gen 3:15; Psalm 2; Isaiah 9; Isaiah 53; Daniel 2, and Micah 5:2 just to name a few. In this week’s text, we see God reveal that 1) His Grace is a SOVEREIGN Choice, 2) His Messiah is the SUPREME Being, and 3) His people are a SURRENDERED Sign

  7. Sep 21

    SWAT Bible Study 9/16/26 Luke 1:5-25 Painful Providence

    This week, we look at God fulfilling His promise of Messiah’s forerunner – John the Baptist who connects the O.T. with the N.T. There are not two separate religions or faiths. Luke clearly establishes that John is the forerunner, the “Elijah” that is to precede Messiah. He also shows us that God’s providence 1) doesn’t always look the same for every person, 2) includes disciplining His children, and 3) is always for His purposes and in His timing.

    SWAT Bible Study 9/16/26 Luke 1:5-25 Painful Providence

  8. Sep 14

    SWAT Bible Study 9/9/26 Luke 1:1-4 Intro to Luke - Faithful or Forgotten

    After centuries under Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome, Jews longed for a Davidic Messiah — expecting a warrior conquering king. This explains the confusion when Jesus arrived instead as a humble, poor son of a carpenter and ultimately a suffering Savior. Luke opens with the priest Zechariah, to whom an angel announces a son, John, who will come "in the spirit and power of Elijah" (Luke 1:17) — directly answering Malachi 4's promise. The Old and New Testament locked together. God preparing the way and culminating in sending His Son at the appointed moment. Luke concludes his second letter with the Gospel reaching Rome. So, from the birth of the promised forerunner to Messiah, to the Gospel penetrating the capital of the Roman empire, Luke transmits the testimony of credible eyewitnesses to the faithfulness of Yahweh! Luke and Acts were written by Luke to a man named Theophilus. Luke was a doctor (Col. 4:14), a historian, and a highly educated minister of the Gospel! Theophilus (Theo – God Philus – friend) was most likely a gov't official that Luke wrote so, " that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught!" To assure Theophilus what he believes is true and real! Only Paul wrote more in the N.T. than Luke. Luke wrote over a 1/3 of the N.T.

    SWAT Bible Study 9/9/26 Luke 1:1-4 Intro to Luke - Faithful or Forgotten
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Podcast by Doug McCary

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    Doug McCary
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
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