Patrick Miller
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1,196 appearances
16 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 3d ago
Patrick Miller’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In other words, as Jesus moves through space, through geography itself, the old story of Israel is retold in his movements.
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It's re-narrated.
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It's filled up and it's given a newer, fresher meaning.
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Places take on newer, fresher meanings.
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And here's why I say that.
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Because Jesus could have stayed in Nazareth.
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He could have just stayed there and healed people and taught.
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If he had a phone, he could have just posted his videos and podcasts online and stayed put.
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But Jesus didn't stay put.
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Because in Matthew's mind, and I think in Jesus' mind, geography isn't just space.
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There aren't just places.
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To Jesus' mind, to Matthew's mind, geography has a far richer, far deeper.
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Texture.
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Thus, we saw in yesterday's passage Jesus entering into the wilderness to be tested by the devil for forty days.
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The geography really matters here.
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I mean, after all, why did he travel over 100 miles on foot when he could have just let the devil tempt him in the foothills of Nazareth?
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Well, I think it's because the location mattered, the pilgrimage mattered.
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The wilderness was the place where God tested Israel, and Israel failed.
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But Jesus went to be tested in the wilderness to succeed on their behalf.
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The wilderness was the place where David became a man after God's heart, and Jesus exits the wilderness as a king who's greater than even David.
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