Meeting At The Cross of Jesus

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Meeting At The Cross of Jesus
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Mary, Mother of Jesus

• A Lot of Speculation!
• Came From a Good Family
• Excellent Character

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Luke 128

• And coming in, he said to her, Hail, favored
  one! The Lord is with you.

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Luke 130

• And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid,
  Mary for you have found favor with God.

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Luke 142-45

• And she cried out with a loud voice, and said,
  Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the
  fruit of your womb! And how has it happened to
  me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
  For behold, when the sound of your greeting
  reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for
  joy. And blessed is she who believed that there
  would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to
  her by the Lord.

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Luke 138

• And Mary said, Behold, the bondslave of the
  Lord be it done to me according to your word.
  And the angel departed from her.

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Luke 146-48

• And Mary said My soul exalts the Lord, And my
  spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has
  had regard for the humble state of His bondslave
  for behold, from this time on all generations
  will count me blessed.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus

• A Lot Of Speculation!
• Came From A Good Family
• Excellent Character

• A Difficult Task

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Luke 134

• And Mary said to the angel, How can this be,
  since I am a virgin?

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Mary, Mother of Jesus

• A Lot Of Speculation!
• Came From A Good Family
• Excellent Character
• A Difficult Task

• The Mother of Jesus!

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Luke 248-49

• And when they saw Him, they were astonished and
  His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You
  treated us this way? Behold, your father and I
  have been anxiously looking for you. And He said
  to them, Why is it that you were looking for me?
  Did you not know that I had to be in My father's
  house?

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John 23-5

• And when the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus
  said to Him, They have no wine. And Jesus said
  to her, Woman, what do I have to do with you? My
  hour has not yet come. His mother said to the
  servants, Whatever He says to you, do it.

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Luke 819-21

• And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they
  were unable to get to Him because of the crowd.
  And it was reported to Him, Your mother and Your
  brothers are standing outside, wishing to see
  You. But He answered and said to them, My
  mother and My brothers are these who hear the
  word of God and do it.

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John 1925-27

• Therefore the soldiers did these things. But
  there were standing by the cross of Jesus His
  mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of
  Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore
  saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved
  standing near-by, He said to His mother, Woman,
  behold, your son! Then He said to the disciple,
  Be-hold, your mother! And from that hour the
  disciple took her into his own household.

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Luke 82

• and also some women who had been healed of evil
  spirits and sicknesses Mary who was called
  Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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Mary Magdalene

• A Lot of Speculation!
• From Magdala in Galilee
• Had Been Possessed by Seven Demons
• Jesus Had Healed Her
• She Followed Him

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Luke 81-3

• And it came about soon afterwards, that He began
  going about from one city and village to
  another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of
  God and the twelve were with Him, and also some
  women who had been healed of evil spirits and
  sicknesses Mary who was called Magdalene, from
  whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna the
  wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and
  many others who were contributing to their
  support out of their private means.

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Matthew 2755

• And many women were there looking on from a
  distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee,
  ministering to Him, among whom was Mary
  Magdalene, along with Mary the mother of James
  and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Mark 1540

• And there were also some women looking on from a
  distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and
  Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and
  Salome.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus

• Faithful to the Lord

• A Lot of Speculation!
• Came From a Good Family
• Excellent Character
• A Difficult Task
• The Mother of Jesus!

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Mary Magdalene

• A Lot of Speculation!
• From Magdala in Galilee
• Had Been Possessed by Seven Demons
• Jesus Had Healed Her
• She Followed Him

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Mark 1547

• And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
  were looking on to see where He was laid.

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Mark 161

• And when the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene,
  and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought
  spices, that they might come and anoint Him.

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John 201-2

• Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene
  came early to the tomb, while it was still dark,
  and saw the stone already taken away from the
  tomb. And so she ran and came to Simon Peter, and
  to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said
  to them, They have taken away the Lord out of
  the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid
  Him.

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John 2011-18

• Turn and Read

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Mary Magdalene

• A Lot of Speculation!
• From Magdala in Galilee
• Had Been Possessed by Seven Demons
• Jesus Had Healed Her
• She Followed Him

• Faithful to the Lord

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Meeting At The Cross

• Our Background Does Not Matter
• Our Lives Come Together
• It Is Here That We Meet Jesus
• What Will You Do?