Mary: An Example of Discipleship

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Mary An Example ofDiscipleship

• Luke 126-38

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Mary Mishandled

• Luke 128
• Latin Vulgate
• Jerome
• Early 5th century

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Mary Mishandled

• And the angel being come in, said unto her
  Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee
  blessed art thou among women.

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Mary Mishandled

• Pope Pius IX (1846-1878)
• God has committed to Mary the treasury of all
  good things, in order that everyone may know that
  through her are obtained every hope, every grace,
  and all salvation. For this is his will, that we
  obtain everything through Mary.

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Mary Mishandled

• Pope Leo XIII
• As no one goes to the father but by the son, so
  no one goes to Christ except through His mother.
• Pope Pius XII (1953) It is the will of God that
  we should have nothing which is not passed
  through the hands of Mary.

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We Are Not Our Own

• Mary was most likely quite young.
• Probably she was in her teens.
• Three times in the passage she is called a virgin.

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We Are Not Our Own

• Engagement had two stages
• Kiddushin---betrothel period lasting 12 months.
• If either violated their vows it took a divorce
  to break the engagement. (Matthew 118-29)

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We Are Not Our Own

• Kiddushin
• They were called husband and wife
• They still lived at home with their parents
• They were totally chaste (Matthew 118)

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We Are Not Our Own

• Huppa
• The marriage ceremony
• Often lasted a week
• Marriage consummated then

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We Are Not Our Own

• News for Mary was troubling (v.29) and perplexing
  (v. 34)
• Her response is magnificent
• v.38 I am the Lords servant.

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We Are Not Our Own

• In creation we do not belong to ourselves
• Acts 17 24-28
• The very essence of what is wrong with our world
  is rooted in our rebellion against this fact
  (Genesis 3)

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We Are Not Our Own

• In redemption we do not belong to ourselves
• Salvation is possible and can begin when we come
  to recognize that we are not our own when we
  come to see what our approach has done to our
  relationship with God when we are willing to
  accept His provision.

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We Are Not Our Own

• Rom 1-3 Rebellion
• Romans 623 Result
• Romans 10 9-10 Remedy
• Mary needed a savior (v.30)

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We Are Not Our Own

• In redemption we are more deeply reminded that we
  do not belong to ourselves
• 1 Cor. 619-20
• Mary reminds us that God has the right to show up
  and redirect our paths.

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We Are Part of a Larger Drama

• For the followers of Christ, our lives are part
  of a larger drama.
• The angel spoke to Mary about something taking
  place in her time.
• It was, however, part of something that was
  larger than she and preceded her.

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We Are Part of a Larger Drama

• Luke 132
• Luke 148
• Revelation 138
• Mary was reminded that she had Eternal
  Significance

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We Are Part of a Larger Drama

• You matter to God
• What you are and what you do matters to the
  fulfillment of Gods larger drama
• 1 Cor. 126-27He called us from insignificance
  to significance

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We Are Part of a Larger Drama

• Ephesians 214-1519-22 We are part of His new
  humanity
• We live before Him here as a witness
• We will reign with Him in eternity
• 1 Cor.1212 ff Every one is significant

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We Must Grasp That Pain Isoften Part of the
Process

• Luke 1 records her jubilation.
• Luke 2 records the reminder to her that this
  jubilation will be mixed with pain.
• There is pain is disobeying God, which ends in
  eternal pain in hell.

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We Must Grasp That Pain Isoften Part of the
Process

• There is pain in following the Lord in the
  unfolding of His plan.
• This world is severely broken and will not be
  redeemed apart from blood and tears.
• We must experience the pain of self-denial.

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We Must Grasp That Pain Isoften Part of the
Process

• We will experience the pain of Gods hand shaping
  us
• Handel
• Messiah

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We Must Grasp That Pain Isoften Part of the
Process

• We may experience the pain of a world in
  rebellion against God.
• Mary suffered the pain of the process of
  redemption.