The Life of Mary

Today we are finishing our series on the life of Mary. At the end we are going to be looking back at the beginning, but with a little different perspective than we normally consider when looking at the birth story of Jesus the Christ. Luke 2:19-20 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they...

When Jesus was on the cross, He had many concerns. But His concerns were not about His own pain and suffering; instead, He was focused on others. One of them was Mary, His mother. This reveals a lot about His character. John 19:26–27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, you...

Mary learned that even though she had a unique and special relationship with Jesus, her place in his kingdom was made possible in the same way it was going to be made possible for everyone else. Mary teaches us that while we might all have a uniquely defined relationship with Jesus, what he expects from all of us is the same. Mark 3:35 35 Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother...

Like most mothers, Mary undoubtedly loved her son passionately and without condition. However, as we read about Mary and her relationship with Jesus, we see that she, at times, struggled with separating the boy she raised and nurtured from the man who was her Savior. What we see in the scripture is an unfolding of who Jesus really is, a revealing of his true nature, as Mary walked the journey of f...

Without Mary the depth and context of much of Jesus’ ministry, especially in relationship to the temple, is lost. In a way, Mary does what every disciple should, she points us to Jesus and has us go on an unexpectedly deep journey with him. A journey where, in the end, we come into the presence of our Lord. Luke 2:48-49 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "So...

Today we are going to be looking at what the Gospel of Matthew has to say about Mary. Most of what we know about Joseph is from Matthew’s Gospel. Let’s look! Matthew 1:20 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.