Transcript Slide 1

There’s
Something
About
St. Mary!
What was
Holy Mary
really like?
“MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE”
SERIES
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If we like to find out the wonderful
facts about Mother Mary’s life…
We must look to the best source!
But which one?
Tradition? Or the Bible?
Of course we should always look
to the Word of God!
The Only Source of True Christianity!
Who is the ultimate
authority of the Bible?
Church traditions?
Or Jesus Christ,
the Word of God?
The Word of God
of course!
So what does THE WORD
say about Jesus’ mother?
How does It treat her?
God chose a very special girl! Mary!
Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the Lord is
with thee: blessed art
thou among women.
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast
found favour with God. And,
behold, thou shalt conceive in
thy womb, and bring forth a
son, and shalt call his name
JESUS.
And when she saw him, she was troubled
at his saying, and cast in her mind what
manner of salutation this should be.
Then said Mary to the angel, How shall
this be, seeing I know not a man? And
the angel answered & said to her,…
The Holy Ghost shall come on thee,
and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that
holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:26. “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27. To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said,
Mary was an immaculate virgin!
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of
the Lord; be it unto me according to your word.
And the angel departed from her.
After conception… Mary immediately left home!
So NO ONE could claim that Joseph was the father!
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into
the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth.
Mat. 1:18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,
BEFORE they CAME TOGETHER…”
she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.
The Word states here as fact that they actually
“CAME TOGETHER” [meaning intercourse]
AFTER Jesus was born!
Lets see if this fits the Word evidence.
A fulfilment of what God predicted in the Old testament:
Matt. 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and
shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Mary was a virgin until after Jesus’ birth.
But afterwards…was she still a virgin??? Did Mary &
Josef make love? And have other children ?
Let’s see what the Gospel says…
Fast forward … 30 years later …
When Jesus was at a wedding, St. Mary put
Jesus on the spot to create wine for a party
From experience Mother Mary knew, that whenever she
needed something she could always ask Jesus! Yet privately!
1 There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they lacked wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’
4 Jesus said to her,
‘Woman, what have I to do with you?
My hour is not yet come.‘
5 His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatsoever he says to you, do it.’
Was Mary a bit forceful perhaps?
By doing this, Mary forced Jesus into His public ministry!
Everyone heard about the miracle and came for more!
After Jesus had turned the water into wine at
Cana, Mary followed Jesus & His disciples!
His brothers!??
John 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee,
& manifested forth his glory; & his disciples believed on him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and
his mother, & his brothers, & his disciples.
Jesus’ townsmen stated that Jesus had
4 younger brothers and some sisters!
Mark 6:3 “Is not this the carpenter, the son of
Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and
of Juda, and Simon? And are not his sisters
here with us?” And they were offended at him.
So Mary must have had at least 6 other
children!!! – And thus no longer … a virgin!
Four brothers and at least 2 sisters makes
six, plus Jesus as oldest brother makes 7!
And did you know that at first,
his brothers did not even believe in him?
Some say that “His brothers” meant “His disciples”!
But in John 7:3 His brothers mention His disciples!
John 7:2. Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3. His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into
Judaea, that your disciples also may see the works that you do.
4. For there is no man that does any thing in secret,
and he himself seeks to be known openly.
If you do these things, show yourself to the world.
5. For neither did his brothers believe in him.
If John meant disciples, how come they didn’t “believe?”
Mary, present at the cross, was mentioned
second & twice as “mother of James & Joses!”
Mat. 27:55 “many women were there watching afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
(Jesus’ disciples John & James were the sons of Zebedee!)
Mark 15:40 also says: “There were also women looking on afar
off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James the less and of Joses, and Salome
Mary the mother of James the less & of Joses!
Mark mentions Mary, present at the burial,
second, as “mother of Joses”!
Why didn’t they call her the
Mother of Jesus? Or God !
Mark 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Why was the Mother of God
not mentioned first? But second?
“And when the sabbath was past, Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James,
and Salome, had bought sweet spices,
that they might come and anoint him.”
Mark 16:1
Also Matthew mentions Mary second!
Matthew 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to
dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Mary Magdalene is mentioned first and then “the other
Mary”, not even mentioning it was Jesus’ mother!
Why did both Mark & Matthew downplay Mother
Mary & grant Mary Magdalene first mention?
And why did they call
the mother of Jesus,
“the other Mary?”
Were they wrong?
Lets see!
[According to tradition, this is Mary’s House, where she died.
It is outside the city of Ephesus, in Turkey.]
To whom did Jesus
reveal Himself
first, after His
resurrection?
To His Mother?
No! To Mary
Magdalene!
Why not to
Mother Mary?
Was Jesus trying to show
perhaps that closeness to
Him did not depend on
any blood relationship?
Nor on His mother??
One time, Jesus even totally IGNORED her & his brothers!
Mat. 12: 46 While he yet
talked to the people, behold,
his mother and his brethren
stood outside, desiring to
speak with him.
47 Then one said to him,
Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren stand outside,
desiring to speak with thee.
48 But he answered and said
unto him that told him, Who is
my mother? And who are my
brethren?
49 And he stretched forth his
hand toward his disciples,
and said, Behold my mother
and my brethren!
50 For whosoever shall
do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the
same is my brother, and
sister, and mother.
Yet Mary prophesied that
“all generations shall call me blessed!”
Luke 1:48 For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for,
behold, from now on…
ALL generations shall call me blessed.
Well that prophecy has certainly been fulfilled. Millions of
Christians talk & think, and pray more to Mary than to Jesus
Christ Himself! How does that make Him feel??
Is that why Jesus
put her second to
Mary Magdalene?
Mary Magdalene, the
“sinner girl”, was
honored with the first
post resurrection
appearance, above
everyone else. She
put her relationship
with Jesus Christ first!
And honored Jesus
above everything and
everyone else.
How About You?!
Do YOU put a relationship
with St. Mary above your
relationship with Jesus
Christ the Son of God?
Matthew 11:28
Come unto ME, all ye
that labour and are heavy
laden, and I will give you
rest.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life:
no man comes to the
Father, BUT BY ME.
My friends!
When you are
done, let Me
Know OK?
Jesus thirsts for a direct relationship with you, are you
letting His mother stand in the way of that?
He expects us to grow up in our relationship with HIM!
Are you afraid of Me, the Son of God?
You feel you need to go through My Mother?
I love you. And I am
waiting for you to
become my Wife!
“Let us be glad and
rejoice, and give
honour to HIM: for the
MARRIAGE of the
Lamb is come, and his
WIFE has made
herself READY!”
Revelation 19:7
I love
you!
ARE YOU READY FOR ME ?
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. Revelation 22:17
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