Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Examples To Follow: Mary as a Mother and Jesus as a Child
Date: 05/09/2021
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Jesus summarized the Ten Commandments into two great commandments: loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself. The speaker emphasizes that true love for God must supersede all other loves, including that for parents, comparing it to the sun's light compared to the stars. Ultimately, a pure heart is one that belongs entirely to God, which is the prerequisite for properly loving one's neighbor.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How Jesus summarized the Ten CommandmentsJesus summed up the entire law into two greatest commandments: loving God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself.
The first commandment on the second tabletThe first commandment regarding how to treat your neighbor is to honor your father and mother, which uniquely includes a promise that it may go well with you and you will live long on the earth.Exodus 20:12
Love for Christ above all human relationshipsWhile we must honor our parents, our love for Christ must be so absolute that compared to it, our love for family looks like hatred, defining a truly pure heart that reserves space for God alone.
Teaching children to respect their mothersFathers must model respect for their wives, and families must teach children from a young age to honor their mothers, recognizing that failing to control one's tongue at home makes one's Christianity worthless.
Jesus in subjection to an imperfect motherJesus lived as an example by being subject to His mother Mary and step-father Joseph in Nazareth, even though Mary was an ordinary, imperfect human being.Luke 2:51
Mary's humble submission to God's willGod chose a young 19-year-old Mary because of her humility and willingness to accept the immense shame and public misunderstanding of bearing a child before marriage.
Mary's lack of complaint in difficult circumstancesMary submitted completely to God without complaining when she had to give birth in a filthy cowshed, perfectly echoing her role as the bondslave of the Lord.
Not despising mothers in their old ageChildren and adults are commanded not to despise their mothers, especially when they grow old or face conditions like dementia, remembering all the hardships they endured.Proverbs 23:22
Other godly mothers in ScriptureMoses' mother and Timothy's mother both successfully instilled godly values in their sons despite difficult family circumstances and absent or unbelieving fathers.
The woman who builds her house through wisdomA wise woman builds her home through the spiritual atmosphere she creates, rooted in humility and submission, making her far more precious than rubies.
Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Examples To Follow: Mary as a Mother and Jesus as a Child
Date: 05/09/2021
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Jesus summarized the Ten Commandments into two great commandments: loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself. The speaker emphasizes that true love for God must supersede all other loves, including that for parents, comparing it to the sun's light compared to the stars. Ultimately, a pure heart is one that belongs entirely to God, which is the prerequisite for properly loving one's neighbor.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
How Jesus summarized the Ten CommandmentsJesus summed up the entire law into two greatest commandments: loving God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind, and loving your neighbor as yourself.
The first commandment on the second tabletThe first commandment regarding how to treat your neighbor is to honor your father and mother, which uniquely includes a promise that it may go well with you and you will live long on the earth.Exodus 20:12
Love for Christ above all human relationshipsWhile we must honor our parents, our love for Christ must be so absolute that compared to it, our love for family looks like hatred, defining a truly pure heart that reserves space for God alone.
Teaching children to respect their mothersFathers must model respect for their wives, and families must teach children from a young age to honor their mothers, recognizing that failing to control one's tongue at home makes one's Christianity worthless.
Jesus in subjection to an imperfect motherJesus lived as an example by being subject to His mother Mary and step-father Joseph in Nazareth, even though Mary was an ordinary, imperfect human being.Luke 2:51
Mary's humble submission to God's willGod chose a young 19-year-old Mary because of her humility and willingness to accept the immense shame and public misunderstanding of bearing a child before marriage.
Mary's lack of complaint in difficult circumstancesMary submitted completely to God without complaining when she had to give birth in a filthy cowshed, perfectly echoing her role as the bondslave of the Lord.
Not despising mothers in their old ageChildren and adults are commanded not to despise their mothers, especially when they grow old or face conditions like dementia, remembering all the hardships they endured.Proverbs 23:22
Other godly mothers in ScriptureMoses' mother and Timothy's mother both successfully instilled godly values in their sons despite difficult family circumstances and absent or unbelieving fathers.
The woman who builds her house through wisdomA wise woman builds her home through the spiritual atmosphere she creates, rooted in humility and submission, making her far more precious than rubies.
