When jesus then saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, woman, behold, your son. There were those who were called the brethren of the lord who may seem to us to have been of nearer relationship comp. Praise for behold your mother tim staples respectfully but clearly answers every conceivable protestant objection to mary, the mother of god. In some sense, the death of christ on the cross is not just an event in. Faithfully fulfilling all his responsibilities to mankind, the son of god commends the loving care of john to his mother and her future is entrusted into the hands of this faithful servant. Allow her to embrace you and to welcome you into her heart. A family centered on courage, commitment to the gospel, and compassion for one another. Behold your mother why we need to teach christians how to care for aging parents. On march 1st, the columbus ministerial alliance and the columbus ohio churches in the allegheny west conference came together for a 7 last sayings of. When jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, woman, behold, your son. When jesus saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said unto his mother, woman, behold thy son. Point to jesus and tell the children that this is a picture of jesus when he was a child. From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
In behold your mother, tim staples takes you through the church s teachings about the blessed virgin mary, showing their firm scriptural and. And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. The following is an excerpt from the macarthur new testament commentary on john 19. Behold your son, behold your mother faithlife sermons. With the street cred of one who has been there, tim backs up his words with scripture every time. In behold your mother, tim staples takes you through the church s teachings about the blessed virgin mary, showing their firm scriptural and historical roots and dismantling the objections of those who mistakenly believe that mary competes for the attention due christ alone.
Introductionlast sunday at our monthly fellowship meal i sat down with david, byron, and ben, and i ask david if he had been busy this week. Pdf behold thy mother requiem for petronella neish wayne j. National conference of catholic bishops, 1973, publications office, united states catholic conference edition, in english. Frank schuster standing by the cross of jesus were his mother and his mothers sister, mary the wife of clopas, and mary of magdala. Behold your mother available now from catholic answers. My dearest mother and queen, as you stood before the cross of your son, the one thing that drew your eyes from your son was the. Combining the best recent scholarship with a convert s indepth. First, to his mother, behold now this one who cares for you, who has taken his. First, to his mother, behold now this one who cares for you, who has taken his place by your side, who would not allow you to stand here alone. Check out these helpful resources biblical commentary childrens sermons hymn lists. Behold your mother, woman of faith 1973 edition open. Yet most protestants and too many catholics dont understand the role that god wants her to play in our lives. Charles avenue presbyterian church i often feel that when we step into the presence of the cross, we are stepping into the eternal now. It is written by tim staples, who is the director of apologetics at catholic answers, and is billed as a biblical and historical defense of the marian doctrines.
Behold your mother a biblical and historical defense of. Behold your mother sermon by douglas dudley, john 19. Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child. Behold your mother, woman of faith by catholic church. A pastoral letter on the blessed virgin mary national conference of catholic bishops 21 november 1973. The feast of our lady of sorrows has disappeared from the passiontide liturgy, and with it the special devotions to maria desolata on good friday evening. Although powerful, the moments in which she comes to the fore are few. If you were to list some of the things that are on your heart, what would you include.
God spoke much about honoring father and mother must be important. Show the children the picture of jesus and his mother page 18. Son, behold your mother sermon delivered on march 23, 2014 by rev. Before group study time, analyzecomparedig into each of these verses about honoring father and mother and write a statement that summarizes what the bible teaches. Martin today as we hear this third of jesus statements from the cross, i am intrigued by the word behold. When jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, woman, here is your son, or as some translations say, dear. To show lord jesus care for his mother and to understand her position in scripture. A biblical and historical defense of the marian doctrines. Brief history behold your mother is a pastoral letter addressed to the dearly beloved of the church in the united states the bishops promulgated the document on november 21, 1973, the ninth anniversary of lumen gentium, the. Behold thy son 26 when jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, woman, behold thy son. Brief history behold your mother is a pastoral letter addressed to the dearly beloved of the church in the united states the bishops promulgated the document on november 21, 1973, the ninth anniversary of lumen gentium, the vatican. Share what impacted you most from the sermon, behold your mother. Turn to her, love her and receive her motherly guidance and care. Each person in your church, small group or family who intends to participate in the 12week behold your god study must have their own personal copy of the behold your god daily devotional workbook.
No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of jesus. I have never preached on this little vignette that takes place at the cross. She often remains, in a supportive role, in the background of the gospel events. Reveal different ways some came to the cross and that how close we stand to the cross reveals our identity and devotion to him. When jesus then saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, wom. Day thirtytwo woman, behold your sonbehold your mother. Yet most protestants and too many catholics don t understand the role that god wants her to play in our lives. Many people have trouble with family images about god and the church. I would like to state parenthetically my pardonable pride in noting the fact that the principal theologian whom the bishops called upon to aid us in restating the teaching of the church n.
Our text for today is found in john chapter nineteen. As jesus said to john while in the very act of atonement, so he says to us all, behold thy mother. Sitting right there was a coaster with a note on it and it said st. Behold the blessed virgin mary, the mother of god and the queen of heaven and earth. Yet most protestantsand too many catholicsdont understand the role that god wants her to play in our lives.
The only time it is included in a lectionary reading is, of course, on good friday as a part of the whole passion story, and it is. Also available as an ebook the greatest doctrinal obstacle to my return to the catholic church was fear that catholics had no basis foror boundaries onthe marian dogmas. Standing by the cross of jesus were his mother, and his mother s sister, mary the wife of clopas, and mary magdalene. He said that he had 3 funerals, because david owns the cemetery in troup. In behold your mother, tim staples takes you through the churchs teachings about the blessed virgin mary, showing their firm scriptural and historical roots and dismantling the objections of those who mistakenly believe that mary competes for the attention due christ alone.
Tim staples from the cross jesus gave us his mother to be our mother, too. Behold, your mother the holy fathers message of march 8, 2003, for the 18th world youth day, that was celebrated in rome on palm sunday, april. I think youll agree, mary exemplifies virtues common to mothers of every. May 17, 2015 larry delong behold your mother john 19. In his second sentence spoken from the cross he had given a promise to a dying thief who believed in him saying, today you will be with me in paradise. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.
And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. I know youve often heard god called father, especially by jesus and in our liturgy. In celebration of mothers day, id like to focus on the relationship of jesus and his mother, mary. Behold your son, behold your mother this morning, no doubt, youve come here to worship with a whole mix of feelings. If only tim staples had written behold your mother then. Another figure of prominence, however, is the mother of the lord, who appears only twice unnamed also and simply addressed by her. Jesus, therefore, seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing by, said to his mother. Love for god, the joy of being together in gods house, thankfulness, a sense of peace. Why did jesus appoint an apostle to care for his mother. Behold your god daily devotional workbook book summary. When the soldiers had crucified jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier. Behold your god was born out of a burning desire to see the glory of god once again among his people. His presentation is fearless, precise, biblically wise.
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