The document discusses Mary and her relationships with God, Joseph, Jesus, and the Church. It describes Mary as a moral, normal person of belief who responded to God's call with faith, saying "Let it be to me according to your word." Mary is presented as a recipient of God's grace and a model for her faith and obedience to God's will. The document examines several Bible passages about Mary and emphasizes that true blessedness comes from hearing God's word and keeping it.

1. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
Text: Luke 1:26-38
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2. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
1. Mary was a moral person
2. Mary was a very normal person
3. Mary was a person of belief
“Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord.
Let it be to me according to your
word.” 2

3. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
‘But it is to make a step of faith based
upon the evidences, which God
provides that he will keep his
word.’
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4. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
1. Mary was a moral person
2. Mary was a very normal person
3. Mary was a person of belief
4. Mary is a recipient of God’s grace
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5. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
Ephesians 1:6
“ …to the praise of his glorious grace,
which he has freely given us in the
One he loves.”
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6. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
II. MARY AND HER RELATIONSHIP
WITH JOSEPH
III. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS
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7. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
“Who is my brother and my sister
and my mother?”
And he answers his own question:
“Whoever does my Father’s will is my
brother and my sister and my mother.”
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8. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
Luke 11:27-28
“Blessed is the womb that bore you and
the breasts that you sucked.” He said
to them, “Rather, blessed are those
who hear the word of God and keep
it.”
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9. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
I. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH GOD
II. MARY AND HER RELATIONSHIP
WITH JOSEPH
III. MARY AND HER REALATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS
IV. MARY AND HER RELATIONSHIP TO
THE CHURCH
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10. MARY: HIS MOTHER, OUR MODEL
“They all joined together constantly in
prayer, along with the women and Mary
the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.”
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