Mary: the Messiah’s Mother

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Of the billions of women who have ever lived, only one received the singular privilege of bearing the Son of God. Today, R.C. Sproul considers the unique role that Mary, the mother of Jesus, serves in the history of redemption.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	Who wouldn't be troubled if in the midst of their day suddenly they were visited by the appearance of an angel?
0:08.0	Gabriel's mere presence was enough to terrify anyone.
0:13.0	But not only does he appear before Mary, but he speaks to her, and he speaks strange things to her ears.
0:25.6	Can you imagine that being visited by an angel?
0:30.6	It must have been terrifying and amazing.
0:34.6	The message Gabriel brought was good news. Mary would be the mother of Jesus.
0:40.3	It's for that reason that some have elevated her beyond what the Bible teaches. So how
0:45.2	should we understand the role of Mary? Here's Dr. Sprole.
0:49.3	The first job I ever had as a young man was working in a shoe repair shop.
0:59.2	My boss was a huge bear of a man who was Croatian by ancestry, and he was beloved by the
1:06.3	boys in our town.
1:07.9	Everybody called him Uncle Ned.
1:11.7	Well, I worked as a shoe shine boy in Uncle Ned's shoe repair shop and also helped with some
1:17.5	menial tasks that required no craftsmanship.
1:20.6	But every night in that shoe repair shop, it was Ned's tradition to listen to the rosary on the radio. I believe the program
1:33.6	was called the Catholic Hour, and I had to listen to this every night even though I was not
1:38.7	Catholic in my religious affiliation. And I got so that I could shine shoes in rhythm to the rosary, as we would
1:47.3	listen to the same intonations night after night. And they would start off with the words,
1:53.2	Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. And then we
1:59.2	would hear Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and the hour of our death.
2:05.9	Amen.
2:07.0	I still see, Uncle Ned, every now and then.
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