mary the first disciple. the ‘special one’ mary – highly favoured’

Mary The first disciple

The ‘Special one’

Mary – Highly favoured’

Mary – Highly favoured’

“The Holy Spirit will come upon youAnd the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the child to be born will be called “The Son of God”.”

Paul – romans 1

“who as to his human nature was a descendent of David, who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God.”

Mary’s qualifications

•Her holiness

Mary’s qualifications

•Her holiness

•Her obedience

Mary – the first disciple

•Holiness

•Obedience

• Proclamation

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His mercy flows wave after wave on those who are in awe before him.  He has showed his strength by cutting through the idle pride of those who brag, He knocks tyrannical leaders off their high horses, and pulls victims out of the mud.

The starving poor he invites to the banquet, and the self centred and callous rich he sends away and leaves out in the cold.

Paul – romans 12

Therefore, brothers and sisters,

I urge you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.