Study of Mary Magdalene: women of the word

Grace Stefany Figueroa Chaves

Good afternoon sisters, it is a pleasure to have you in this virtual meeting and I am pleased to tell you
The study that will take place today is my responsibility, I want a sister to start.
praying that it is God directing today's teaching.
We are going to sing two hymns that exalt His Holy name
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Well, to begin with, it is necessary to remember that as a group of women we are carrying the
study of the women of the word, in this, the aim is to present most of the characters
feminine figures found in the scriptures (within the biblical canon) as we know God
has not overlooked them, so we shouldn't either and evaluate what
Our Lord wants to show us through their lives
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I had the blessing of presenting Mary Magdalene, a woman who had the privilege of
being a follower of Jesus. This is one of the most recognized and most distorted names by
people in general, outside of Christianity and even by some Bible scholars who
they try to relate it to one thing or another, but in the end, it is not what God has left for His
explicitly stated will and therefore, in wanting to accept these opinions, we could be
adding to the word and speculating for which one must have much fear and trembling,
So my sisters and invited women this afternoon, do not believe that it was she who anointed.
the perfume to Jesus with her hair, who was the adulterous woman who was saved from being stoned, and
Abundant extra-biblical themes that consider her as Peter's rival, the lover of Jesus.
etc., what I really think is that what her writing says is sufficient and
extraordinary without the need to ADD ANYTHING.
Taking this into account, let us continue with what we can read and meditate about it and
let's find the truths
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The life of Mary Magdalene is depicted in several verses from the four gospels.
parallel stories, Although the entire Bible is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16), He used
human authors with different backgrounds and personalities to carry out Their purposes
Through their writings, each of the authors of the Gospels had a different purpose.
behind his Gospel which is to provide us with a more complete description of Christ,
however, for the story of this woman, we will not compare the accounts, but we will use the
majority of verses from the Gospel of Luke, as he, as a historian, reveals many
details that are not found in the accounts of the other Gospels.
Let's get a little context,
The name (Mary Magdalene) refers to her place of origin, the translation it
Magdala appears in the Bible once in (Matthew 15:39) as a Jewish fishing village.
located on the western shore of the Sea of Tiberias and a village near Capernaum, on the banks of the
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We will do this study by scenes, Your past:

Let's read Luke 8:1-3

It happened later that Jesus went through all the cities and villages, preaching and announcing
the gospel of the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him, and some women who had been healed
of evil spirits and of illnesses: Mary, who was called Magdalene, from whom had been
out seven demons, Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and others
many who served from their goods.
The context is that Jesus Christ was in his ministry, preaching, it does not specify at what moment.
the ministry healed MM, but it can be deduced that this miraculous work occurs at the beginning
del ministerio terrenal de Cristo, lo importante aquí es resaltar que la vida de María fue
completely transformed by the power and grace of Jesus, had been healed of 7
evil spirits,
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nothing indicates how long it had been like this, nor how many years she was when she was released, but
We can assume that while he suffered this, he suffered a lot.
Let us see in some verses the implications and sufferings of people.
demonized
The possessed were sometimes insane people, as is the case of two men.
possessed by demons, who lived in a cemetery and behaved so
uncontrollably, that no one dared to approach them (Matthew 8:28-34). Mark tells us
that at least one of them had the habit of mutilating himself with stones (Mark 5:5). With much
frequency, demonic possession involved physical suffering, such as blindness
["deafness (Mark 9:25)","inability to speak (Matthew 9:32-33)","convulsions"]
and attacks (Mark 1:26; Luke 9:38-40) and general sufferings (Luke 13:11-13).

Let's not think that demonic possessions are diseases like epilepsy, dementia.
or other purely physiological afflictions that frightened people and possibly made them
to think that they were possessions, no, the Scriptures make a clear distinction between possession
demonic and disease, including epilepsy and paralysis (Matthew 4:24). Possession
demonic implies submission to a demonic spirit — a true fallen creature and
personal— that dwells in the afflicted person. In several cases, Scripture describes how the
spirits of demons speak through the lips of those they torment (Mark
1.23-24; Luke 4.33-35). Sometimes, Jesus compelled demons to identify themselves, in order to
give a clear proof of his power over them (Mark 5:8-14).

It is evident that these people suffer miserable indignities at the hands of spirits.
satanic. Their lives are miserable, afflicted, lonely, disheartened, desperate, many
they were regarded as undesirable by society. Invariably, Scripture presents them
as victims with completely ruined lives.
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brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives. Jesus himself in the synagogue it

I ratify (And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him; and having opened the book, he found the place where)
It was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he has anointed me to preach good
new to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted; To proclaim
freedom for the captives, and sight for the blind; to set free the oppressed
Luke 4:17-18
It is unknown if MM had a family, but as a Jew, BY LAW, she should have known that promise.
And she is a testament to the fulfillment of that promise which is CHRIST, she received freedom from
Sir.

We understand that Maria's life was completely transformed by power and grace.
from Jesus, BECAUSE not only was she healed, but her heart was transformed,(and freed from the
sin, you became servants of righteousness. Romans 6:18she evidences that by the power of CHRIST
she was made a new creature being freed from the demons, moreover, she could want to remake her
life, to get married, to travel, to do anything, to leave like many of those healed by Christ
They did (Luke 17: 17-19)17Jesus answered, saying: Are there not ten that were cleansed? And the
Nine, where are they?

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Was there no one who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?

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And he said to him: Rise, go; your faith has saved you.

, by the grace of God, he was a person close to Christ, because God allowed him to recognize the
the value of what Christ had done in her life, The life of Mary shows us that the true
freedom from slavery brings as a result service to Him, that is true freedom (So,
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36
he no longer wanted to waste his life pursuing vain things, but instead dedicates himself to the service of
his savior and serves him with her goods, just like other women. this is the true liberation
for salvation.
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Let us think for a moment, since we have been freed from our sin by Him.
Jesus Christ who freed m.m, do you think that out of love and gratitude we serve with everything?
heart to our Lord?
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We see that this woman is present in all the most important moments of life.
Jesus, in the previous text it shows that he was during his ministry, while preaching,
She was a recipient of his teachings, she is the evidence in flesh that He was the person who
they were waiting, and that she needed, however, she had to watch as they despised, blamed,
they hurt the person they admired, respected, for whom they had their freedom,
Crucifixion: Matthew 27:55-56
There were many women there looking from afar, who had followed Jesus since
Galilee, serving him, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and of
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cars, and they were walking, so we can realize that it was a long one.
journey, it was most likely exhausting, however, despite the long road, the
difficulties, the sadness and pain of seeing the being I loved being crucified like the worst
criminal, they were not ashamed and were there, at the most difficult moment of Su's life
Sir, your death, even though the apostles denied and fled from you, God gave this woman to you.
the courage to face this.

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My sisters, I want each one of you to think when things get tough,
that they have even come to believe that situation is beyond repair, are you still clinging to the
hope you have in your Savior? what have you come to bear or suffer because of
Christ? Have you been ashamed of the gospel when you can be humiliated?
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Let's continue with what the word shows us about MM.
Luke 23:54-56 It was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. And the women who had
They came with him from Galilee, they also followed, and they saw the tomb, and how his body was laid. And they returned,
They prepared aromatic spices and ointments; and they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

Imagine having seen how the body of the lord was buried, quickly, before that
the moment will come to prepare for the day of rest, even without understanding what was happening, (for
they had not understood what it meant that it was necessary for him to die and rise on the third day
As we will see next, this woman went and prepared ointments and spices for
to properly embalm the Lord, he had to wait a day according to the commandment, and
even in this situation, continue to comply with the law according to their Master, now dead, had
taught.
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Finally: let's see what is the last thing, but no less important that is recounted in this story.
Juan 20:1-16
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early in the morning, while it was still dark, to the tomb;
and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Then she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple,
the one whom Jesus loved, and he said to them: They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where.
They put him. And Peter and the other disciple went out and went to the tomb.

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They ran together; but the other disciple ran faster than Peter, and arrived first at the
tomb. And going down to look, he saw the linens placed there, but he did not enter. Then Simon arrived.
Peter followed him, and entered the tomb, and saw the linens placed there, and the shroud that had been
state about the head of Jesus, not placed with the linen, but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple, who had come first to the tomb, also entered; and he saw and believed.
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Because they had not yet understood the Scripture, that it was necessary for him to rise from the dead.
dead. And the disciples returned to their own. But Mary was outside weeping by the
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Jesus said to her, 'Mary!' Turning around, she said to him, 'Rabboni!' (which means, Teacher). Jesus said to her.
He said: Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them:
I ascend to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. It was then Mary Magdalene.
to give the disciples the news that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these to her
things.

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The woman who showcased the testimony of the work of the service was one of the first to give.
testimony of the resurrection, his love for the Lord was rewarded, for he was the first
chosen to be the recipient of the fulfillment of the promise, and to have the permission to be the
first to share the good news with others, again the value of women is shown
highlighted in the scriptures, once again Christ had evidenced to him that he had power over it.
bad, demonstrating that he was much more than a miracle worker.
Christ is God incarnate, God revealed, who died for us chosen sinners to
save us, just as He saved MM from suffering, that same power has also saved us,
However, it must be taken into account that Satan is still subtly scheming evil.
in all things, but we have the power of the Spirit that raised Christ from the dead in
we help each other to persevere in their ways, we are made with a purpose, that of
give glory to his name (1cor 10:31) and the only way to achieve this is by imitating his life (He who
whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. 1 John 2:6
This was the story of a life that devoted itself to being at the feet of the Lord, from the beginning until the
final
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Women need to be freed from many things in order to serve the Lord; we were unable to
to save us through our works, so he gave us a beautiful promise, and he had to come himself, the beloved son
as God embodied on earth, to die for us, and pay our debt, to free us from that which so much
it tormented us so that we could have access to the FATHER through HIM, and be able to have fellowship, to each
moment, through prayer, we have your answer, we have your word in our hands, it is interesting
to think about everything that happened in history, how many deaths, how much work, so that at this moment each
one of us has their living word in our hands, let's take advantage of this great opportunity, we have
our family, our friends and acquaintances, our brothers who have taken the ministry, who also
they need the blessing of the service, we have no excuses, we are committed to serving Christ with
all our time, skills, and energyas we develop spiritual disciplines
in our lives.

Few Christians today are sufficiently disciplined in things like prayer, study
biblical, and the memorization of the Scriptures, but Paul told Timothy, "Discipline yourself"
same for piety” (1 Tim. 4:7). we have had an encounter with Him, but we lose the
Astonishment and we forget the wonderful thing is that Jesus is truly alive, many things.
They have not been revealed of Him, but what has been revealed has been sufficient to study and
Let us prepare because we have a mission, just like Mary Magdalene, the Lord has given us
also to us the task of the great commission (Therefore, go and make disciples of all the
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Our mission is 'Go and share the good news, go and tell the story!'
I am very happy to have shared this lesson today, I hope it was helpful.
a lot of building, and may the glory be only for God who has used me as his servant.
Does anyone want to contribute or ask something?
Just as we began by praying, we will end by praying to conclude the meeting....