Theme: True joy is given to those who hear and obey the Word of God. In v. 27, a true statement is given. From this, we can know that family relations matter, but Jesus responds in v. 28 to teach that spiritual relationship matters most. "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" We need to focus on living the Word. Mary was blessed not because of her physical relation to Jesus but rather because she heard the Word of God and obeyed it. True joy, blessedness is given to those who hear and obey the Word of God!
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Michael Shafran is our Senior Pastor. He graduated with his Master of Divinity from Capital Bible Seminary and earned his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to Mount Moriah, he served as a pastor in Baltimore,...