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Two thousand years ago the world
was ruled by Rome from England
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to Africa and from Spain to
Syria. One of every four people
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on earth lived and died under
Roman law. The Roman emperors
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ruled supreme and woe betide
anyone who dared challenge their
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power and authority. Rome's
response was swift, brutal and
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merciless as the people who
lived here in Magdala discovered
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Magdala was a prosperous first
century port on the northwestern
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shore of the Sea of Galilee. It
had a population of 40,000 and a
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fleet of 230 boats. It was a
center of trade and commerce.
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But the city chafed under Roman
rule. The people wanted to be
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free. And so Magdala became a
center of rebellion against Rome
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and a fortified base for rebels
during the first Jewish revolt
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that began in A.D. 66. Rome's
response was immediate. In A.D.
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67 three Roman legions commanded
by Vespasian reached Magdala and
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surrounded the city. After its
defeat many of the rebels tried
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to escape by boat across Galilee
with disastrous results. The
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Romans engaged them in sea
battle and killed so many of
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them that the water here in
Galilee turned red with their
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blood. Another 1200 were
executed nearby Tiberius. Of the
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remaining Magdala citizens 6000
were sent to build a canal in
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Greece and 30,000 were sold
as slaves. But Magdala's most
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famous citizen escaped the
tragedy. Years earlier she left
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Magdala searching for freedom,
freedom from the demons that
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plagued her life. She joined a
radical new social movement. At
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its head was a charismatic young
leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who
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promised not only to change
the world but to change people's
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lives as well. In her desperate
search for freedom Mary of
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Magdala was drawn to follow
Jesus' inspirational message.
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It changed her life and got
rid of her demons. She became a
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leader among his followers
and when the men in the group
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abandoned him in his hour of
mortal danger, Mary of Magdala
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was one of the faithful
who stayed with him even to the
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public execution. She was
present at the tomb. She was the
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first to see him alive after his
resurrection and the first to
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tell others about him. But still
we seem to know so little about
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this other Mary, Mary from
Magdala, here near the shores
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of the sea of Galilee. But today
we'll find out about the secret
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that transformed her life and
brought her peace and happiness.
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After the Romans destroyed
Magdala in A.D. 67, the once
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thriving city was never
reestablished. Soon it was lost
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and forgotten, buried beneath
layers of soil deposited by rain
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water and floods over 2000
years. The only real source of
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information about Magdala
and its demise was Josef ben
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Matityahu, the leader of the
Jewish forces in Galilee during
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the third Jewish revolt. He
was eventually captured by the
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Romans at the Battle of Jotapata
and taken prisoner. After being
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freed by the Roman emperor
Vespasian he defected to the
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Roman side took on a Roman name
Josephus Flavius and became the
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emperor's official historian.
But even his famous eye witness
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account of the fate of Magdala
couldn't keep the town from
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drifting into oblivion. Soon
it disappeared. And then in the
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1960s something remarkable
happened. Archeologists
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discovered Magdala's ancient
port and the city grid with
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paved streets, water canal's,
a market place, grand villas and
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mosaics, one even depicting a
sailing boat. Buried in the mud
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covering a thermal bath complex
they discovered ceramic pottery,
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perfume jars, jewelry,
hair brushes and comb and bronze
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applicators for makeup.
They also discovered the massive
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foundations of a tower that
may account for the city's name.
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Both Magdala in Aramaic and
Migdal in Hebrew mean tower. The
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pieces were all falling
into place. Ancient Magdala was
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coming back to life. More
archeological remains were
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uncovered nearby in 2009.
They found three interconnecting
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ritual baths. They were the
first found in Israel that used
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ground water from springs which
for purification purposes was
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considered living water rather
than rain water. In the remains
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of one building under a
thin layer of soil archeologists
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found a stone block engraved
with motifs including a seven
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branched menorah, the type of
lamp stand used in the Jerusalem
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temple. This amazing discovery
led to the identification of the
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building as a synagogue. It's
the only first century synagogue
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along the Sea of Galilee and one
of only seven synagogues from
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this period in all the world.
It's almost certain that Jesus
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visited and taught right here in
this synagogue. Here's what the
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Bible says in Mark
chapter 1 and verse 39:
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It's quite likely that
Mary of Magdala first heard the
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inspiring message of Jesus right
here and that the first seeds of
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faith were sown here that
transformed her life, got rid of
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the demons and brought her peace
and happiness. As archeologists
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dig in Magdala, Mary's
home town, as they peel back the
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layers of 2000 years they're
shedding light on one of the
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most mysterious figures of the
Bible. Mary Magdalene was real.
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Her challenges, struggles
and joys were real. Her life was
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truly transformed by Jesus.
So let's dig a little deeper and
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find out more. The first
encounter between Mary and Jesus
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isn't described in detail. We
don't have the complete story.
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But what we do have is this
statement in the Gospel of Luke,
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chapter 8, verses 1 and 2:
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Now let's think about this for
a moment. How many people get
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down to the point where they're
actually possessed by demons.
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But many are controlled by
some single compulsion. Mary had
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somehow reached the point
of demon possession, some evil
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thing had control of her.
Her life was a mess and she
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certainly had lots of problems.
Now the Bible doesn't tell us
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exactly what the problems were
but more importantly it tells us
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that she experienced a profound
kind of deliverance from her
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encounter with Jesus. Something
happened that transformed her,
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turned her life around, took her
problems away and replaced them
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with peace and happiness. Yes,
something happened that turned
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her into a loyal and faithful
follower of Jesus, one who was
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even prepared to stand by him at
the cross when the rest of his
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disciples, those strong
men, ran away and abandoned him.
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So what made the difference.
What turned Mary Magdalene,
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from a broken woman, a seven
time failure into a loyal and
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faithful follower of Jesus.
Well perhaps we start to see the
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answer in something Jesus said.
Once Peter, a leading disciple
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of Jesus, asked him how many
times he was obliged to forgive
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someone who continued to mess
up, to fail. Peter thought he
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was being generous when he said
up to seven times. And Jesus
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replied with these words in
Matthew chapter 18 and verse 22:
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In other words, just keep on
forgiving. Jesus didn't want to
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put any limits on forgiveness.
And it was more than just
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quantity, pardoning someone over
and over and over again numerous
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times. It was more than
that. The quality of Jesus'
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was also limitless. When
Mary came to Jesus with huge
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problems and repeated failures
he didn't just wave off the
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the offense like some judge
reluctantly giving a seven time
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offender one more chance. Jesus
accepted her graciously. He
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forgave her generously,
unconditionally. He was willing
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to wrestle with the demons on
her behalf. I believe it was the
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quality of Christ's forgiveness
that transformed this woman so
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profoundly. That was the key
element in her encounter with
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Jesus. The Bible itself suggests
that. Let's look at a certain
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thing Luke tells us
about in his Gospel in
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Luke chapter 23 and verse 49:
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Mary Magdalene kept her vigil
with a group of other women,
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women who kept their devotion
alive in the darkest hour, the
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crucifixion hour. Think of
some of the women that Jesus
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encountered during his ministry.
Think of some of the failures he
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encountered. There was the woman
who was caught by the Pharisees
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in the act of adultery.
Now Adultery in Jesus' day was
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something that got you stoned
to death. But Jesus disarmed her
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accusers with one deft stroke.
Notice what he declared in
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John chapter 8 and verse 7:
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And the vengeful men just melted
away. I think it significant
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that when Jesus asked her,
has no one condemned you? She
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answered very meekly, No one.
This woman called Jesus Lord.
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He had quietly removed her
tormentors from the scene. When
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she looked up they were gone.
It's no wonder she called him
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Lord. Jesus showed such
a gracious way, almost an
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understanding way of expressing
forgiveness. If all those angry,
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indignant people aren't
condemning you anymore, well I
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certainly won't either. At the
worst moment in her life this
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woman heard those gentle words
of encouragement. Of course she
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called him Lord. Now we see the
quality of Christ's forgiveness
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even more clearly in another
encounter he had with a failure.
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One evening Jesus went to dine
at the home of a Pharisee named
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Simon. It was rather early
in Jesus' ministry. He was just
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beginning to attract attention.
Some thought he might even be a
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prophet. So of course the best
people in town were there to
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check him out. But one person
managed to slip in uninvited
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through the open courtyard
mingling further with the
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servants, then up the veranda
steps and into the dining hall.
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No one noticed her at first.
The room was crowded with people
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conversing. But then they began
to smell something pungent,
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something very different from
the aroma of the food on the
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table. It smelled like perfume.
As the guests paused to take
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this in they heard the sound of
a woman sobbing. Simon spotted
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her bent over Jesus' feet as he
reclined at the table. Here was
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his guest of honor accosted by a
stranger. The woman's tears fell
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on Jesus' feet and she was
wiping them with her hair and
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pouring expensive perfume
on them from an alabaster vial.
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Simon was unnerved by this rude
interruption but he really got
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upset when he got a glimpse
of her face. This woman was well
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known all over town. How could
it be that Jesus was allowing
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her to touch him. If he really
was a prophet, Simon thought,
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then surely he would know what
kind of person she was. In the
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middle of all this disturbance
Jesus proceeded to tell Simon
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a story. A certain money changer
had two debtors. One owed 5000
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dollars, the other 50. Both were
unable to pay and so the money
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lender just cancelled both their
debts. Which of them, Jesus
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asked, will love him more. Simon
had listened patiently. Then he
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answered, I suppose the one who
was forgiven more. So Jesus told
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him plainly, when I came in you
didn't wash my feet, but this
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woman has bathed them with her
tears. You didn't anoint my head
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but she has anointed my
feet with perfume. And then he
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uttered these words found
in Luke chapter 7 and verse 47:
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Then Jesus turned to the woman
and whispered, Your sins are
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forgiven. Everyone in that room
had expected this woman, who
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they regarded as a social
outcast, to be put in her place.
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Well, Jesus did. Her put
her at the head of the table. He
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explained that she only truly
understood what it means to be
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forgiven and she had responded
with a wealth of devotion. Jesus
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made this notorious failure an
example for them all. He who is
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forgiven much loves much. That's
the secret behind those women
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keeping their vigil at the
cross. Jesus had many other
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followers at that time. Many
others continued to be loyal,
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many others wanted to believe
in him, but they weren't there.
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Almost all the disciples had
fled the scene. But he who is
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forgiven much loves much. That's
what those women at the foot of
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the cross had. They had an
appreciation for the quality of
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Christ's forgiveness and it
inspired a devotion that no dark
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night, no terrible execution
could blot out. Have you ever
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felt like a failure? Maybe
you've struggled with a habit
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that tripped you up over
and over again. Maybe you felt
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imprisoned by the same
destructive emotions over and
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over again. Maybe you know what
it's like to try to come to God
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in repentance for the same old
thing when you've already come
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countless times before. Well
I want you to take heart from an
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extraordinary group of people
keeping their vigil at the cross
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I want you to know that Jesus'
forgiveness is like nothing else
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Jesus' forgiveness can ennoble.
He who is forgiven much can love
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him much. We have to grasp the
words of the Forgiver. We have
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to receive forgiveness in the
same wholehearted way as that
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woman wiping Jesus' feet with
her hair. Your failures can be
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redeemed by Christ's forgiveness
if you really come to appreciate
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what that act means. If
you sense how graciously Christ
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forgives. If you touch the heart
of the Great Forgiver. If you
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understand the worth of the one
who extends forgiveness. That's
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how we're changed. A lot of
human forgiveness is really kind
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of like a condescending put down
People may not be genuine. They
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say sure I'll forgive you,
but in their heart there is no
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genuine forgiveness. We've
all experienced that. Jesus'
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forgiveness though lifts us up.
It lifted Mary Magdalene. She
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knew that she was accepted
in him. She knew he loved her
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unconditionally and it made her
the first to bear witness to the
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most glorious event in human
history. Early Sunday morning
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after Jesus' crucifixion Mary
came to the tomb of Christ with
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spices and ointments to
care for his body. But to her
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astonishment the stone had
been rolled away from the tomb's
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entrance and the body had
disappeared. The tomb was empty.
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Mary hurried back to Jerusalem
to tell Peter and John that
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someone had taken Jesus Christ's
body. We don't know where they
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laid him she said. She still
couldn't grasp the idea of a
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resurrection. The two disciples
ran to the garden tomb and saw
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the grave clothes lying inside
but no body. Peter and John went
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back to tell the others the
strange news. But Mary couldn't
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leave the scene. She couldn't
bear the thought of never being
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able to honor her master at
his grave. She just stood there
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weeping for some time. Mary was
keeping another vigil. And then
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she heard a voice ask, Woman why
are you crying and who are you
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looking for? Mary looked up and
at first didn't quite recognize
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the man through her tears. She
assumed he was the caretaker and
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asked about Jesus' body. You can
hear the pleading, the longing
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longing in her voice when
she asked as recorded in John
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chapter 20 and verse 15:
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Then the Man called her by name,
Mary and that voice went right
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through her. It was the same
loving voice that had given her
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hope as a seven-time offender,
the same strong voice that had
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cast out her demons. Mary
looked up and exclaimed, Raboni,
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teacher. She rushed to where
Christ stood, threw herself down
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at his feet. This was too
wonderful to be true. She'd
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watched at the crucifixion and
yet there he stood healthy and
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radiant. It was overwhelming.
Yes, as overwhelming as Christ's
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forgiveness. And there by that
garden tomb clutching Jesus'
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feet, Mary Magdalene was the
woman who loved much. She was
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was the woman saved from the
demons, saved from humiliation,
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saved from despair. She was
saved from all of her problems.
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She represents all those who
fail terribly, all those who've
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been terribly shamed. And above
all, she was all she was the one
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who was dignified by forgiveness
She was the one whom forgiveness
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had made heroic. Jesus
gave her the most important of
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commissions. It's found in
John chapter 20 and verse 17:
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And so Mary Magdalene became the
first and foremost witness of
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Christ's resurrection. She was
the first to say, I have seen
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him alive from the dead. Have
you discovered the quality of
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Christ's forgiveness? Have
you grasped the worth of the one
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who extends this grace? Have you
experienced his unconditional
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love. Your failures, your
humiliations can become a tool
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in God's hands. They can help
you finally know the depths of
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Christ's forgiveness. Why not
ask for that forgiveness right
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now as we pray?
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Dear Father, we come to you
with all our failures and our
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problems. We lay them out before
you right now. We lay all of
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our guilt and all of our sins
and all of our problems at your
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feet. We want to do more than
take forgiveness casually. We
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want to do more than simply take
it for granted. We need to be
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overwhelmed by the depth of your
forgiveness. We need to know
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on a deeper level that we
are forgiven much and so we want
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to respond right now to your
forgiveness. We thank you for it
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in Jesus' name as
we receive it Amen.
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I'm so thankful for the story of
Mary Magdalene in the Bible. It
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gives such hope to all of
us. Hope that even in our worst
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failures we can go to Christ
to transform us, a Christ who
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forgives, a Christ who takes
failures and changes lives.
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There's something wonderfully
inspiring in the way Jesus
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reached out to all kinds of
people. He had such a skillful
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way of dealing with problems.
Such a caring way of getting to
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the heart of the matter and
sharing forgiveness. If you'd
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If you've enjoyed today's
journey to Magdala and our
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reflections on Mary Magdalene
and the hope and forgiveness
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Jesus can give us, then be sure
to join us again next week when
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we will share another of life's
journeys together. Until then
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remember the ultimate
destination of life's journey.
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Now I saw a new heaven and a new
earth. And God will wipe away
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every tear from their eyes.
There shall be no more death nor
00:27:29.31\00:27:33.05
sorrow nor crying. There shall
be no more pain for the former
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things have passed away.
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