Mark 3:31-35
The Lord Jesus Christ was teaching in the city of Capernaum.
He was surrounded by a vast multitude of people who were fascinated by His messages and miracles.
His family came to rescue Him.
They thought He had lost His mind.
They were worried about Him.
They came to get Him and take Him back home.
The Lord Jesus Christ used the arrival of His physical family as an opportunity to teach about His relationship with His spiritual family.
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A Tense Moment (31-33)
As the Lord Jesus Christ was teaching, His family showed up.
This created a moment of tension for everyone there.
The Family’s Request
His family was on the outside of the crowd.
They couldn’t get to Him because of the multitude.
So they sent word through the crowd to tell Him to come to where they were.
The Crowd’s Reaction
The crowd saw nothing wrong with this.
They fully expected Him to stop teaching and to go to His relatives.
The Lord’s Response
Instead of stopping what He was doing and going to His mother and brothers, the Lord Jesus Christ simply said, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”
The crowd must be shocked.
His mother devastated.
His brothers probably got angry.
They had traveled all the way from Nazareth to get Him and He even refused to talk with them.
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A Teaching Moment (33-35)
Instead of reaching out to his earthly family, the Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the members of His spiritual family.
He used this moment as an opportunity to teach some eternal truth.
The Question
“Who is My mother, or My brothers?”
This question is all important!
The issue here is about spiritual relationships.
Who are those people that are in a personal, spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ?
The Qualifications
After He asked the question, He looked at the crowds and proclaimed them to be His spiritual family.
Then He spoke about what it takes for a person to be considered a member of His spiritual family.
There Is A Spiritual Requirement
The Lord Jesus Christ said that whosoever did the will of the Father was a member of His spiritual family.
The will of the Father is for sinners to believe on the Son.
It is faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ!
If we can believe on Him and what He did for us, we will be saved and we will receive everlasting life.
There Are Some Spiritual Realities
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Are we in the family?
Do we possess the marks of the believer?
If we do, then praise the Lord.
Let us place spiritual relationships before earthly relationships.
The Lord Jesus Christ must be our priority.
Our family and our interests take second place.
The Lord Jesus Christ was teaching in the city of Capernaum.
He was surrounded by a vast multitude of people who were fascinated by His messages and miracles.
His family came to rescue Him.
They thought He had lost His mind.
They were worried about Him.
They came to get Him and take Him back home.
The Lord Jesus Christ used the arrival of His physical family as an opportunity to teach about His relationship with His spiritual family.
*******
A Tense Moment (31-33)
As the Lord Jesus Christ was teaching, His family showed up.
This created a moment of tension for everyone there.
The Family’s Request
His family was on the outside of the crowd.
They couldn’t get to Him because of the multitude.
So they sent word through the crowd to tell Him to come to where they were.
The Crowd’s Reaction
The crowd saw nothing wrong with this.
They fully expected Him to stop teaching and to go to His relatives.
The Lord’s Response
Instead of stopping what He was doing and going to His mother and brothers, the Lord Jesus Christ simply said, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?”
The crowd must be shocked.
His mother devastated.
His brothers probably got angry.
They had traveled all the way from Nazareth to get Him and He even refused to talk with them.
*******
A Teaching Moment (33-35)
Instead of reaching out to his earthly family, the Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the members of His spiritual family.
He used this moment as an opportunity to teach some eternal truth.
The Question
“Who is My mother, or My brothers?”
This question is all important!
The issue here is about spiritual relationships.
Who are those people that are in a personal, spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ?
The Qualifications
After He asked the question, He looked at the crowds and proclaimed them to be His spiritual family.
Then He spoke about what it takes for a person to be considered a member of His spiritual family.
There Is A Spiritual Requirement
The Lord Jesus Christ said that whosoever did the will of the Father was a member of His spiritual family.
The will of the Father is for sinners to believe on the Son.
It is faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ!
If we can believe on Him and what He did for us, we will be saved and we will receive everlasting life.
There Are Some Spiritual Realities
- The true children of God have experienced the new birth. There was a moment in time when they saw their sins and understood that they were condemned in the eyes of God. At that moment, they looked away by faith to the Lord Jesus. They accepted His death as the payment for their sins. They believed in Him as the risen Lord and they were saved.
- They love the Bible and feed on it so that they may grow in the Lord. They have a hunger for it. They pattern their lives after its teachings.
- They are men of prayer. They find hope, comfort and help in spending time with God the Father in Heaven.
- They will be busy for the works of the Lord Jesus Christ. They will serve Him.
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Are we in the family?
Do we possess the marks of the believer?
If we do, then praise the Lord.
Let us place spiritual relationships before earthly relationships.
The Lord Jesus Christ must be our priority.
Our family and our interests take second place.
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