Speakers: Pastor Neil Lindwall

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NIV Luke 8:1-3 After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3 Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

• A First-Century Synagogue: 

• Paved Streets and Advanced Drainage

• The "Market of the Sea": 

• Ritual Baths (Mikvaot) with Unique Plumbing: 

The Magdala Stone: 

Intricate Floor Mosaics

Delivered.  

Luke 8:1-3 is considered one of the most radical passages in the New Testament because it shows how Jesus elevated the status of women. Jesus received support from and travelled with women on mission!

Devoted.

NIV Matthew 27:55-56 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

NIV Mark 15:40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.  

NIV John 19:25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Mark 15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

NIV John 20:1-2 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

NIV John 20:11-16 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). 

NIV John 10:3-4 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Called.

NIV John 20:17-18 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me (Negated Present Imperative), for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

A tower is the first to see the sunrise. Mary was the first to see the Light of the Resurrection. Micah 4:8 As for you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold of Daughter Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.” For the Jewish people, the “Tower of the Flock”, that is “Migdal Eder”, was the landmark that signaled the return of God’s Kingdom. It was the watchtower that announced the King was coming back to His people.

Commissioned.

The Criterion of Embarrassment is a tool used by historians to determine the likely "truth" of an ancient account. The logic is simple: if a writer includes a detail that is socially awkward, counter-productive, or "embarrassing" to their own cause, they probably included it because it actually happened. In a world of propaganda and polishing, people don't usually invent things that make their own side look weak or unreliable.

Allow Jesus to Affect You.  

• Affected by Grace.

• Affected by Voice.

• Affected by Mission.