Sermons About Anoint
LOVING JESUS IN AN EVIL WORLD (Mark 14:1-11) 03-01-09
REVIEW: (see expanded introduction below). Quote: "The Gospels are Passion Narratives with long introductions." (Note: this is the first week of Lent, and we are beginning the "Passion Narrative" in Mark's Gospel: chps14-15). SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE PASSION: ---> Plotting to Kill the Son of God (vs1-2); ---> Loving and Anointing the Son of God (vs3-9); ---> Agreeing to Betray the Son of God (vs10-11). LOVING JESUS IN AN EVIL WORLD: ---> With an Unhindered Devotion to Christ; ---> With a Gospel-Driven Focus and Confidence in Daily Life. [EXPANDED OUTLINE: Review: an Outline of the Gospel of Mark {Adapted/revised from Mark by David Garland (NIVAC)}. ---> Prologue to the Gospel: an introduction to Jesus Christ (chp 1:1-13); ---> Ministry in Galilee (chps 1:14-8:30); ---> On the Way to Jerusalem (chps 8:31-10:52); ---> Confrontation in Jerusalem (chps 11-12); ---> Farewell Discourse [Olivet Discourse] (chp 13:1ff); ---> The Passion of Christ (chps 14-15); ---> The Resurrection of Christ (chp 16:1ff).
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Exchanging Presents (Mk 14:1-9)
As Jesus nears the end of his ministry, a woman anoints him with expensive perfume.
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A God Who Cares: For the Sick and Afflicted
So most of us Baptists and evangelicals do safe prayers or simply ignore the sick and afflicted. And many of the sick and afflicted are left wondering if anyone really cares. Proposition: God cares greatly about the sick and afflicted. And God is a God of healing and expects us to pray for healing and care for the sick and afflicted. James gives the sick and the church some lessons about the sick and afflicted.
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