Jesus's Anointing and Arrival into Jerusalem John 12 Lesson 16

We read this week about Mary's anointing Jesus's feet with her hair. Her humble and worshipful posture contrasts with Judas's stingy regret and false rationale that the money spent on the perfume could have been used for the poor. Judas cared little for the poor. As a keeper of the moneybag, he was thinking of himself and had little interest in the things of Jesus aside from what he could get out of it. So much of the Church lives these way: one feet wanting to follow Jesus but one feet in the world loving its ways.

Jesus enters Jerusalem at an important feast week of the Passover. But He enters the city in a way that is highly unusual: riding on young donkey. Why does He enter this way? How might this be a picture of Jesus's coming to you?

AIM: Jesus' extravagant forgiveness offered in the cross is worthy of our extravagant sacrifice

I. Jesus is worthy of costly worship (12:1-11)

a. Sacrificial anointing at His feet [1-6]

b. Greedy false objections   [7-11]

II. Jesus is worthy of our praise (12:12-19)

a. Triumphant entry [12-16]

b. Allegiance Clarified [17-19]

III. Jesus is worthy of our faith (12:20-50)

a. Jesus teaches about His hour [20-36]

b. Jesus' final invitation to faith [37-50]

PRINCIPLES:

1.True worship involves devotion and sacrifice

2.Jesus the King deserves our undivided attention and full worship

3. Having genuine faith in Jesus results in dying to self and preparing our lives for bearing Godly fru