READ ALL OR PARTS OF Matthew 26:6-13; (OR Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8) FROM YOUR BIBLE OR WATCH THE BIBLE STORY VIDEO.

DISCUSSION: What is the most expensive thing you own? What is the most valuable thing in your life? Are they the same? 

Value isn’t necessarily based on how much it costs – and I would argue that the most valuable thing in your life (if you noticed – I didn’t say owned) is relationships. The people that you love, and are loved by. That includes the relationship that we get to have with our Heavenly Father through his son Jesus.

STORY: In 2013, a world champion boxer gave his wife a pretty elaborate Christmas present. What was the gift that made worldwide news? It was a 24 carat solid gold bathtub! The bathtub was valued at over $2.2 million. That’s a crazy expensive way to get clean! Think of the most generous gift someone has given you. Maybe it was something you had wanted for a long time. Maybe it was elaborate and expensive, or maybe it was simple and homemade. A gift can be simple, but still mean a lot to us because of the heart or attitude with which it was given. While Jesus was dining at Simon’s house, a woman named Mary came into the house. Mary was the sister of Lazarus and a friend of Jesus. Mary took an expensive jar of oil and poured it out on Jesus. The smell of the extravagant gift filled the entire house. The others in the room thought Mary’s actions were wasteful and irresponsible. After all, the oil was worth a whole year’s wages! But Jesus saw that Mary’s trust and worship were good because He is worthy of everything we can give to Him. Mary’s gift was a sign that help

QUESTION: When Judas saw Mary’s actions he say’s this in John 12 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” Did Judas really want to help the poor?

ANSWER: Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.” John 12:6

QUESTION: What did Jesus say the oil was preparing him for?

ANSWER: “When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.” Matthew 26:12

WORK ON MEMORIZING OUR SCRIPTURE VERSE!

Jesus, 

You are the promised Messiah. You are the One who came to rescue people from sin by dying on the cross for us. Help us trust in You and give our lives to honor and obey You. You are worthy of everything we can give to worship You

AMEN