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  • Guess Who Came To Dinner

    Contributed by Milton Bradford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 170 ratings
     | 14,779 views

    The woman who anointed Christ regardless of what others knew or thought about her, and her act of love is memorialized by Christ. I believe that scripture shows us this woman has a name -- Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus.

    By Pastor Milton O. Bradford, Good Hope Baptist Church Cleveland Ohio Luke 7:36-50 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at ...read more

  • Receiving And Giving

    Contributed by Lester Merklin on Nov 10, 2000
    based on 115 ratings
     | 5,100 views

    We Give because we are in love with the One who has given to us.

    Jesus and His friends had been invited to a feast .......at Simon’s house and so had many of the prominent people of Bethany Jesus was seated (I presume purposely) right there between two people that they all knew Simon and Lazarus Lazarus of course was the talk of the town Its ...read more

  • Getting Your Focus Right

    Contributed by Tim Gibson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 204 ratings
     | 5,381 views

    Around the table with Jesus only Mary had the correct focus. This sermon examines all the different foci of those represented.

    Updated: 3rd April 2001 (was previously only in ’skeleton’ form) (1) INTRODUCTION: According to Rev 3:20, when we ask Jesus into our lives He comes to feast with us! In this story, there are many people around that table with Jesus but all with a different ’FOCUS’ - Mary is seen as having the ...read more

  • The Anointed King Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 26, 2000
    based on 126 ratings
     | 7,146 views

    Jesus anointing at Bethany followed by the triumphal entry to Jerusalem

    One of the things the gospel writers do as they present their accounts of the life and words of Jesus, is to describe the wide range of responses to Jesus. That’s very apparent in today’s reading from John 12. Here we see a range of responses to Jesus, ranging from Mary’s loving devotion to the ...read more

  • The Gospel Memorial Series

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on May 29, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 6,264 views

    Mary’s act of love became a world wide memorial to her. Judas act for money became an unmemorial as the Pharisees used the betrayal money to bury strangers.

    One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Joey was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. It was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven-year-old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked ...read more

  • Selective Hearing

    Contributed by Robert Rust on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 324 ratings
     | 18,129 views

    Mary anoints Jesus at Bethany.

    The Shortest Sermon I’ve Ever Preached John 12:1-8 April 1, 2000 I am sure many of you were relieved when you saw my sermon title this morning, The Shortest Sermon I’ve Ever Preached. I even heard someone say, “Boy ! Are we in for a treat today ! We’re about to hear the shortest sermon he’s ...read more

  • Why Did Judas Do It?

    Contributed by Norm Story on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 219 ratings
     | 30,567 views

    He did it for the money; we too are vulnerable to greedy love of money

    "Why Did Judas Do It?" Matthew 26:6-16 John 12:4-6 Mathew 26:47-50; 27:3-5 For a prosecutor to win a conviction in court,they must offer a reasonable motive for doing the crime. A jury will want to know why someone did the particular deed. In life, we expect some rational explanation for ...read more

  • Extravagant Love

    Contributed by Michael Hensley on Apr 11, 2001
    based on 911 ratings
     | 61,305 views

    Four facts of Extravagant Love

    Here is a true story about a nine-year-old boy who lived in a rural town in Tennessee. His house was in a poor area of the community. A church had a bus ministry that came knocking on his door one Saturday afternoon. The kid came to answer the door and greeted the bus pastor. The bus pastor ...read more

  • True Care Givers

    Contributed by Mike Molenaar on May 4, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 3,525 views

    The sermon looks at giving care and love to the dying.

    John 12:1-8 I know that the area, we are returning to this evening comes just before the death and resurrection of Jesus. It may seem that our timing is not exactly right but that is what happens when you preach through a whole book of the Bible. Things don’t line up exactly with the events on the ...read more

  • Why This Waste?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,232 views

    Sermon on Mark 14 about service

    Sermon for 7/22/2001 Mark 14:3-11 Introduction: A. The kind of love Jesus experienced from this woman would take anyone by surprise. B. Walk into a teenager’s room and everything is neat and clean. You just know that your child must have done something wrong and was trying to win your favor. Or ...read more

  • An Extravagant Gesture

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 8,310 views

    Extravagant gestures are an appropriate - even necessary - expression of love.

    Do you know how much it cost? $15,000, that’s how much. And that’s just for the perfume! The bottle she broke was worth nearly that much on its own. I can’t see why Jesus was so upset with us for complaining about the waste. I mean, I saw his point later on, but how could we have known then? ...read more

  • The Art Of Servanthood

    Contributed by Timothy Lueking on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 182 ratings
     | 12,811 views

    Why is being a servant of God such an Art?

    The Art of Servanthood John 13:1-17 A. Introduction 1. The Water (Anonymous) It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. It was a ...read more

  • Lemon Trees In A Snowstorm

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Apr 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,642 views

    Lemons peeked through the snow outside the tomb of Lazarus. Just so, on Good Friday, there remains the promise of a better tomorrow.

    Lemon Trees in a Snowstorm John 12:1-8 Good Friday April 6, 2007 Let me begin this evening by reading to you from the prophecy of Isaiah. In the 43rd chapter, we read these words. This is what the Lord says – he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the ...read more

  • Personally Anointing Christ As King Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Apr 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,488 views

    When Christians grasp the truth of Jesus Christ being King as well as Savior they want to live a life that says, “I care about Jesus’ Kingship in my life.”

    Turn your Bibles to John 12:1-13 Title: Personally Anointing Christ as King Theme: Examining Truths in the Triumphal Entry Series: Easter Season Messages Listen as I read John 12:1-13, “Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from ...read more

  • Shaped By Grace

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Apr 30, 2007
     | 3,364 views

    Counting our blessings.

    Shaped by Grace John 12:1-8 March 25, 2007 They were friends. Friends - having spent time together - with each other. - appreciating each other. The Bible says they loved one another so much so that when one suffered all of them suffered. Friends - Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Jesus. And so when ...read more