Worthy of Everything | Mark 14:1-11

Intro – We go to great lengths for the things we deem worthy

• Passage and Outline

• The woman compared with the opposition to Jesus (Jesus is worthy)

• Mark’s sandwich structure means we should read 14:1-2 and 14:10-11 together with 14:3-9

• The overarching connection: preparations for Jesus’s death

• The religious leaders and Judas were after personal gain whereas the woman was selfless givinging

• The difference is that the woman recognized that Jesus is worthy

• Illustration from Everything Sad is Untrue

• The woman compared with the other guests at the meal (Jesus is worthy of everything I have to give)

• The other guests think what the woman did was a waste; Jesus calls it beautiful

• Jesus and giving to the poor – the uniqueness of Jesus

• The other guests knew Jesus was worthy of SOMETHING, but not EVERYTHING; the woman knew

• How much of our time, talents, and treasure are we giving to God?

• The personalization of it – we each have a unique contribution to make, like this woman

• The woman compared with Jesus (Jesus is worthy of everything I have to give because he gave everything for us)

• How can we truly live like this? It has to start with a heart that loves Jesus

• Jesus’s death is an even greater example of this woman’s act of love and devotion

• His body broken like the woman’s flask, his blood poured out like the woman’s ointment

• The ultimate picture of the worthiness of Jesus is the cross and empty tomb; that’s the gospel

• The gospel doesn’t invite us into a comfortable life, it invites us into a life of giving everything