05-19-19, Mark 14;1-11, Remembering

Mark 14:1-11
Remembering
May 19, 2019
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

What’s the number one thing?
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The Glory of God!
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1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it
all for the glory of God.
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May Memory Verse
Exodus 20:12 NIV
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may
live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.”

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References
•NIV Study Bible (Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing,
1985).
•ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL, Crossway, 2008).
•MacArthur, John, The MacArthur Study Bible
(Nashville, Nelson Publishing, 1997).
•Sproul, R.C., St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary on
Mark (Sanford, FL, Reformation Trust, 2011).

Introduction to the Gospel According to Mark
•John Mark was the writer for Peter’s account of Jesus’
life recorded in the ‘Gospel According to Mark.’
•The Gospel of Mark was written in Rome with Peter in
53-55 AD.
•John Mark was not a disciple or an eyewitness.
•This writing records more details of the events in
Jesus’ life rather than the actual words.

Introduction to Mark 14:1-11
•These stories occurred during Passion Week.
•Jesus and his Disciples are staying in Bethany with
Lazarus, Martha and Mary.
•Lazarus had been raised from the dead by Jesus just a
week earlier.
•Mark uses a “sandwich” writing technique here by
placing a connected story between the main story.

Mark 14:1-2 ESV
1 It was now two days before the Passover and the
Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and
the scribes were seeking how to arrest him (Jesus) by
stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the
feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”

Passover
•Jewish festival celebrating the Israelites exodus from
Egypt and freedom from slavery.
•A pilgrimage festival commanding a visit to Jerusalem.
•Celebration involved a commemorative meal of fire-
roasted lamb, bitter herbs and unleavened bread.
•The lambs were killed on the 14th of Nisan for the
meal.

Feast of Unleavened Bread
•This celebration followed Passover and lasted one
week.
•Israelites ate bread without yeast in remembrance of
their haste in preparing for their exodus from Egypt.
•Unleavened bread represented the absence of the
leaven (penetration) of sin in their lives and
household.

Jerusalem during Passover
•The population of Jerusalem swelled from about
50,000 to over 2,000,000 for Passover.
•The Sanhedrin officials were fearful of a revolt and
unrest in the city if Jesus was arrested during this
time.
•Jesus had created much unrest in Jerusalem with the
Triumphal Entry and the Cleansing of the Temple.
•Keeping peace was the job of the Roman officials.

Chief Priests and Scribes
•This is a reference to the Sanhedrin – the ruling body
of the Jews.
•“arrest him by stealth” – use of craft, deceit or guile.
•Roman rule superseded Jewish law at this time and
Jesus had broken no Roman laws.
•They initially charged Jesus with blasphemy but had to
change it to treason for Roman law to apply.

The charges of blasphemy against Jesus
•Blasphemy = an attitude of disrespect that finds
expression in an act directed toward the character of
God.
•Violation of the 3rd commandment – Misuse of God’s
name.
•Jesus had claimed to be the Son of God and had
offered forgiveness of sins.

“arrest him by stealth and kill him”
•Blasphemy under Hebrew law was punishable by
stoning to death.
•Roman law would not allow capital punishment by the
Hebrews.
•Treason was punishable under Roman law by
execution.
•The Sanhedrin had to deceitfully convince Pilate that
Jesus had committed “treason.”

Mark’s sandwich writing technique
•Mark now switches from a group of religious leaders
intent on deceit and killing Jesus to a woman who
gives her all to Jesus.
•After the story of the loving anointing of Jesus with
perfume by Mary, the story switches to Judas as a
traitor and deceiver.
•The story of Mary anointing Jesus occurred the
Saturday as Passion week began.

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany (John12:1-8)
• John 12:1-5 ESV
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to
Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from
the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha
served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at
table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive
ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of
Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled
with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one
of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said,
5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred
denarii and given to the poor?”

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany (John12:1-8)
•John 12:6-8 ESV
6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor,
but because he was a thief, and having charge of the
moneybag he used to help himself to what was put
into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may
keep it for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you
always have with you, but you do not always have
me.”

Mark 14:3 ESV
3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon
the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came
with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very
costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his
head.

Simon the leper
•This Simon is different than others mentioned in
scripture.
•He must have been healed from leprosy or else the
meal would not have occurred at his home.
•There were at least 20 people present for this meal.
•The women served the meal and did not sit at the
table.

Alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard

Alabaster flask
•Alabaster – a type of gypsum (soft sulfate mineral
rock) or marble that can be carved into shapes.
•The color is white or translucent.
•The flask could hold up to 16 ounces.
•The top was designed for a few drops to sprinkle out.
•The top had to be broken off for it to pour out.

Ointment of pure nard
•Pure nard is also called “spikenard” in the Bible.
•It is the root (rhizome)of an Indian plant growing in
the Himalaya mountains.
•It has a unique fragrance and signifies that the very
best has been offered.
•The smell is pungent spiciness, hearty, earthy and
musky with some floral notes.
•It was used for anointing and for medicinal properties.

Uses of pure nard (spikenard)
• The fragrance was unique and penetrating.
• Matthew 26:12 ESV
12 “In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to
prepare me for burial.”
• John 19:39-40 ESV
39 Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night,
came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about
seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 So they took the body of
Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the
burial custom of the Jews.

She broke the flask and poured it over his
head.
•John 12:3 says that she also anointed his feet and
wiped them with her hair.
•Who is the “she” in the story?
•John 12:3 identifies her as Mary, the sister of Martha
and Lazarus.
•A similar anointing occurred earlier in Luke7:36-39 but
that was in Galilee by a woman who “was a sinner.”
•Scripture does not confirm the woman in Galilee as
Mary Magdalene.

Where have we seen Mary and Martha
before?
•Luke 10:38-40 ESV
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a
village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him
into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary,
who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And
she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then
to help me.”

Where have we seen Mary and Martha
before?
•Luke 10:41-42 ESV
41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you
are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but
one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good
portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
•Mary understood who Jesus was and the importance
of his teaching.
•Different personality types for Martha and Mary.

Mark 14:4-5 ESV
4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly,
“Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this
ointment could have been sold for more than three
hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they
scolded her.
•The leader of the dissention is identified as Judas in
Matthew and John.
•Three hundred denarii equaled one year’s wages.

“And they scolded her.” – ESV Translation
•“And they criticized her sharply.” – NKJV Translation
•“And they rebuked her harshly.” – NIV Translation
•These verbs indicate extreme anger with a “flaring of
the nostrils.”
•They (disciples led by Judas) spoke to Mary with
extreme emotion.

Jesus comes to Mary’s defense.
Mark 14:6 -7 ESV
6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble
her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For you
always have the poor with you, and whenever you
want, you can do good for them. But you will not
always have me.”

“For you will always have the poor with you,”
•Jesus was not disparaging ministry to the poor.
•Jesus was adamant about the heavenly rewards of
helping others in need in Matthew 25:31-46.
•He revealed here the that there is a higher priority
than any other earthly ministry, and that is the
worship rendered to Him.
•He was affirming His deity.

Jesus defends Mary.
Mark 14:8-9 ESV
8 “She has done what she could; she has anointed my
body beforehand for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you,
wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world,
what she has done will be told in memory of her.”
•Mary’s anointing of Jesus was recorded in scripture
and taught as example for all believers.

Mark 14:10-11 ESV
10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went
to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11
And when they heard it, they were glad and promised
to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to
betray him.
•The story now shifts back to the betrayal of Jesus.

Application of Scripture for Daily Living
Lessons from Mary “Doing Something Beautiful for
Jesus.”
Mark 14:6b ESV
6b “She has done a beautiful thing to me.”

Lessons from Mary “Doing Something
Beautiful for Jesus.”
1. Serving Jesus means giving Him our most precious
possession.
•The alabaster flask was the family’s most valuable
possession – their life savings.
•Our time (our life) on earth is our valuable
possession to give to Jesus.

2. Once you know Jesus as savior, your focus is on pleasing
Him.
• Philippians 3:10 ESV
10 that I may know him and the power of his
resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming
like him in his death,
• John 14:21 ESV
21 “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them,
he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest
myself to him.”

3. Others (believers and non-believers) will be critical
of your service for Jesus.
•They may see your service as a waste of life.
•Criticism will be aimed at logic and not a spiritual
view of life.
•A “Christian Worldview” is not popular in our
culture today.
•Mary did not defend herself or answer her critics,
but Jesus defended her.

•Scripture for when others are critical of
your service for Jesus.
•Colossians 3:23-24 ESV
23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord
and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord
you will receive the inheritance as your reward.
You are serving the Lord Christ.

4. The problems in our fallen world (poverty, etc.) will
not be solved until Jesus returns.
•The focus should be on meeting spiritual needs as
you meet others physical needs.
•Revelation 21:4 ESV
4 “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death shall be no more, neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the
former things have passed away.”

5. One person can set an example that the world can
see and remember.
•Matthew 5:15-16 ESV
15 “Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a
basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in
the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine
before others, so that they may see your good
works and give glory to your Father who is in
heaven.”

6. Give gifts to people you love while they are alive.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6 ESV
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also
reap bountifully.
• Acts 20:35 ESV
35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard
in this way we must help the weak and remember the
words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is
more blessed to give than to receive.’”

How did Jesus ask us to remember Him?
The Lord’s Supper.
•Luke 22:19-20 ESV
19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my
body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance
of me.” 20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten,
saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new
covenant in my blood.”

Why remember?
How will you be remembered?
•Mary – “And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is
proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done
will be told in memory of her.”
•Memorial Day is May 27, 2019– A day to remember
and honor persons who have died while serving in the
United States Armed Forces.
•Let’s remember one special Mississippi soldier today.

American Cemetery in Florence, Italy
4,402 WWII Soldiers

64 Mississippians are buried in
Florence American Cemetery

Captain Bernard Yolles
from Winona, MS

1916-1945

•Born in Winona, MS on August 14, 1916.
•Parents were David and Ray Yolles, the only Jewish
family in Winona.
•Family had a department store in Winona called Yolles
and Schneider.
•One of the first 3 men drafted into the Army in 1942
from Montgomery County.

•Commanded the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the
“Buffalo Soldiers”, an African American Infantry
Division.
•This division traced its roots back to post-Civil War
Indian Wars.
•The symbol of a black buffalo on the olive drab
symbolized the rugged nature they brought to the war
•Motto was “Deeds, Not Words.”

•Killed by a mortar shell in a foxhole on February 6,
1945 near Gallicano, Italy while advancing to capture
Lama di Sotto Ridge.
•Survived by his parents, his wife of 2 ½ years
(Babette), and 2-year-old daughter, Barbara.
•Let’s remember all soldiers on Memorial Day who
gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Closing Scripture
Romans 5:7-8 ESV
7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—
though perhaps for a good person one would dare even
to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us.

The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
John 3:16-17 ESV
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have
eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but in order that the world might be
saved through him.”
John 14:6 ESV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Romans 3:23 ESV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a ESV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this
life to pay the penalty for our sin.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the “second death”
explained in Revelation 21:8.

Revelation 21:8 ESV
8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the
sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake
that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
• Anyone who’s lifestyle is one or more of the sins listed in Revelation 21:8, will
experience the “second death” if they do not repent.
• To Repent means to turn around, to go in the opposite direction, to turn away
from sin and to come to Jesus.
Romans 5:8 ESV
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 6:23b ESV
23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
Revelation 21:7 ESV
7 “The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I
will be his God and he will be my son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be conquerors.

Romans 10:9-10 ESV
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is
justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:13 ESV
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”

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