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Show A MEMORIAL Matthew 26: 13 Twice in the or gospels, Mark 14: 9 we find this story. We studied this story in Sunday School on February 28, 2010. The topic was By A Woman In "Extravagant Love" "Anointed or "A Bethany" or Special Act of Love." It is the story about a woman breaking a very precious bottle of ointment and poured it on Jesus as he sat at meat. The disciples thought it was a waste and that the ointment at least could have been sold with the proceeds given to the poor. Jesus reminded the disciples that the woman had done something very special, pouring this oil in anticipation of His death. Then Jesus 1 them, "Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her." (Matthew 26: 13) For more than 19 centuries, this woman's story has been said to told and retold. people are paying tribute to and remembering their loved ones all over the place. It is a special time set aside to recall, to remember the giving of that ultimate gift of life or those who fought to protect our rights. F or a memorial is a way of keeping the memory alive. It a marking It is Memorial weekend and of time and action so that others will know about it. It is to focus-on commemorate, to be mindful 2 or of, to remind oneself of where we have come teacher with from. A memorial is a lesson for today from yesterday. a So Jesus says of the woman who anointed Him with expensive oil, the equivalent of a year's wage, from her "Wherever this gospel alabaster bottle, shall be preached in the whole , world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her." Notice, first, that good deeds lesson for us are a all. Jesus said the woman's story would be shared "wherever .in the .. whole world." The woman Jesus to be buried in death might be made righteous prepared. so that we all unto life. It would not be limited to the here and now, not merely for the current time, not just 3 at Simon the magician's house, not just table, not limited to the disciples, not just in Bethany or around the dinner glad the story has spread F or I have heard the good news Jerusalem. I abroad. am that Jesus died and this Him for His burial. woman What the anointed woman good deed for the Master and the people. What we do for Jesus, we do for the least, the last and the lost. Those devoted to the Master show sympathy and empathy to their fellow men. What did was a we do for the cause of Christ does not detract from the needs of the poor. For with the Lord, the account, the fund of generosity never runs out. I am reminded of the poor and ready to die widow woman who 'gave a piece of bread and 4 a drink of water to the man of God and her out.(I Kings 1 7) Furthermore, even though we may not have been there, we must never forget barrel never ran acts of service that others have done." Acts of service can never are signs of love and one forget what not recognize the love too much. To done, to foundation already laid, is others have u to destine ourselves to destruction. F or it is often the to bridge cross by another that allows over dangerous waters safely. built us It tragic when one leader follows another and wastes time tearing down what the other built. It was the blood shed by another that saves us. "Jesus paid it all, is all to Him lowe. Sin hast left stain, He washed it white 5 as a crimson snow." |
