Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary
Eau Claire, WI

2013-03-13 ILC Chapel — Trust in Jesus, not in…

2013 Chapels -
Trust in Jesus, not in the material things of the world.

 

Date : 2013-03-13
Speaker : Rob Sauers

John 12:1–8 (Listen)

Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound1 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. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii2 and given to the poor?” 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. Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it3 for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

Footnotes

[1] 12:3 Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams

[2] 12:5 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer

[3] 12:7 Or Leave her alone; she intended to keep it

(ESV)

Hymn: TLH 179 :
On My Heart Imprint Thy Image

Hymnary.org — Organ Audio

1. On my heart imprint Thine image,
Blessed Jesus, King of Grace,
That life’s riches, cares, and pleasures
Have no power Thee to efface.
This the superscription be:
Jesus, crucified for me,
Is my life, my hope’s Foundation,
And my Glory and Salvation.