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I can’t tell you enough how much fun I had with a small group of our students this past weekend.
to live?
How would you spend your last few days?
What
For most of us, I imagine that we would spend that week with the family and friends who were closest to us.
We would make sure there was nothing unsaid, and that all preparations were in place for our departure from this life.
We are beginning a new series this week that will carry us through our Easter celebration.
would be important, and what would you ignore.
Introduction
We went to the Valley Student Conference in Roanoke, and personally, it was incredible.
• I spent some time yesterday cleaning windows in our
It is an attempt to look at some of the key events that marked the end of Jesus' life.
You see, He knew He was headed to Jerusalem and about to die.
He knew that the time was coming for Him to offer His life as a sacrifice for sin.
• What would you do if you knew you only had one week
house...think you would do that with your last week?
to live?
How would you spend your last few days?
What
We won't have time to look at everything that the Bible tells us He did that week, because He accomplished more in those days than many of us accomplish in a lifetime.
It was really loud in there.
The music was well done, there were lights, and there was smoke.
We will, however, see some of the events that He was a part of, getting ready for the day He would hang on the cross and die in our place.
• There was a popular country song a few years back
would be important, and what would you ignore.
It was definitely different than what we typically have on a Sunday morning.
• I spent some time yesterday cleaning windows in our
called, "Live like you were dying."
In it, a man discovers
This morning, I want you to turn to a beautiful picture we find in .
Although Matthew and Mark seem to relate this same story, John gives us a little more detail than the rest, and he paints for us a picture of an incredibly moving and touching scene.
You know what, though?
In that room, I saw hundreds of teenagers and adults giving God honor and glory through worship in a beautiful way.
It shouldn’t surprise you, but on more than one occasion, I was moved to tears by the power of the worship in that room.
You know, though, I have had some incredible worship times without all that.
Several friends of mine sang really well, and I remember standing on one of our friends’ back porch one night singing hymns with no instruments in the dark.
It was a great time of worship.
I have had the privilege of worshiping with voices and a drum and dancing in a school room in Zimbabwe that was lit only with a solar lantern.
I have worshiped as I listened to a man with Downs Syndrome play a church organ in a beautiful, simple way.
On each of those occasions,
Because this morning, we are going to look at an act of true worship.
I want you to see this morning that true worship has nothing to do with the instruments or how new or old our songs may be.
True worship is a reckless expression of the heart towards the God who changes everything.
Let’s set the stage.
Open with me to .
The events Mark has been recording are building to the most amazing weekend in history, and we are just a few days away.
The first two verses tell us that the Jewish leaders were actively planning on arresting Jesus and looking for the best time to do it.
After introducing that thought, Mark is going to insert a story that actually happened a few days prior.
This is something that Hebrew writers do pretty commonly.
He is more concerned with the contrast he is going to make than that timeline of the events.
He essentially pushes pause, grabs a flashback, and then switches back to the main storyline.
The interruption starts in verse 3...
he has cancer and starts living life to the fullest.
He
house...think you would do that with your last week?
In , we find out a few additional details.
He tells us that this event took place a few days before where Mark pressed pause.
We already knew that Jesus had been going back and forth to a little village called Bethany, teaching in Jerusalem during the day and staying in Bethany in the evening.
goes on adventures he had always wanted to do,
Bethany is where Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha, live.
You may remember that Lazarus is the man Jesus raised from the dead.
Mary and Martha were close friends of Jesus, and he had been in their house before.
• There was a popular country song a few years back
They appear to be at a friend name Simon’s house, although Mary is still involved in serving the meal.
During the course of the evening, Mary does something completely unexpected.
In fact, it was not only unexpected, it was also
called, "Live like you were dying."
In it, a man discovers
What happens next, to me, is one of the most beautiful scenes in all of Scripture.
spends time making amends, even mentions that he
takes time to read the Bible some.
Before I ruin it, let's read what Mark says (verses 3-9)...
he has cancer and starts living life to the fullest.
He
Although Mark doesn’t name the woman, John tells us that it was Mary.
goes on adventures he had always wanted to do,
• What would you do if you knew you had one week to
What we find here is Jesus receiving Mary as she comes to Him with a heart of true worship.
spends time making amends, even mentions that he
live?
We can learn a lot from Mary this morning.
I hope through her example, you will see a beautiful picture of true worship.
• For most of us, I imagine that we would spend that
If we're going to understand the picture we are looking at, though, we need to first understand what worship is.
takes time to read the Bible some.
week with the family and friends who were closest to
So often, we think of worship in this small box...it is what we do on Sunday mornings, specifically when we sing.
• What would you do if you knew you had one week to
Instead, we find that worship is much, much more than that.
In fact, the only way that Sunday mornings will be true services of worship is when we worship throughout the week.
live?
us.
We would make sure there was nothing unsaid, and
that all preparations were in place for our departure
Here are several definitions that have been proposed as to the nature of worship:
• For most of us, I imagine that we would spend that
week with the family and friends who were closest to
The true, the genuine worship is when man, through his spirit, attains to friendship and intimacy with God.
True and genuine worship is not to come to a certain place; it is not to go through a certain ritual or liturgy; it is not even to bring certain gifts.
True worship is when the spirit, the immortal and invisible part of man, speaks to and meets with God, who is immortal and invisible.
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