Jesus Was Anointed
Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:1-8
Every year, the Jewish people celebrated a holiday called Passover. They gathered together to remember a special event that happened long ago. When God’s people were slaves in Egypt, God rescued His people. God did great things to show the king of Egypt that God is in charge. Finally, the king of Egypt let God’s people go. God made Moses a leader of His people. Moses led them out of Egypt to a land God had promised to give them. God did not want His people to forget what happened in Egypt, so every year, the Jewish people had a feast to remember. Many of the people traveled to the city of Jerusalem to get ready for the celebration. A few days before the Passover feast began, Jesus went to the town of Bethany. Jesus’ friend Lazarus lived in Bethany. Lazarus’s sisters, Mary and Martha, lived there too. Jesus went to a friend’s house for a meal. Jesus was relaxing at the table when Mary came to Him. She had a jar, and inside the jar was some very expensive oil. The oil smelled good, like a perfume. Mary broke open the jar and poured the oil on Jesus’ head and feet. Jesus’ friends were at the house, and they were upset! They thought Mary had done a silly thing. The oil was worth a lot of money. One of Jesus’ friends said, “She could have sold the oil and used the money to help people who are poor!” Jesus’ friends told Mary that she had done the wrong thing, but Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has done a very good thing for Me.” Then Jesus said, “You will always have people around you who are poor, but you will not always have Me.” Jesus was going away soon. He knew He was going to die. By pouring oil on Jesus, Mary got Jesus’ body ready to be buried. Jesus said that many people would hear about the good thing Mary had done. He said, “Wherever the good news about Me is told in the world, people will hear about this woman.”
Christ Connection: Mary did the right thing by pouring oil on Jesus. She worshiped Him. Jesus is most important, and He deserves to be worshiped. Jesus knew that He was going to die to rescue people from sin. He would be buried and then rise from the dead
**This is a Lifeway Lesson**
Matthew 26:6-13; John 12:1-8
Every year, the Jewish people celebrated a holiday called Passover. They gathered together to remember a special event that happened long ago. When God’s people were slaves in Egypt, God rescued His people. God did great things to show the king of Egypt that God is in charge. Finally, the king of Egypt let God’s people go. God made Moses a leader of His people. Moses led them out of Egypt to a land God had promised to give them. God did not want His people to forget what happened in Egypt, so every year, the Jewish people had a feast to remember. Many of the people traveled to the city of Jerusalem to get ready for the celebration. A few days before the Passover feast began, Jesus went to the town of Bethany. Jesus’ friend Lazarus lived in Bethany. Lazarus’s sisters, Mary and Martha, lived there too. Jesus went to a friend’s house for a meal. Jesus was relaxing at the table when Mary came to Him. She had a jar, and inside the jar was some very expensive oil. The oil smelled good, like a perfume. Mary broke open the jar and poured the oil on Jesus’ head and feet. Jesus’ friends were at the house, and they were upset! They thought Mary had done a silly thing. The oil was worth a lot of money. One of Jesus’ friends said, “She could have sold the oil and used the money to help people who are poor!” Jesus’ friends told Mary that she had done the wrong thing, but Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has done a very good thing for Me.” Then Jesus said, “You will always have people around you who are poor, but you will not always have Me.” Jesus was going away soon. He knew He was going to die. By pouring oil on Jesus, Mary got Jesus’ body ready to be buried. Jesus said that many people would hear about the good thing Mary had done. He said, “Wherever the good news about Me is told in the world, people will hear about this woman.”
Christ Connection: Mary did the right thing by pouring oil on Jesus. She worshiped Him. Jesus is most important, and He deserves to be worshiped. Jesus knew that He was going to die to rescue people from sin. He would be buried and then rise from the dead
**This is a Lifeway Lesson**