SEEING THE WORTH OF CHRIST
John 12:1–8
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?” 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.”
True worship begins as Christ is seen and treasured as supremely worthy above all else
A. Worship takes shape when Christ becomes the primary focus of the heart (vv.1–2)
B. Worship gathers around Christ even in ordinary and familiar settings (vv.1–2)
C. Worship prepares the way for a response to Christ’s revealed worth (vv.1–2)
Seeing Christ’s worth produces joyful and costly devotion from the heart
A. True worship gladly gives what the world considers too valuable to lose (v.3)
B. True devotion expresses itself through personal and humbling acts toward Christ (v.3)
C. Seeing Christ’s worth leads to decisive action rather than careful calculation (v.3)
Christ’s worth is most clearly seen through the meaning and necessity of His death
A. Spiritual blindness can sound right while missing what matters most (vv.4–6)
B. The way we respond to Jesus reveals what we value most (vv.4–6)
