Kindness-Gratitude Connection “Do What You Can- Make it Something Beautiful for Jesus!” (Billy Russell, 11/24/19)

2020-02-27

Kindness-Gratitude Connection “Do What You Can- Make it Something Beautiful for Jesus!” (Mark 14:1-9) What if doing what you can is enough for Jesus? According to Jesus, doing what you can is acceptable to Him! Such “enough ministry” can be done as a beautiful offering of love, devotion, and worship this holiday season! Let us do what we can to honor Jesus (14:3, 8). No more is needed, no ...

Kindness-Gratitude Connection

“Do What You Can- Make it Something Beautiful for Jesus!”

(Mark 14:1-9)

What if doing what you can is enough for Jesus? According to Jesus, doing what you can is acceptable to Him! Such “enough ministry” can be done as a beautiful offering of love, devotion, and worship this holiday season!

Let us do what we can to honor Jesus (14:3, 8).

No more is needed, no less will suffice. “She did what she could” (v.8).

Lit., “she did what she had.” (i.e., she gave what she had..”) (J.Brooks)

[At the holidays people often want to do as much for others as they can make

happen (given limited resources of time, energy, availability or money). This story

of a woman anointing Jesus serves as an object lesson of being pleased to do

what you can for Jesus.]

Planned, elaborate generosity is worthy of Jesus! (She anointed him....)

What is the “could” part you can do to honor Jesus?

Let us lead out at great cost to honor Jesus (14:4-5).

Extravagance has its place to declare great devotion/love!

“Sacrificial love is the heart of true discipleship.” (G. Osborne)