Alabaster box option 1 this graphic set is created with a sermon title and a scripture verse or subtitle. Jesus this is an experience in the life of jesus christ of nazareth, the son of god. What does the woman with the alabaster jar teach us. The bible speaks of an alabaster box in the two incidents involving women, one of whom was mary of bethany, who brought ointment in the box to anoint jesus.
This angry exchange erupted at a dinner in the home of a man called simon the. He said when the minister finished his sermon and gave the invitation, i left where i was and walked down that aisle, and that night 27 years ago i committed my life to serve god as a missionary. Every dream, every desire, everythingis in this special box of mine. The pharisees were known for being caught up in appearances, trying to make everything look and sound good, believing they could earn their way to. There were some who said to themselves indignantly, why was the ointment wasted.
Breaking the alabaster box love worth finding ministries. No bible scholar has come up with a good answer as to how she was able to acquire such an expensive possessionvery unusual for a woman of her position to have an alabaster box of costly perfume. The alabaster box the value of the true worship pastor paula. Alabaster box anointing your place in the story sermon notes by marshal blessing. He said when the minister finished his sermon and gave the invitation, i left where i. For the woman described in this scripture, it was a container of perfume. Open as pdf then jesus six days before the passover came to bethany, where lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. That same love is what god called us to walk in, so other people who have known our struggle will see god in us.
And, what does it have to do with me and my life today this morning the box, the burial and the blessing. The hand or the scroll bar can also be used if desired. The woman with the alabaster box lara love on the road. In the gospel according to mark, chapter 14, this ointment is also mentioned, and there it was valued at 300 denarii. It signified that she was giving her very best to the lord jesus indeed her all, for as she broke the alabaster box and poured out the precious nard she. Mary loved jesus so much that she gave all she had. Simon the pharisee and the woman with the alabaster jar both took their religion very seriously. And he went into the pharisees house, and sat down to meat. And you dont know the cost of the oil in my alabaster box. Cm6g g cm f cm g i was a prisoner to the sin that had me bound g 2 c g i spent my days pouring my life without measure. As such, to get a fuller picture of what really happened, all. Box 820 alvin, texas 77512 0820 united states of america this publication is written in two column style.
The last time we sang this song a few weeks ago, god put a message on my heart that i want to share with you today. The woman with the alabaster box in a nutshell, the story about the woman with the alabaster box is about a dinner party thrown by a pharisee who has invited jesus to dinner. Just like this woman, i have placed all that i am and all that i have into my alabaster box. The greek word translated alabaster box in the kjv, as well as flask, jar and vial in other translations, is alabastron, which can also mean perfume vase. It was the week of calvary and the time of passover. Breaking the alabaster box ron dunn sermon outlines and. The spirit of true devotion introduction our text has an awesome setting in v. The pharisees were known for being caught up in appearances, trying to make everything look and. Dear friend, i do hope that today has the promise of gods goodness in it for you. In biblical days, when a young woman reached the age of availability for marriage, her family would purchase an alabaster box and fill it up with precious oil. The story of jesus feet anointed with tears and perfume by a sinful woman is a love story, pure and simple. In the gospel according to mark, chapter 14, this ointment is also mentioned, and there it was valued at 300 denarii, which was equivalent to 300 mandays of work, or roughly oneyear salary.
Spiritual growth not partial involvement, nor conditional service. The passover was the jewish festival commemorating the time when the lord. In like manner when we pour out our prayers, love, and money to bless others, the blessing to a very great extent comes back into our own lives. The size of the box and the value of the ointment would parallel her familys wealth. What is the important significance behind the alabaster.
In the days jesus was on earth, when a young woman reached the age of availability for marriage, her family would purchase an alabaster box for her and fill it with precious ointment. Try to picture the woman who had the alabaster box. Youngs literal translation there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining at meat. Lessons learned from the woman with the alabaster box. This is the thought that occupied the mind of paul as he faced his own death, 2 tim. New testament sermons old testament sermons sermon series audio sermons sermon links. Some were angry and wanted to throw the woman out, but jesus said let her alone. I have so many dreams and desires, some of which i have never shared with anyone. Jul 21, 2008 lessons learned from the woman with the alabaster box. We see in this act that the blessing and sweetness came back on her own head. Alabaster is a beautiful, precious stone, and was used to add beauty to solomons temple 1 chronicles 29.
Nov 14, 2005 the broken alabaster box by wayne weaver then jesus, 6 days before the passover, came to bethany where lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead, and there they made him a supper and martha served, but lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. These boxes were made from a stone found near alabastron in egypt, and from this circumstance the greeks gave them the name of the. To show that we should express our gratitude to others for what they have done. Now one of the pharisees invited jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the pharisees house and reclined at the table. Alabaster is a strong, dense stone, similar to marble, that can be found in israel and the surrounding areas. Pdf view online html get this and all media free with a preachit membership.
If you could imagine with me for a minute what it must have been like when jesus entered a room. If she had only taken the lid off, it could have been used for something else. Revival soul winning outside the box when you look at the life and ministry of jesus christ, you see very quickly that his ministry was definitely an outside the box ministry. In this gift we have what it really means to be saved. And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that jesus sat at meat in the pharisees house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that jesus was eating at the pharisees house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Simon saw the gift of god as something earned by being good, and therefore he stood like a gatekeeper to protect and defend a faith for the worthy. This is the breaking of the alabaster box which you are familiar with.
Pdf view online html this sermon has a related background. The connotation behind the alabaster box, can probably be seen in many different lights. Breaking the alabaster box open as pdf then jesus six days before the passover came to bethany, where lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. Her story is one of the most powerful stories of repentance and forgiveness, one that shows the kind heart of god. A love much deeper and heartfelt than that, and one not infused with physical desire. The alabaster box with ointment was a very precious gift. What are the stories in the bible with an alabaster box. Someone once said that worship is the act of sacrificially giving to jesus something that is precious to us. This angry exchange erupted at a dinner in the home of a man called simon the leper, a friend of jesus and a pharisee. The highest form of worship is to become one with the spirit of god. The room grew still as she made her way to jesus she stumbles through the tears that made her blind she felt such pain some spoke in anger heard folks whisper theres. Now when the pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, this man, if he were a.
Matthew 26, mark 14 and john 12 detail the breaking of an alabaster box, which many of us are familiar with. I am going to read two different accounts concerning the same incident. Jan 21, 2014 the connotation behind the alabaster box, can probably be seen in many different lights. Then took mary a pound of ointment of spikard, very costly, and. So like the woman with the alabaster box of oil, i pour out my devotion to the one who i call on when i am in pain. Pliny compares these vessels to a closed rosebud, and says that ointments are best preserved in them. This box was the most valuable thing that she had and she gave it all away.
Learn more about how god loves us despite our imperfections in the devotion from our archive, the challenges of forgiving ourselves. Woman with the alabaster jar st john in the wilderness. The blessing of brokenness by carter conlon there is a certain fragrance of jesus that only comes through brokenness. Breaking the alabaster box february 20, 2019 save article. Study 9 our best for the lord jesus words of life ministries. Jun 28, 2016 matthew 26, mark 14 and john 12 detail the breaking of an alabaster box, which many of us are familiar with. It was a kind of cruet, having a cylindrical form at the top. Overflowing gratitude first churches of northampton, ma. Makintosh it is very needful to bear in mind, in this day of busy doing and restless activity, that god looks at everything from one stand point, measures everything by one rule, tries everything by one touchstone, and that touchstone, that rule, that standpoint is christ.
When something is poured out of your heart to jesus in appreciation it becomes a praise. The alabaster box and the ointment were worth a considerable amount of money. Breaking the alabaster box ron dunn sermon outlines. When moses smote the rock with his rod, he broke the rock, and the water poured out. Ministering at the worship project at new beginnings church in port wentworth, ga on november 8th. For the past 25 years i have been serving him in ethiopia. Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and. Without a word, she kneels at his feet, breaks open her box and pours out a very costly perfume on his feet. She didnt just pour out a little perfume to anoint him, she gave it all see mark 14. Theres a famous woman in the bible, albeit having her name kept unknown from readers. We know from another evangelist that she broke the alabaster box.
No one knows the cost of this oil christian cultural center. When she broke the alabaster box and anointed the feet of jesus, she then wiped his feet with her hair. Hendley matthew 26 in the 26th chapter of the gospel of matthew we have a wonderful story of a woman who came to christ with a gift for him revealing her faith in him and love for him. Breaking the alabaster box nelson chapel church of christ. Though we all have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death at some time, as david did in psalm 23, we have the. The sinful woman with the alabaster jar knew she was sinfulbut deeply loved. Mary broke the alabaster box because she would not use it for anything else. The alabaster box sermons illustrations higher praise. Faith to empty your alabaster box sermon by cedric portis.
Option 2 this graphic set is created with a sermon title only. Download service background this service background has a related sermon. I wonder have we broken the alabaster box of our life and poured out ourselves, every drop for him. In addition, when doing some research on the important chest i found that it was actually made of a marble stone, that is in someway dangerous when you think about the woman breaking the alabaster box, how difficult it must have been to break marble. Alabaster box sermon by pastor henry nilam, matthew 26. It signified that she was giving her very best to the lord jesus indeed her all, for as she broke the alabaster box and poured out the precious nard she was saying, in effect. What is the important significance behind the alabaster box. And while he was at bethany in the house of simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. For ease of navigation, use the arrow keys or the page down and page up keys.
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