Mark 14

Key events prior to Jesus crucifixion

Mark 14:1-9 Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus with perfume.

Some of the people thought that Mary’s gift was spent on the wrong thing.

Mary chose to spend her money on something that honored Jesus.

How do you decide whether God wants you to give to one thing over another?

Maybe  - The Joash Project or some other worthy cause?

V9-10: Judas went off to betray Jesus.

In this passage and in Luke 22:3-6 it sounds like the money was an afterthought to the decision to betray Jesus. What bearing does the 30 pieces of silver have on the betrayal?

Judas gave it back later Matthew 27:3

When I read this passage I visualize Elisha in 2 Kings 6 where he prayed that God would open his servant’s eyes so that he could see the chariots of fire and horses all around. This unseen army was ready to battle.

V12-16 Getting Ready for the Passover.

Kind of a mundane set of tasks. It seems that they probably didn’t realize the magnitude of what was about to happen. Do you think they would have acted differently if they had known that this was the last Passover with Jesus? How would they have acted differently?

Would you feel differently about our service today if you knew that there would be some eternally significant event on Tuesday? Like for example, what if the rapture was actually scheduled for March 31^st, 2015 at 3:27pm. It makes me think that our time spent worshipping and serving God is precious and important.