Object of hope or obstacle of ambition
Mark 14:1-11
Main Idea: Jesus is either the object of our hope or the obstacle of our ambition.
I. Religious Rage (14:1-2)
Mark 12:12: And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
II. Wondrous Worship (14:3-9)
“If a man once understands the sinfulness of sin, and the mercy of Christ in dying for him, he will never think anything too good or too costly to give to Christ… He will fear wasting time, talents, money, affections on the things of this world. He will not be afraid of wasting them on his Savior. He will fear going into extremes about business, money, politics, or pleasure; but he will not be afraid of doing too much for Christ.”
- JC Ryle
III. A Bankrupt Betrayer (14:10-11)
