1. Today’s Sermon: Mark 14:1-21, “A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Head With Nard From Alabaster Vial / The Betrayal Of Judas Iscariot” by Pastor Jim Bomkamp

2. Outline of today’s msg: 1. Mark’s tells us about a woman who came and anointed Jesus’ head with a very expensive vial of nard from an alabaster vial 2. We will analyze the life and betrayal of Judas Iscariot

3. Mark 14:1-9: A woman pours an expensive alabaster vial of nard on Jesus’ head

4. When did this anointing of Jesus really occur, John 12:1 tells us it occurred 6 days before the Passover?

5. According to John 12, the woman who did this anointing was “Mary”, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead

6. Jesus had now (this last week of His life) brought out two opposite responses from people

7. Its hard to imagine why anyone would want to kill Jesus, when we think about His life and all He has done for people

8. It was not only Judas who had a problem with this huge amount of money being used to anoint and honor Jesus: ‘some were indignantly remarking to one another’

9. Was Judas being hypocritical because his real motive for being angry about the large amount of money being used to anoint Jesus?

10. Do churches spend too much money on worship and the expenses incurred to worship God and teach people God’s word?

11. Reasons that Jesus stops the disciples who were scolding the woman: 1. ‘She has done a good deed to Me’ 2. ‘you always have the poor with you’ 3. ‘She has done what she could’ 4. ‘she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial’

12. Mark 14:10-11: Judas goes to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them

13. About Judas…

14. How did Judas end up betraying Jesus to the chief priests?

15. Mark 14:12-16: the preparations for the Passover

16. Mark 14:17-21: At the Passover feast, Jesus reveals who it is who will betray Him

17. CONCLUSION: Like Mary, and the owner of the house where they held the Passover, are you doing what you can for Jesus?