MARANATHA (Series) IMPORTANT OR NOT? - PowerPoint Presentation

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MARANATHA (Series)

IMPORTANT OR NOT?

Matthew 26:1-15; 26-28Slide2

Matthew 26:1-15; 26-28 (niv

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The Plot Against Jesus

26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,

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“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

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and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.

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“But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”Slide3

Jesus Anointed at Bethany6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 7 

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

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“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”Slide4

10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

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The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.

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When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

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Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”Slide5

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests

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and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.”Slide6

SUNDAY: TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

MONDAY: CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE (2

ND

TIME)

TUESDAY: JESUS ANNOUNCES HIS DEATH TO COME,

JUDAS CONTRACTS TO BETRAY JESUS

WEDNESDAY: MOUNT OF OLIVES (MATTHEW 24,25)

THURSDAY: LAST SUPPER (JOHN 13,14)

ON THE WAY TO THE GARDEN (JOHN 15-17) ARRESTED/TRIALS BEGIN

FRIDAY:

TRIALS CONTINUES; CRUCIFIED

AND

BURIED

SUNDAY:

RESURRECTED!Slide7

IT’S YOUR CHOICE

IF YOU COULD BE:

A. THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLDB. THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN THE

WORLD

C. THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD

D. THE POOREST PERSON IN THE WORLD

WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?Slide8

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:

WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU IN LIFE?

HOW IS THE “IMPORTANT” ESTABLISHED IN YOUR LIFE?Slide9

SCENE ONE: THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND THEIR PLAN

“The chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly (stealth) way and kill him. “But not during the Feast of the Passover,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.” Matthew 26:3,4Slide10

THE PLAN

TO SEIZE JESUS BY STEALTH

TO AVOID THE PASSOVER CROWDSTO KILL JESUSSlide11

IMPORTANT

OR NOT?

*WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THESE RELIGIOUS LEADERS?

*WHAT DID THEY THINK OF JESUS?

*HOW MUCH DID JESUS MEAN TO THEM?

*HOW MUCH WAS JESUS WORTH TO THEM?Slide12

SCENE TWO: A VILLAGE WOMAN (MARY) AND HER LOVE

“While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured out on his head as he was reclining at the table.” Matthew 26:6,7Slide13

AN ACT OF LOVE

The act was premeditated

The perfume was very costly nard which grew only in the Himalayan Mountains

The perfume was very rare and very strong

The perfume was mostly used by royalty

She broke it open and poured it out on JesusSlide14

THE RESPONSE OF OTHERS

“When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?”, they asked. ‘This perfume could have been sold at a high price (a years wages) and the money given to the poor.’”

Matthew 26:8,9Slide15

THE RESPONSE OF JESUS

“Aware of this, Jesus said to them, ‘Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

Matthew 26:10-13Slide16

IMPORTANT OR NOT?

WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THIS WOMAN? HOW MUCH WAS JESUS WORTH TO HER?Slide17

SCENE THREE:

JUDAS AND HIS PRICE

“Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?’ So they counted out thirty silver coins. From then on, Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over to them.” Matthew 26:14-16Slide18

THE JUDAS ADVANTAGE

HE SPENT THREE YEARS WITH JESUS

HE SAW ALL THE EVIDENCE (MIRACLES)

HE HEARD ALL THE TRUTH

HE EXPERIEINCED ALL THE CARE

HE RECEIVED ALL THE BLESSINGS

BUT…WHAT WENT WRONG?Slide19

IMPORTANT OR NOT?

WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO JUDAS? HOW MUCH WAS JESUS WORTH TO HIM?Slide20

SCENE FOUR:

THE LAST SUPPER

“While they were eating,

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esus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then He took the cup, gave

thanks

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offered it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:26-28Slide21

THE GIVING OF JESUS

HE BROKE THE BREAD – HIS BODY

HE GAVE IT TO THEM

HE TOOK THE CUP – HIS BLOOD

HE GAVE IT TO THEM

“POURED OUT FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS…”Slide22

THE PRICE

“For you know that it was not with perishable/material things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed… but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”

I Peter 1:18,19Slide23

IMPORTANT OR NOT?

WHAT DOES JESUS MEAN TO US TODAY?

HOW MUCH IS HE WORTH TO US TODAY?Slide24

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN FOR MY LIFE TODAY?

THE WORTH OF JESUS TO EACH ONE OF US IS ESTABLISHED IN OUR HEARTS BY THE ACTIONS WE TAKE IN EVERY DAY LIFE.