HOW JESUS HANDLED THE CRITIC (1 OF 4)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:1-10, John 12:1-11
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How Jesus Handled the Critic (1 of 4)
Series: Difficult People (Is There Any Other Kind?)
Tony Thomas
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:1-10; John 12:1-11
Kasey Hoffman posted something on Facebook last week and I told her I was going to use it this morning. Her post read:
''The more I get to know certain people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals board the ark.''
Can you relate? We're approaching Thanksgiving and Christmas, and as much as we want to be with family our families include difficult personalities. Is there any other kind?
I'm starting a new series today and I want to rehearse some familiar Bible characters: a critical Judas, an undependable Simon Peter, the hypocritical Pharisees, and the cruel civic leaders who put Jesus to death. More specifically, I want to focus on how Jesus handled each difficult personality.
My mom's favorite show is, ''Everybody Loves Raymond.'' It's easy to relate to Marie Barone. I love her for two basic reasons: she's funny - and she's not my mom! All of us, however, have had to endure the kind criticism that Marie Barone dished out on a regular basis.
Let's read about a first-century critic in Mark 14:
3 While Jesus was in Bethany a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ''Why this waste of perfume?
5 It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor.'' And they rebuked her harshly.
Three of the four Gospel writers rehearse this story for us in the New Testament. Matthew says, ''The disciples were indignant'' (26:8), Mark says the criticism came from ''those present'' (14:4)., but John gets specific: ''One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected'' (12:4).
Regardless of which version you read, here's the bottom line. Mary was a Type-A personality and she wore her feel ...
Series: Difficult People (Is There Any Other Kind?)
Tony Thomas
Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:1-10; John 12:1-11
Kasey Hoffman posted something on Facebook last week and I told her I was going to use it this morning. Her post read:
''The more I get to know certain people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals board the ark.''
Can you relate? We're approaching Thanksgiving and Christmas, and as much as we want to be with family our families include difficult personalities. Is there any other kind?
I'm starting a new series today and I want to rehearse some familiar Bible characters: a critical Judas, an undependable Simon Peter, the hypocritical Pharisees, and the cruel civic leaders who put Jesus to death. More specifically, I want to focus on how Jesus handled each difficult personality.
My mom's favorite show is, ''Everybody Loves Raymond.'' It's easy to relate to Marie Barone. I love her for two basic reasons: she's funny - and she's not my mom! All of us, however, have had to endure the kind criticism that Marie Barone dished out on a regular basis.
Let's read about a first-century critic in Mark 14:
3 While Jesus was in Bethany a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, ''Why this waste of perfume?
5 It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor.'' And they rebuked her harshly.
Three of the four Gospel writers rehearse this story for us in the New Testament. Matthew says, ''The disciples were indignant'' (26:8), Mark says the criticism came from ''those present'' (14:4)., but John gets specific: ''One of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected'' (12:4).
Regardless of which version you read, here's the bottom line. Mary was a Type-A personality and she wore her feel ...
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