Extravagant Generosity
Zach Terry
John 12
INTRODUCTION; We have been in this series on Money where we have looked so far at a couple of major principles as it relates to Generosity.
- We began with a simple recognition that God owns everything. We are stewards. It is required of Stewards that they be found faithful. We said that a disciple of Christ holds all things loosely.
- Last week we saw that God has woven certain principles into the fabric of life, one of which is the law of Sowing and Reaping. We saw that God is no man's debtor. If we are faithful over the little, we will be entrusted with more.
- Today, I want to show you one of the most Extravagant displays of generosity anywhere in scripture.
CONTEXT: When we come to John 12, Jesus has come to his final week before the Cross. Several times throughout my life, I have been with men who knew death was imminent, yet still had the capacity to communicate. When a man is about to die, he will say what he wished he had said his entire life. Every word, ever decision, every action taken by Christ in this final week is packed with meaning.
This story is recounted in all four of the Gospels, although each Gospel writer emphasizes different aspects of the story. All place it in the final week of Jesus life before the Cross.
Luke 9:51 (ESV) tells us that...
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Jesus is on a mission as the sacrificial lamb of God to take away the sin of the world. He is determined, He is resolute.
Look with me there in John 12
TEXT: John 12:1-19 (ESV)
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.
Matthew and Mark's account tell us that Simon the Leper hosted the meal - Simon was a very common name in Israel. At least eight ...
Zach Terry
John 12
INTRODUCTION; We have been in this series on Money where we have looked so far at a couple of major principles as it relates to Generosity.
- We began with a simple recognition that God owns everything. We are stewards. It is required of Stewards that they be found faithful. We said that a disciple of Christ holds all things loosely.
- Last week we saw that God has woven certain principles into the fabric of life, one of which is the law of Sowing and Reaping. We saw that God is no man's debtor. If we are faithful over the little, we will be entrusted with more.
- Today, I want to show you one of the most Extravagant displays of generosity anywhere in scripture.
CONTEXT: When we come to John 12, Jesus has come to his final week before the Cross. Several times throughout my life, I have been with men who knew death was imminent, yet still had the capacity to communicate. When a man is about to die, he will say what he wished he had said his entire life. Every word, ever decision, every action taken by Christ in this final week is packed with meaning.
This story is recounted in all four of the Gospels, although each Gospel writer emphasizes different aspects of the story. All place it in the final week of Jesus life before the Cross.
Luke 9:51 (ESV) tells us that...
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Jesus is on a mission as the sacrificial lamb of God to take away the sin of the world. He is determined, He is resolute.
Look with me there in John 12
TEXT: John 12:1-19 (ESV)
1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.
Matthew and Mark's account tell us that Simon the Leper hosted the meal - Simon was a very common name in Israel. At least eight ...
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