The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1921-03-03


she could.-Mark 1873
REFERENCE MATERIAL--Mark M:t-p:
Luke 1860: John 12:1-s
PRIMARY Notwithstanding Our Love
for Jesus.
JUNIOR ToPIc-clving Our Best.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Our Bes. for Christ.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Nberality Of Love.
!. The Jewish Authorities Plotting
the Death Of Jesus wv. 1-5l.
1. Christ's Fourth Prediction Of His
Death wv. 1. p. He. with divine
insight. predicted not only the fact
Of His death. but its time and man.
Der. Death was NO surprise to Him.
For this He pre-eminently came into
the world (Heb. 2:14). He calmly
walked up to death.
2. The Authorities Plotting wv. S-5).
In secret conclave they were plotting
how they might silence His voice by
putting Him to death. II was the d.
vine purpose that He should 60 to
death. They In their wickedness were
| plotting to do that which the divine
| plan had ordained. They try BY sub.
tlllty to take and kill Him. Their
plan was to do this after the Pass.
over feast. lest there be an uprising
among the people. Satan, through
his consplrators, was trying to hin.
der the offering OF the sacrlficial Lamb
at the appointed time.
n. Jesus Amounted by Mary Of Beth.
any wv. 9, u.
For the identification OF Mary see
John 1913 and Mark 14:3-9. This
amounting occurred when Jesus was at
meat In Slmon's house. Mary had
the keenest spiritual apprehension of
all the disciples. By sitting at His
feet In loving fellowship she obtained
grasp OF truth which none Of ahe
other disciples did. She saw that His
body was to be broken and that His
precious life was to 60 out. She en-.
tered into fellowship with His suffer
lngs and the joys Of His resurrection.
This is shown In this wonderful sym
bollc act OF bringing her most precious
possession and lavishing II upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
minister to Him In that dread hour
she did this service in loving antieipa.
ton. II was the highest expression
Of love. Genuine love takes no &C.
count Of cost-is not calculating.
| ~. Tho Indignation Of the DteeI.
Piles wv. 8, 81.
The utter baseness of the disciples
is In strange contrast with Mary's
love. Judas Iscariot Is the leader. but
the whole apostolic company are led
over. The spirit of fault finding ia
very contagious. The one whose heart
Is filed with base purposes can offer
such plausible reasons for things thai
a whole company can be swept on
their feet. not perceiving the real purS
pose underlying It all. The real thing
that hurt Judas was the losing of the
money which the ointment might have
been sold for, not that be cared for
the poor
| w. Mary Defended by Jesus wv. 10
49,.
Jesus would not allow His most ap.
preciative disciple to lie under the cen.
sure, so He came to her rescue.
Though all tie disciples censured her
He had nothing but the highest praise
II we can but have His praise. what
need we care for the censure OF men
He bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when He said, "ShS
hath done what she could" (Marh
l4:S). In this defense Jesus teaches
according to Doctor Erdman:
1. That no gift TO Him can be toe
great II made In grateful love ". 10)
"She hath wrought good work on
me-"
2. Care for the poor aud other du
hes which are OF perpetual obligation
may give way before an opportunity
for service which cannot recur ". 10)
"The poor ye have with you always
Sometimes even charity is not the
highest expression OF Christian devo
ton.
8. Jesus appreciates the meaning
and motive Of our service ". 12). He
estimates them at their highest posi-
Bile value and interprets them IN the
light Of His own love and knowledge
He declared that the ointment poured
upon Him was preparation Of His
body for burial.
4. The influence OF an act Of Chris
tian service will never cease ". 18)
The example Of Mary is still hlling the
earth with the fragrance OF loving
service. Through this act Of uncalcu
lating love Mary's name has become