1. MARANATHA (Series) IMPORTANT OR NOT? Matthew 26:1-15; 26-28

2. Matthew 26:1-15; 26-28 (niv) The Plot Against Jesus 26 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, 2 “As you know, the Passover is two days away— and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 5 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

3. Jesus Anointed at Bethany 6 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. 9 “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

4. 10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

5. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot— went to the chief priests 15 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.”

6. 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!

7. IT’S YOUR CHOICE IF YOU COULD BE: A. THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD B. 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?

8. QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: 1.WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU IN LIFE? 2.HOW IS THE “IMPORTANT” ESTABLISHED IN YOUR LIFE?

9. “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 26:3,4

10. THE PLAN TO SEIZE JESUS BY STEALTH TO AVOID THE PASSOVER CROWDS TO KILL JESUS

11. 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?

12. 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 26:6,7

13. AN ACT OF LOVE

14. 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 26:8,9

15. 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 26:10-13

16. IMPORTANT OR NOT? WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THIS WOMAN? HOW MUCH WAS JESUS WORTH TO HER?

17. SCENE THREE: JUDAS AND HIS PRICE

18. 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?

19. IMPORTANT OR NOT? WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO JUDAS? HOW MUCH WAS JESUS WORTH TO HIM?

20. SCENE FOUR: THE LAST SUPPER “While they were eating, Jesus 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 and 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 26:26-28

21. 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…”

22. 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 1:18,19

23. IMPORTANT OR NOT? WHAT DOES JESUS MEAN TO US TODAY? HOW MUCH IS HE WORTH TO US TODAY?

24. 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.