Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.
John 12:1-3
John 12:1-3
In the previous chapter, Lazarus had been ill. Heeding the plea of Lazarus' sisters, Mary and Martha, Jesus headed to Bethany to heal Lazarus, but only after he had been dead 3 days. Jesus healed Lazarus nonetheless, raising him from the dead.
Jesus returned to Bethany some time later, and a supper was made in His honour. I'm sure the villagers must still have been rejoicing from the incident, and the joy of it all must not have been merely at the great miracle, but at the sight of a friend they thought they'd lost forever.
Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, commanding us, as often as we meet, to do it in remembrance of Him.
As with Lazarus, all of us have been raised from the dead by our Lord Jesus Christ. It should be with as much joy, then, with which we meet for the Lord's Supper every Sunday. And all the more should we come bringing Him the best that we can bring, as did Mary the sister of Lazarus.
Jesus returned to Bethany some time later, and a supper was made in His honour. I'm sure the villagers must still have been rejoicing from the incident, and the joy of it all must not have been merely at the great miracle, but at the sight of a friend they thought they'd lost forever.
Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, commanding us, as often as we meet, to do it in remembrance of Him.
As with Lazarus, all of us have been raised from the dead by our Lord Jesus Christ. It should be with as much joy, then, with which we meet for the Lord's Supper every Sunday. And all the more should we come bringing Him the best that we can bring, as did Mary the sister of Lazarus.
Kah Wei, Morning Worship, Sunday, 15 June 2008
...And a bit on what Uncle Anthony Too (not Three? yeah, stop that. heard a lot of times d.) said last Sunday:
Women, don't think that you can't worship. Worshiping in silence is hard. And sometimes the men are worshiping in silence, and the women are crying out from their hearts to worship.
Men, listen to the silence of the women in worship.
Women, listen to the men in worship.
...And let us say "Amen" together.
May the Lord be pleased with our worship.
Men, listen to the silence of the women in worship.
Women, listen to the men in worship.
...And let us say "Amen" together.
May the Lord be pleased with our worship.
"Every other day of the week, we can jump, sing, clap and play loud music all we want. But this one hour in the entire week, if we can come together and say, 'This one hour is all about Jesus Christ. This one hour, I am going to make Jesus Christ feel good.'... This is brethren worship."
Philip Lim, Morning Ministry, Sunday, 15 June 2008
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