A Christ Centered Easter, Day 4 - Wednesday

Day 4 - Wednesday

Focus: Christ Anointed with Oil/Conspiracy

Songs: 

Abide with Me!

1. 1. Abide with me! fast falls the eventide;
   The darkness deepens. Lord, with me abide!
   When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
   Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me!
2. 2. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day.
   Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away.
   Change and decay in all around I see;
   O thou who changest not, abide with me!
3. 3. I need thy presence ev'ry passing hour.
   What but thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?
   Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
   Thru cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me!
4. Text: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847
   Music: William H. Monk, 1823-1889

Did Jesus Really Live Again?

(Sorry, no video. Click through for music)

1. 1. Did Jesus really live again?
   Yes, when the third day came,
   He wakened and he left the tomb;
   He called Mary's name.
2. 2. Did Jesus come to those he loved?
   Yes, people touched his feet,
   And of the fish and honeycomb
   He did truly eat.
3. Reverently
   3. And there were nail-prints in his hands
   And a spear wound in his side.
   Did Jesus really live again
   After he had died? Oh yes! And so shall I!
4. Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910-2004. (c) 1977 IRI.
   Music: Royce Campbell Twitchell, 1939-2011. (c) 1977 IRI

Pictures: 

Jesus with Mary and Martha

Anointing

Scriptures: 

Mark 14:3-9

3 ¶And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this ^awaste of the ointment made?

 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

 6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

 7 For ye have the ^apoor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

 8 She hath done what she could: ^ashe is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

 9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that ^ashe hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Matthew 26:14-16

14 ¶Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for ^athirty pieces of silver.

 16 And from that time he sought opportunity to ^abetray him.

Videos: 

The Anointed One

Come Unto Me (advance to 2:35 min to begin)

Discussions

• See Reflections on the Savior's Last Week for section on The Anointing at Bethany.
• Define the words anoint and spikenard. (see Jesus The Christ, chapter 29 for Note #7)
• Explain possible reasons why the woman anointed Jesus.  (See NT Student Manual, ch 14 for section on A Woman Anointed Jesus for His Burial. )
• Explain that thirty pieces of silver was the price commonly paid for the life of a male slave. (See NT Student Manual, ch 23 for section on What is the significance of the “Thirty Pieces of Silver”?)
• Why did the Pharisees set this price?
• Would it have mattered to Judas how much money had been offered?
• Has Jesus ever been betrayed since then?
• What has been the price?
• Other resources as needed for children (all from The Friend)
• How can I feel close to the Savior?