Sermons on San Juan 12:8:

An Outpouring Of Worship.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 4, 2022

Mary at the feet of Jesus.

AN OUTPOURING OF WORSHIP. John 12:1-8. It was six days before the Passover, and the family in Bethany made our Lord a supper. The resurrected Lazarus was there, and Martha was serving. In a singular act of devotion, Mary took a whole bottle of very expensive Indian perfume and lavished it upon ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Three Marks Of True Disciples (John 11:55-12:11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 22, 2022

Martha, Lazarus, and Mary each model a discipleship verb. Together, they paint a picture of a true disciple.

Two weeks ago, everything changed in the gospel of John. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, in the full sight of a large group of Judeans. And when the Judeans saw this, "many" gave their allegiance to Jesus. In an instant, they moved from being stubborn, and hard-hearted, and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:55-57, John 12:1-11

Breaking Our Flask

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 1, 2022

Some people, like Judas, are ignoring God's call, as they are too busy making their life in this world secure. Like the woman who broke her alabaster flask, we must break our flesh so the good things of God can pour out of us.

Henry Ward Beecher once said, “In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”(1) Our passages of Scripture for this morning speak of sacrifice. One definition of sacrifice is “to offer to God in homage or worship,” and another one is “to destroy, surrender, or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9, John 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Disabled Suffer With Christ

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 9, 2022

Jesus suffered to give us an example of how to die unjustly, but He did not condone that murder.

Monday of Holy Week Bruised Reeds The Gospel today tells us that the Messiah will not break the bruised reed or extinguish the smouldering wick. In other words, He understands our weakness and treats it with mercy, not vindictiveness. God is particularly respectful of our weak wills and frail ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7, John 12:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

The Just Society And Why Judas Was Judged Harshly

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 9, 2022

Somehow it seems very strange to ask Judas about the virtue of justice.

Monday of Holy Week I don’t understand why people these days feel like they have to defend Judas from the accusations that he was a thief and a jerk. He was a thief and a jerk. Today’s Gospel shows him accusing Jesus of sinning against the virtue of justice, by allowing an expensive ointment to ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

How Much Is Too Much?

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 25, 2022

The American industrialist, Henry Ford, was once asked to donate money for the construction of a new medical facility.

The billionaire pledged to donate $5,000. The next day in the newspaper, the headline read, "Henry Ford contributes $50,000 to the local hospital." The irate Ford was on the phone immediately to complain to the fund-raiser that he had been misunderstood. The fund-raiser replied that ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Extravagant Love

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 2, 2022

This is a sermon dedicated to extravagant love - the story of Mary the sister of Lazarus and Mary.

Scripture: John 12:1-8 Summary: Mary shows us what it means to love with extravagance love. Mary give Jesus her 1. Potential Future 2. Her whole being Title: Mary’s Extravagance Love Grace and peace from the God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Happy Mother’s Day! A large part ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Honoring The Ultimate Father Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 20, 2022

Friend, there’s more than one kind of profanity. Not all profanity takes place at the construction site or a bar. A lot of profanity takes place inside the church house. I want to tell you what kind of profanity it is.

Happy Father’s Day to you all. You have to have some “dad jokes on Father's Day,” right? When does a joke become a “dad joke”? When it becomes apparent. What do you call a thousand rabbits walking backward? A receding hairline. My friend was showing me his tool shed and pointed to a ladder. ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6-14, John 12:1-8, Isaiah 31:4, Deuteronomy 32:11, Isaiah 53:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Extravagant Worship Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 22, 2022

This sermon focuses on Mary's pouring of expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus as an act of extravagant worship, and how extravagant worship might be expressed by worshippers today.

If you have your Bibles with you today, please open up to John 12:1. We have been looking through the book of John and we took a break from the book of John during Christmas and now we are picking it back up as we go from Christmas to Easter. It is very appropriate to pick it up here at chapter ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8, 2 Samuel 6:12

Denomination: Christian Church

Just Give It To Jesus Series

Contributed by Brian Williams on Oct 5, 2022

Mary learned to trust the great I Am, not just for the things in the past but to trust in who He is right now, the resurrection and the life. Not just for the future but for her present situation and reality.

John chapters 11-12 record the last week of Jesus' life, and we are now seeing more of the personal interactions between Jesus and those closest to Him. Because it was a week before the Passover celebration, pilgrims from all over the region were arriving a week early to prepare themselves for ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Returns To Bethany.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 12, 2022

Mary, Lazarus, and Jesus in the spotlight.

JESUS RETURNS TO BETHANY. John 12:1-11. As the Passover drew near, Jesus set out once again towards Jerusalem, and stopped awhile in Bethany. This was the place, the writer reminds us, “where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead” (John 12:1). The ever-busy Martha ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Unstuck: How God Redeems Our Choices

Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 26, 2025

God’s purposes are not fragile. Human choices are real, and God redeems them—freeing us from fear, paralysis, and transactional faith so we can move forward in trust.

--- Stuck Between Floors Have you ever been stuck in an elevator? Not falling. Not crashing. Just… stuck. The doors won’t open. The buttons don’t respond. Time stretches. And the fear doesn’t come because something is happening — it comes because nothing is happening. You’re trapped between ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:20, Genesis 37:5-8, Genesis 39:9, Judges 6:36-40, John 12:3-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jars Of Clay

Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Jan 7, 2026

The Lord is pleased to choose the humblest, and lowliest, and weakest servants to carry His transforming truth. He has put the priceless treasure of new covenant-saving gospel truth in clay pots.

2 Corinthians 4:7 - “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” Jars are fragile things. They break easily. Jars of clay are also cheap things. They are not made of fine china or expensive ivory. Paul says he and his Apostolic band ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, John 12:1-8, 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Jeremiah 18:1-23, Isaiah 64:8, Isaiah 45:9, Luke 17:7-10, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 25:21-23, Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 21:7-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mary’s Extravagant Worship

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

Talk about Mary the sister of Lazarus’ worship of Jesus.

Mary’s Extravagant Worship Talk about Mary the sister of Lazarus’ worship of Jesus. Her extravagant worship! Showed her faith, love, and devotion. John 12:1-11 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11, John 12:37-43, Matthew 10:32-39, Luke 7:44-48, Matthew 15:7-8, Luke 11:34-36  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Love Adores Extravagantly Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Jesus loved extravagantly, and we can follow His example by loving others in the same way.

Imagine you've got the most expensive thing you own. Maybe it's your phone, your gaming console, or those brand-new sneakers. Now, imagine giving it away to someone you really care about. Sounds crazy, right? That's exactly what Mary did. Jesus was chilling at a dinner party when Mary, a woman ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-8

Topics: Lavish Affection, Unconditional Love, Luxurious Devotion, Opulent Adoration