Reference

John 12:1-3, Luke 10:38-42

Sermon Notes

The Sacred Waste The Sacred Waste

Order of Service

  • Apostle’s Creed (Blue Hymnal #879)

  • Holy, Holy, Holy (Red Hymnal #3)

  • How Great Thou Art (Red Hymnal #147)

  • Trust & Obey (Red Hymnal #571)

  • Doxology (Red Hymnal #815)

  • Sermon

  • Communion

  • Amazing Grace (Red Hymnal #343)

Sermon: The Sacred Waste
Date: August 31, 2025
Scripture:

  • John 12:1-3 (p.1065)

  • Luke 10:38-42 (p.1028)

Notes
Martha and Mary are two sisters living in the same house.

Contemplation belongs with _____________________________.

We often say, “I’m busy, I don’t have _____________________.

Staggering Statistics
The average adult spends ___________________________ hours on social media.

The average person spends _________________________ hours watching TV.

The average male will spend ________________________ hours playing video games before they turn 21.

We Have Time for What We _______________ to Have Time For

What are we being invited to?

  1. Slow Down

  • Dallas Willard’s advice: “You must ruthlessly eliminate _______________________ from your life.”

  • If you want the _____________________ that Jesus offers, you have to give it ___________________.

  • Time with Jesus should be intentional, scheduled, and a regular __________________ rhythm.

  1. Say No

  • Being a disciple is not about doing ____________, but about doing ____________.

  • Corrie Ten Boom said: “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you ____________.”

  • Jesus is offering you a counter-cultural life of less in a culture of overconsumption, but you have to ______________________ it.

  1. Waste Time on Jesus

  • Mary poured out expensive nard on Jesus’ feet, that today might have been equal to $____________________.

  • The world may see time with Jesus as ____________, but it shows what we ____________.

  • What you pour out your ____________ on reveals what you value.

Communion Liturgy

Leader: Most Merciful God,
Response: We confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Please forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.