Messenger Marcus preaches on Mary anointing Jesus Head, taken from Mark chapter 14, verses 1 to 11.

Envy  Leads To Murder

The account of Mary anointing Jesus head is given in 3 gospel narratives :

Mark 14, Mat 26 and John 12: We will now read Mark’s version:

Mark 14: 1 thru 6 – Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 2So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. 3Then Mary took about a pinta of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, 5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

St. John’s account reveals that the occasion of this anointing took place during a  feast hosted for our lord Jesus at Bethany six days before the Passover.  At this time the council of priests had finally determined that Jesus must be destroyed; their envy leads to murder.  The feast of the Passover should have been at this time ( especially for the religious priests) a real season of rejoicing.   They should have been jumping up and down with joy because the passover was a time of celebration; a time of joy over the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egypt. It was a time remembering how God delivered the children if Israel  from slavery with a strong hand and led them miraculously to fréedom through the red sea. Instead, their hearts filled with envy and hate over the then popularity of Jesus.  In their religious pride they wanted honour and glory from the people and Jesus – was blocking their path to glory, The opinion of the people meant far more than the approval of God. They recognized all the dangers of that plan to kill Jesus. It must be done with subtlety; the people must not be aroused; and therefore they said, “Not on the feast-day”(fff).

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Pastor Donald preaches from Isaiah 55:8. God’s Ways and His thoughts are infinitely greater than ours: –
Isaiah 55:8 – For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD

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Pastor Donald Menga preaches powerfully on how believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are able to be free from worry and fear. We see that a dynamic faith and relationship with our saviour is how to break free from fear.

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Pastor Donald Menga takes his opening text from Genesis chapter 18 concerning Abraham’s divine appointment with God. For Abraham this was a day of divine visitation. He encourages the Church to look forward with eagerness and anticipation to these special times ordained by God when suddenly he appears in our lives, bringing forth impact or a faith filled promise.

In this appearance of The Angel of The Lord (The pre-incarnate Christ) we see the divine and wonderful condescension of God. “The Lord” here with 2 angels condescends to take human form; He has not yet left heaven and come to earth as true man but here we see a foretaste of His coming amongst us truly taking our human nature (John 1:14). Our glorious God has from eternity loved and had a special destiny for the “sons of men.” In the book of Proverbs chapter 8, the Son of God is seen as “wisdom” delighting in mankind with a love that reaches to eternal everlasting:

Proverbs 8: 22 thru 31 – Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. 23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. 25Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth; 26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,  28When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,  29When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him, 31Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

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His Perfect Timing

Abraham had a long history with God before the Lord appeared to him as recorded in Genesis chapter 22. All this time he had “dealings with God” and a history of blessings and trials that would end in his spiritual advancement, Sometimes it seems to us that God is moving slowly in our lives but we must learn to trust His perfect timing. There are also special times from God when we are full of God and are able to be a blessing to others spiritually. The bible speaks of these times as ” bearing fruit in season”. The godly man or woman has ….

…..his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, (Psalm 1:2).

Because we as his children are slow to learn and often even rebellious, it takes our Lord sometimes many years to bring us to a ” certain level” . Don’t be impatient my friend. when Jehovah seems to be doing nothing – that is the very time when he is working most in our lives. We can thank God that His patience is wonderful. It is the divine persistence of God that brings us step by step into spiritual maturity.

God’s Persistence With Abraham’s Failures

As we look at the call of Abraham to leave the idolatrous land of Ur of The Chaldees in Genesis we see many victories; however Abraham also had many failures. For  example he committed the same identical sin twice! His wife Sarah was a very beautiful woman and out of fear that she would be taken as another mans wife and he killed he lied on both occasions by saying that she was his sister, The book of Genesis contains two well-known accounts of Abraham lying about his wife Sarah. These are found in Gen. 12:10–20; 20:1–18. 1,. In each of these accounts Sarah is then taken from Abraham. However it is amazing how God’s persistence with Abraham’s failures trouble ensues for those who have taken her, and Sarah is then returned to Abraham.

Peace When Jesus Appears

There is always peace when Jesus apopears on the scene

Walls Of Fear Broken

There is no wall of fear that Jesus Christ cannot shatter

God Makes All Possible

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD

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Pastor Donald Menga preaches a dynamic and encouraging message for the Christian believer of today. Surrounded by temptations, distractions , the world, flesh and satanic opposition he ( or she ) needs to stand firm and engage prayer in spiritual warfare.

The Heavenly War

The born again Christian has a diabolical foe; the ancient serpent called the devil who at all times opposes him and seeks to devour him.  The heavenly war continues, The battle is often hard and gruelling.  The apostle Peter writes ……..

1 Pet 5: 8, 9  – Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in your faith

But the he true believer in Christ has the power of the precious Holy Spirit that  bears him up above all satanic hindrances and trials. Although the conflict is often so severe that even the regenerate Christian may be cast down he will rise again!  He will rise up and renew his combat with faith and valour.  It is the lot of the Christian to overcome, (1 John 5:6)  He, (or she) will not bow to the customs, opinions, or interests of this fallen world.  Faith is the cause of victory.  It is the means and the instrument of spiritual warfare and, the spiritual armour by which he overcomes the world.  The overcomer has by faith we cleave to Christ, in contempt of, and in opposition to the world.

Jesus Tempted By The Devil In The Wilderness

Our precious saviour left His glorious heavenly throne to be with us. He wanted to be with us. What a magnificent wonder that the mighty God of eternal ages and all things always set His heart on mankind – even sinful mankind. Prefigured as ” wisdom” in the Book of proverbs we see One who came from The Father and who from eternity set His heart on the ‘sons of men’.

Prov 8: 27 to 31 – When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, When He established the clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
When He assigned to the sea its limit so that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth, Then I was beside Him as [g]a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,
rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men.

Every man or woman living is tempted to sin. Our saviour loved us so much – wanted to be identified with us so much that He shared our temptations while fasting in the wilderness. Jesus tempted by the devil in the wilderness knew the fierce power and suffering of awesome temptation as he fought the diabolical prince of darkness on our behalf.

Command These Stones Into Bread

The devil used an “IF” to challenge the reality of our Lord’s divine sonship and eternal nature. “IF you are the Son of God command these stones into bread” he challenged, (.Mat 4;3). This challenge is often made by satan to the born again believer. For the Christian who is an ” adopted son” satan attacks the believers regeneration causing him or her to doubt their salvation.

Temptation To Prideful Presumption

The second temptation the devil assailed our Lord with was the temptation of prideful presumption. God understands that every man should be ambitious and zealous to accomplish something good and noble. Every person ought to have a holy ambition to serve God for His glory in this life; he should set a righteous aim before him. No man ever accomplishes anything unless he has ambition. Because the word has been misused is no reason why we should refuse to recognize its possible good use. Ambition may be an inspiring, ennobling force. Using the term in relation to Christ, we may recognize his ambition to save and bless the people of his day, and in the end all humanity. He would be the Messiah they needed.

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New Christian converts are blessed with God’s gift of Baptism and a new life of glory awaits them. Messenger Marcus takes a deeper look at all that God accomplishes in baptism; he also looks at God’s strategy for spiritual victory which is found in Romans chapter 6. This message was preached on 11-02-2024.

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This message was preached by Messenger Marcus at Jesus Christ of Life Church, Catton, Norwich UK on Sunday 4th Feb 2024. I hope you enjoy this ministry. If you do and you live in the Norwich area we would love to see you. A warm welcome awaits you each Sunday at, “Oak Grove Chapel, near 70 Catton Grove Road, Norwich, NR3 3NT, Meeting starts 2.45 pm. For more information , GO TO – CONTACTS PAGE to leave a message to Marcus.

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Pastor Donald Menga speaks of the journey of the saint. To be a ‘saint’ is NOT to be a special class of Christian in celestial glory. According to scripture, every Christian believer is a saint. As the believer passes through this journey of life towards the glory to come there will be struggles, victories and at times defeats. The Christian overcomes because God has made him an overcomer.. In this message pastor Donald shares with us how the Christian not only overcomes and gains in the victories, but also how he can gain even in mistakes and apparent failures. He or she can learn friom every mistake and turn defeats into victory.

The Journey With Christ Through Life – Part 1

The Journey With Christ Through Life – Part 2

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Pastor Donald speaks powerfully of the wonderful love of Jesus. In each of our spiritual journeys we find that Jesus love never fails/ The sermon material is taken from Romans chapter 8, verse 28.

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Pastor Israel proclaims the signs that Jesus is soon to return.

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