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L i f e o f C h r i s t<br />
from the gospel of<br />
J o h n<br />
Lesson 30<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Anoints</strong> Jesus’<br />
<strong>Feet</strong><br />
John 11:54-12:11<br />
<strong>Mission</strong> <strong>Arlington</strong> • <strong>Mission</strong> Metroplex Curriculum • 2010<br />
Created for use with young, unchurched learners • Adaptable for all ages including adults<br />
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Life of Christ<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Anoints</strong> Jesus’ <strong>Feet</strong><br />
John 11:54-12:11<br />
Younger Verse<br />
Older Verse<br />
Bible Story<br />
What this woman has done will also be told in memory of her. Mark 14:9 (HCSB)<br />
I assure you: Wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has<br />
done will also be told in memory of her. Mark 14:9 (HCSB)<br />
The following is a summary of the Bible story to help supplement your preparation.<br />
In your personal study time, use this summary as a guide, and make notes to help<br />
you remember your plans for the lesson. Please do NOT read to the children.<br />
Have you ever walked away from trouble? Maybe you knew that<br />
you were close to getting into a fight or maybe things were happening that<br />
you knew you did not need to be a part of. When you have gotten into<br />
trouble, do you think that if you had known exactly what would happen<br />
you might have walked away instead of hanging around?<br />
Well, we talked last week about the trouble that the Pharisees, the<br />
Jewish leaders, were trying to make for Jesus. They had decided it would<br />
be better to kill Him than to lose the power they had with the Roman government.<br />
So, from that day on, they looked for Jesus in order to arrest<br />
Him and have Him killed. Do you remember, though, that Jesus knew<br />
why He came to earth, why He was born in a manger? He came to die.<br />
So, why didn’t Jesus just let the Pharisees arrest Him? Jesus also knew<br />
when the time was right. Jesus knew it wasn’t time for Him to die yet, so<br />
He didn’t walk around in public anymore. He even left the city of Jerusalem<br />
for a while.<br />
While Jesus was away from Jerusalem, He decided to visit with His<br />
friends Martha, <strong>Mary</strong> and Lazarus! It was six days before the Passover<br />
was to be celebrated in Jerusalem. The Passover is when the Jewish people<br />
remember God saving them from slavery in Egypt. While Jesus was<br />
visiting His friends, a dinner was given for Him. Martha served the meal<br />
and Jesus sat at the table with Lazarus. While they were there, <strong>Mary</strong>,<br />
Martha, and Lazarus’ sister, sat at Jesus’ feet. <strong>Mary</strong> did something very<br />
unusual, but very beautiful. <strong>Mary</strong> had a bottle with her and in that bottle<br />
was a perfume called “nard.” This perfume was very expensive. Rather<br />
than saving this perfume for use when she went to parties or weddings,<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> poured all of her expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet. Have you ever<br />
used perfume on your feet? I haven’t. But that is exactly what <strong>Mary</strong> did.<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> rubbed, or anointed, Jesus’ feet with that wonderful perfume. Then<br />
Lesson Goals<br />
To remember <strong>Mary</strong>’s gift to Jesus.<br />
To see the contrast between <strong>Mary</strong>’s selflessness in giving an expensive gift to Jesus, and<br />
Judas’ selfishness by thinking only of himself.<br />
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<strong>Mary</strong> leaned over, took her hair in her hands and wiped Jesus’ feet with<br />
her hair. <strong>Mary</strong> did the job of a servant by sitting at Jesus’ feet and wiping<br />
them. She had a heart to serve Him. But <strong>Mary</strong> also did something<br />
else. Anointing was normally done to kings or very important people.<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> knew that Jesus was important and so, she anointed Him. The entire<br />
house smelled like perfume.<br />
Wouldn’t you think, that at that point in the evening, everyone<br />
would be happy and relaxed and focused on Jesus? Unfortunately, not<br />
everyone was. Someone did not like what <strong>Mary</strong> had just done. That<br />
someone was one of the people closest to Jesus. It was one of the twelve<br />
men that walked with Him and talked with Him and learned from Him<br />
day after day. That person was Judas. All Judas could think about<br />
when <strong>Mary</strong> anointed Jesus’ feet, was money. Judas spoke up. “Why didn't<br />
you sell this perfume for three hundred denarii and give the money to<br />
the poor!” Three hundred denarii? How much is that? Was it a lot of<br />
money? It was a huge amount of money during that time! When most<br />
people worked, they would earn one coin for a whole day’s work. So if<br />
one denarius was a day’s wage, six denarii would be a week’s pay (with<br />
the Sabbath day free from work). And if six denarii was a week’s pay, 26<br />
denarii would be the pay for a month’s work and 300 denarii would be almost<br />
a year’s worth of money! Judas knew how much this perfume was<br />
worth! But the Bible tells us that Judas wasn’t really concerned about<br />
the poor. Judas was already planning to betray Jesus and he was a<br />
thief! Judas was the disciple who took care of the money box and he<br />
used to take money from it. Judas would have had access to more<br />
money if <strong>Mary</strong> had sold her perfume!<br />
Jesus spoke up for <strong>Mary</strong>. Jesus told them that there would always<br />
be poor people to care for. He also told them that He would not be<br />
around much longer. What <strong>Mary</strong> had done by anointing Jesus was to get<br />
Him ready to do what He came for - to die. Jesus even made a promise.<br />
Jesus said that everywhere the good news of His death in our place was<br />
told, that <strong>Mary</strong>’s beautiful gift would be remembered and shared. Do you<br />
know, as <strong>Mary</strong> did, that Jesus came to die for you? Or are you like Judas,<br />
thinking about things instead of Jesus? Will you choose Jesus today?<br />
Will you put Jesus before money or toys or clothes or boyfriends/<br />
girlfriends or any other thing? You will be glad you did! He loves you<br />
enough to have died for you!<br />
Memory Verse<br />
Activities<br />
Using yellow ribbon and a fine tip, felt tip pen, write the memory verse on<br />
the ribbon. Cut the ribbon and tie one around each student’s finger as a<br />
“reminder” of what a beautiful thing <strong>Mary</strong> did for Jesus.<br />
Preparing for Next Week<br />
Lesson 31<br />
The Crowd Praises Jesus<br />
John 12:12-19<br />
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Preschool Lesson<br />
A Special Meal for Jesus<br />
One day, some people made a very special meal for Jesus. Jesus’ friends, <strong>Mary</strong>,<br />
Martha, and Lazarus, were there. Jesus’ other friends were there - the men who walked<br />
with Him, talked with Him, and learned from Him. Martha was serving the food to Jesus<br />
and His friends. Lazarus was sitting at the table and eating with Jesus. We do not know<br />
what kind of food they ate and we do not know if any other important people were there.<br />
So, what made this such a special meal?<br />
While they were in the house where they had eaten, <strong>Mary</strong> came up to Jesus. <strong>Mary</strong> was<br />
Martha’s and Lazarus’ sister. <strong>Mary</strong> came and sat at Jesus’ feet. <strong>Mary</strong> took out a beautiful,<br />
little jar. Then <strong>Mary</strong> took the stopper out of the jar. A beautiful smell came from<br />
<strong>Mary</strong>’s jar! But <strong>Mary</strong> did not put the perfume on herself. <strong>Mary</strong> took that beautiful smelling<br />
perfume and poured it out—all over Jesus’ feet. She rubbed the perfume in. Then<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> started drying Jesus’ feet with her long hair. The whole house smelled wonderful.<br />
The smell of <strong>Mary</strong>’s perfume was in every room.<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> did a beautiful thing for Jesus. She did not just wash Jesus’ feet like a servant<br />
would. She rubbed His feet with her beautiful perfume. If Jesus were in your home, what<br />
would you do for Him?<br />
Sing: to the tune of “<strong>Mary</strong> Had a Little Lamb”<br />
<strong>Mary</strong>, Martha, Lazarus, Lazarus, Lazarus,<br />
<strong>Mary</strong>, Martha, Lazarus, They were Jesus’ friends.<br />
Jesus ate a meal with them, meal with them, meal with them,<br />
Jesus at a meal with them and Martha served them all.<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> had a little jar, little jar, little jar,<br />
<strong>Mary</strong> had a little jar, it cost so very much.<br />
She poured it all upon His feet, on His feet, on His feet,<br />
She poured it all upon His feet, and wiped it with her hair.<br />
Pray: Thank you, Jesus, for being my friend.<br />
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Activities<br />
• Provide coloring pages and word puzzles that will enhance what you have taught today.<br />
• “. . . and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” Before Bible study,<br />
you might want to scent your study area. A strong potpourri, scents that work through<br />
electrical outlets, gel scents, etc. would all work well. Your students will then have an<br />
idea of how the house might have smelled when <strong>Mary</strong> anointed Jesus.<br />
• Have your students draw a picture of what they would do for Jesus if He were visiting<br />
in their homes.<br />
• Make an origami house. Talk about the special time (probably the last) that Jesus had<br />
with His friends.<br />
• Make perfumed oil by scenting baby oil with potpourri.<br />
• Make scented feet pictures. You will need construction paper, paint and perfume.<br />
Pour paint into a flat, shallow pan. Paint feet onto construction paper by having students<br />
form fists and then dipping the bottom-side of their fists into paint. Press<br />
painted fists onto construction paper. Then, with the tip of their fingers dipped into<br />
paint as well, paint toes onto the painted foot. Print the Bible verse on the bottom of<br />
each page and spray each page with perfume.<br />
• “Because of this plot against him, Jesus stopped going around in public.” Play “Hide<br />
and Seek” with your students.<br />
• Play “Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar” adapting for the story, i.e. “Who Stole<br />
the Money from the Money Box.”<br />
• Sing “Come and Go With Me,” “Jesus in the Morning” with verses “Serve Him” and<br />
“Share Him,” “Seek ye First,” “I’m Yours, Lord,” or “Shake a Friend’s Hand.”<br />
• For older students: Talk about the difference between <strong>Mary</strong>’s selflessness and Judas’<br />
selfishness.<br />
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What this woman has done<br />
will also be told<br />
in memory of her.<br />
Mark 14:9<br />
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I assure you:<br />
Wherever the gospel is proclaimed<br />
in the whole world,<br />
what this woman has done<br />
will also be told in memory of her.<br />
Mark 14:9<br />
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Word Search<br />
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<strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Anoints</strong> Jesus’ <strong>Feet</strong><br />
S P H A R H E S E S<br />
L U V N O I M C E F<br />
G P S B R D O R A N<br />
V R P E F I N N A R<br />
S O X N E U E E P O<br />
T P A Y M E Y R A M<br />
Y H R H S E B Z T R<br />
N E I D A N O I N T<br />
N C S N D I X C E E<br />
D J E S U S R E M E<br />
L I D T S<br />
O R C P H<br />
E O A T I<br />
E V P G N<br />
W O E N E<br />
E L R I W<br />
K O F T O<br />
R F U M E<br />
R U M E V<br />
M B E R I<br />
Y T E G J T L F A F O G M Y G<br />
J E S S U E L T R A O R F T S<br />
P R E S S U R E N N I D O X H<br />
B T K Y V O E D M A R Y J F T<br />
S I C C P A Y M E H W S S A Q<br />
FEET JESUS JUDAS<br />
MARY MONEY BOX PERFUME<br />
DINNER REMEMBER ANOINT<br />
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Word Search<br />
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<strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Anoints</strong> Jesus’ <strong>Feet</strong><br />
S P H A R H E S E S<br />
L U V N O I M C E F<br />
G P S B R D O R A N<br />
V R P E F I N N A R<br />
S O X N E U E E P O<br />
T P A Y M E Y R A M<br />
Y H R H S E B Z T R<br />
N E I D A N O I N T<br />
N C S N D I X C E E<br />
D J E S U S R E M E<br />
L I D T S<br />
O R C P H<br />
E O A T I<br />
E V P G N<br />
W O E N E<br />
E L R I W<br />
K O F T O<br />
R F U M E<br />
R U M E V<br />
M B E R I<br />
Y T E G J T L F A F O G M Y G<br />
J E S S U E L T R A O R F T S<br />
P R E S S U R E N N I D O X H<br />
B T K Y V O E D M A R Y J F T<br />
S I C C P A Y M E H W S S A Q<br />
FEET JESUS JUDAS<br />
MARY MONEY BOX PERFUME<br />
DINNER REMEMBER ANOINT<br />
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Word Search<br />
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A Special Meal for Jesus<br />
J E S U S E N D S Y<br />
O F F M E A L L E W<br />
O P A R Y P H E R D<br />
H I M F R I E N D S<br />
F C E S H S J M E S<br />
A L M A R Y E S U S<br />
L O L A S H R E S D<br />
P E R F U M E L P S<br />
H S H E I S C D S X<br />
B F O O R S F E E T<br />
JESUS MEAL FRIENDS<br />
MARY PERFUME FEET<br />
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Word Search<br />
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A Special Meal for Jesus<br />
J E S U S E N D S Y<br />
O F F M E A L L E W<br />
O P A R Y P H E R D<br />
H I M F R I E N D S<br />
F C E S H S J M E S<br />
A L M A R Y E S U S<br />
L O L A S H R E S D<br />
P E R F U M E L P S<br />
H S H E I S C D S X<br />
B F O O R S F E E T<br />
JESUS MEAL FRIENDS<br />
MARY PERFUME FEET<br />
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