Luke 7:36-50

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

She learned of Him.

She brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

She stood behind Him at his feet.

She wet His feet with her tears.

She wiped them with her hair.

She kissed them and poured perfume on them.

She was a sinful woman.

He sat at the table of Simon a Pharisee.

He spoke as the woman wept.

He said “I have something to tell you Simon.”

He narrated the story of a money lender.

He explained the connection between the parable and the woman.

He told her “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Luke 7:47: Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much.  But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

If he who has been forgiven little loves little

Then he who has been forgiven much loves much

So what was the heart of Jesus teaching them, and us?

Increased forgiveness results in greater love. In turn the outcome of love is forgiveness.

Think about that. 

Read/Listen to Luke 7:36-50

Together we Worship

John 4:19-24

                                      “I who speak to you am he.”

Can you imagine floundering through life, (as we do) experiencing one failed relationship after another, and being outcast by your community yet still having the ultimate privilege of meeting Jesus in person?

We have heard the story of the woman at the well, how Jesus acknowledged her lifestyle, and likely blew her away with his tender compassion and supernatural insight. He shared with this nameless woman what he wants us all to understand.

John 4:23-24 “Yet the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the father seeks. God is spirit and his worshipers must worship in spirit and truth.”

What is worshiping in spirit and truth? View this website for an explanation:

In Spirit and Truth

We are called by God to gather and worship him, for there is strength in numbers, and the relational God he is, knows that being in community is what bonds our hearts to his and to each other.

As the song taken from Matthew 18 goes: "For wherever two or more of you are gathered in his name, there is love."  God is the spirit of love and truth.

Matthew 18:20 (NIV)  “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”