Revealed series: We will journey through a few intense moments with Jesus that reveals both His humanity and divinity. We will grow in our knowledge of Jesus and seek to realign our lives with Him.

Today, we will seek to understand the significance of why we must prioritize worshiping the Savior rather than stuff.

Previously, Jesus claims to be the "I AM" or "Ego eimi" and He stated that fact at least 7 different instances

The name I Am has within it the idea that God is completely independent; that He relies on nothing for life or existence

Revisit God’s statement, "I AM that I AM" (Exodus 3:14). Essentially, stating that God is on both sides of the equal (=) sign; God cannot be compared to any

I am the resurrection = Jesus resurrection and life is sufficient

What is worship?

Worship is a response [to Jesus' self-revelation]

Previously, Jesus' self-revelation was that he was resurrection and life… in response to this revelation, now Martha, Lazarus and Mary worshiped Jesus in their own way…

Evelyn Underhill has defined worship as "the total adoring response of man to the one Eternal God self-revealed in time.” (Real Worship, pg. 21)

"... worship is the response of all that man is to all that God is and does. We do not worship God for what we get out of it, but because He is worthy of worship. " Warren Wiersbe

· Martha’s worship = serving: Luke 10:38-42 describes Martha as a worried housekeeper. Her worship was through her service…

· Lazarus’ worship = being: the Scripture says that Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Jesus; Lazarus was simply enjoying His presence… (Ps. 46:10)

· Mary’s worship = breaking: breaks open the Alabaster box and lets the oil flow!

"... worship is personal and passionate, not formal and cold; and that it is our response to the living God, voluntarily offered to Him as He has offered Himself to us." Warren Wiersbe

· Could the symbol here be that we are the alabaster box? We were made to be broken open to power our worship upon Jesus!

What is worship?

Worship is a rebuke [of the religious]

· John often offers contrasts throughout his Gospel (Nicodemus comes at night; the woman at the well comes during day

· Judas is the contrast to Mary -- Mary is Christ centered… Judas is, well Judas centered.

· Judas was a disciple, he spoke the part and looked the part… but his heart was from the Lord

Worship in the end is what are we really giving up for Jesus…

"Every Christian is either a "conformer" or a "transformer." We are either fashioning our lives by pressure from without, or we are transforming our lives by power from within. The difference is - worship." Warren Wiersbe