Then Jesus went to Bethany, to the home of Simon, a man Jesus had healed of leprosy. A woman came into the house, holding an alabaster flask filled with expensive, fragrant oil. She came right to Jesus, and in a lavish gesture of devotion, she poured out the costly oil, and it cascaded over his head as he was at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were offended. “What a total waste!” they grumbled.
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Phillips, Craig & Dean help you find reminders of God’s unconditional love and absolute sovereignty through Jesus Christ. He is the hope we can cling to and reach for when the world around us seems out of control.
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