Mary
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Alex and Lokelani Wilson
5.0 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 November 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What does it look like to worship Jesus when everyone around you thinks you’re wasting your time?
In Matthew 26:1-13, we see two opposite responses to Jesus. Religious leaders plot His death in secret, thinking they’re in control. But Jesus knows exactly when He’ll die—on Passover, according to the Father’s plan. Then there’s Mary, who pours out expensive perfume on Jesus in extravagant worship. The disciples call it wasteful. Jesus calls it beautiful.
Mary’s name means three things: rebellious, bitter, and beloved. And if we’re going to follow Christ, we need to be like Mary—rebelling against evil, making people bitter with our worship, and knowing we’re deeply loved by God.
In this episode, we break down:
* Why Jesus was in control even when His enemies thought they had the upper hand
* What Mary’s extravagant worship teaches us about loving Jesus
* How to keep worshiping even when people around you don’t understand
* The connection between knowing you’re beloved and living boldly for Christ
If you’re facing opposition, persecution, or people who think your faith is “too much,” this message is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, this is Likilani Wilson. Aloha and welcome back to Amen podcast, where we preach the |
| 0:06.0 | gospel with simple application. Today, we're diving into Matthew 26 verses 1 through 13, a passage that |
| 0:13.0 | shows us two completely different responses to Jesus. On one side, you've got religious leaders |
| 0:18.6 | plotting his death in secret. And on the other side, you've got a woman pouring out costly perfume in extravagant worship. |
| 0:27.1 | Alex is going to break down what happens when Jesus knows his time has come, |
| 0:31.7 | when his enemies think they're controlling the timeline, |
| 0:35.7 | and when one woman does something the disciples call |
| 0:38.7 | wasteful but Jesus calls beautiful. If you're really blessed by today's episode, please hit the |
| 0:45.6 | subscribe button and give us a thumbs up. It really helps more people find out about Amen podcast. |
| 0:53.2 | And this podcast is also 100% donor supported. |
| 0:57.1 | So if you'd like to contribute financially to what we're doing here at Amen Podcast, head |
| 1:01.8 | over to amenpodcast.com slash donate. |
| 1:06.3 | All right, let's get into God's word. |
| 1:08.5 | Here's Matthew chapter 26 versus 1 through 13 from the LSP Bible. |
| 1:16.6 | Now it happened that when Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples, |
| 1:23.0 | you know that after two days the Passover is coming and the son of man is to be delivered over for |
| 1:28.5 | crucifixion. Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the |
| 1:33.4 | court of the high priest named Caiaphas, and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth |
| 1:39.1 | and kill him. But they were saying, not during the, lest a riot occur among the people. |
| 1:46.1 | Now, when Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leppar, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly perfume, |
| 1:53.6 | and she poured it on his head as he reclined at the table. |
| 1:58.3 | But when the disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, why this waste? For this |
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