“The House of Simon: A Picture of the Modern Church - Part 2 'Selling Out the Anointing'” 08.28.25 (LIVE)

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Servant-hood: Have we, as Christians, sincerely speaking, got so deep in service to the cause, than serving Christ Himself? Yes whatsoever you’ve done unto the least of these, you have done unto me, and charity is good, when it’s rooted in the character of Christ that is first birthed in the time of contrition and worship; service to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World.

Hi. I’m pastor Daniel Wright of HOWC, and this Sunday, I will be continuing our series called, “The House of Simon: A Picture of the Modern Church” with a powerful 2nd addition entitled, “Selling Out the Anointing.” From Matthew 26, we see a striking contrast: a woman’s costly act of worship toward Jesus called “waste” by Judas believing that the value of the sacrifice would have been better served tot he poor in charity, but was nothing more than his greed cloaked in disingenuous charity. So instead of selling the precious ointment for the poor, Judas sold the anointing by betraying the Anointed One.

The fact remains that true worship is never wasted, but selfish motives will always be marred by spiritual betrayal.

Through this word, we are challenged to examine our hearts: Is our ministry first to Jesus? Or to material gain, or even “good works”? Because only when we posture our love to Jesus first, only then can we rightly serve others in love.