The Alabaster Jar l Mark 14:3-11 l Rev Praise Nkosi l 12 April 2026 l Sunday Service

The Alabaster Jar – When Love Holds Nothing Back Rev. Praise Nkosi This sermon calls believers to examine the depth of their love for Christ. In Mark 14:3, Rev. Praise Nkosi highlights a woman who breaks her alabaster jar, symbolising complete and irreversible surrender. She did not give what was convenient, but what was costly. True love for Christ is not partial. It is fully poured out. Core Teachings: • The breaking is the offering The fragrance was released only when the jar was broken. Likewise, our lives only have impact when we are fully surrendered. God is not looking for preserved potential, but poured out lives. • Surrender unlocks purpose Calling, anointing and worship remain limited without sacrifice. God desires yielded lives, not just full ones. • Jesus is the ultimate example What the woman demonstrated, Christ fulfilled. His life was completely poured out on the cross. What looked like loss became salvation. The sermon calls us from comfortable faith to costly devotion. Just as Christ held nothing back, we are called to do the same. Love that honours God is love that gives everything and holds nothing back.