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• Matthew 26:6-13
• Your past doesn’t have to prevent you from worshipping Jesus and loving him and serving him.

• Matthew 26:6-7
• We should be as extravagant in our service to him as we can afford to be.
• Illustration: May tells the story of youth pastor, Mike Pilavachi, who gave a night a week to mentor a young man who later turned into one of the world’s leading worship musicians.

• Criticism often comes from those you would least expect to be critical.
• Matthew 26:8
• Critics are often those that speak but do nothing.
• When you give your best to Jesus, there will be some people who criticize your motives and they’ll criticize your methods.
• Illustration: May demonstrates this concept through the story of a seminary graduate whose parents and pastor accused him of wasting his talent when he chose to serve in foreign missions.
• Giving Jesus your best is never a waste of your time, and never a waste of your resources.

• Matthew 26:10-11
• The most important thing in our lives is our devotion to Jesus—and the most important time for expressing this devotion is right now.
• The difference between the woman and the disciples is that she worshiped Jesus in the present tense.

• Matthew 26:10
• Big Idea: Jesus is worthy of our worship.