Robinson Baptist Church Podcast

We believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, and is the sole authority for life and faith.

We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless and perfect life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven.

We believe that Jesus Christ will come again to receive those who have trusted Him as Savior into Heaven. This event, referred to as the Rapture, will be followed by the seven-year tribulation period, at the end of which we will return with Christ to rule and reign for a thousand years, a period known as the Millennial Reign of Christ.

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation, and is the Comforter and Guide who lives in every believer.

We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image, but that through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners and need salvation.

We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven.

We believe that the church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.

We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation.

We believe that each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that in six literal days, God spoke the world into existence.

We believe that marriage, by God’s design, is one man married to one woman for a lifetime.

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Saturday Nov 15, 2025

Thoughts on John Chapter 12

Saturday Nov 15, 2025

Welcome to the events that surround the final week of Jesus’ earthly life: The characters that find their way into the record of Scripture are fascinating and valuable tutors in our advance as growing believers, sitting at the feet of our Savior where maturity and ministry are to be found.

A possible itinerary— given John’s lack of commitment to time

The lingering effects of Lazarus’ resurrection
A celebration of the life of Lazarus, but...
A boldness to celebrate the resurrection of Lazarus’ resurrection in an openly hostile environment

What made Mary Special?

Her love for Jesus— was bound up in an understanding of the reality and necessity of Christ’s death apart from all others who did not. ( Mark 10:33-34)
She found the answer at the feet of Jesus: Whether at supper or at this gathering. Those who know the most of Jesus spend the most time at his feet. In our day, the task for the believer is to spend as much time in his word and through contemplation as is possible. The Hebrew idiom— to sit at ones feet is to learn about the person.

Her love for Jesus was bound up in her extravagant love for Jesus:
Just to show him how much she loved him — how much she understood his sorrow, and wanted to identify with that. The tangible expression of that was this ointment:
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A question of our love? Are we bountiful in our love for Christ? Christ understood and approved

The fragrance spread throughout the home as it was carried on Mary’s person as she assisted in the service of the celebration.

Her love for Jesus was bound up in the lasting memorial it left behind: ( Mark. 14:9)
The reaction from those in attendance: Mark’s gospel says that some present were indignant: (Mark 14:4), Matthew says it was the disciples who were indignant: ( Matt.26:8), and Judas, the spokesman for all of the disciples, said, that it was better served by cashing it in and giving it to the poor (John 12:5).
But Christ, accepted it
The importance of giving yourself away
And not only her, but Martha as well, who possessed different gifts, yet a similar interest.

Applications : Building the right spiritual muscle
Bulking up means sorting our the right facts — is there study in your life?
Bulking up means training with the right motivation— is there a discipline of worship in your life?
Bulking up means seeing the bigger picture— Why am I doing this, really? Self-gratification or giving myself away?

MJC