Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0041AB recorded on April 9, 1979 teaching from Mark 14:1-32 – As They Sat at Meat – Special Easter Meetings.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens examines the conflicting emotions surrounding Jesus during the final week of His earthly life, using Mark 14 as his primary text. He structures his exposition by contrasting the abject hatred of the religious leaders and the calculated betrayal of Judas Iscariot with the extravagant devotion of Mary of Bethany. Stevens highlights the theme of fraudulent capacity, warning that the very talents one possesses, such as Judas’s financial skill, can become the primary site of spiritual ruin through covetousness. Ultimately, Pastor Stevens serves to inspire a tender-hearted response to the Gospel, urging listeners to emulate the woman who “did what she could” by offering their lives as a fragrant sacrifice to Christ.