After Jesus has entered Jerusalem for what would be the last time before his death, Matthew relates the story of the chief priests conspiring to kill Jesus and Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. But sandwiched between these stories is the story of a woman who “wastes” an entire alabaster jar of perfumed ointment by pouring the entire bottle on Jesus’ head. Why would Matthew, who has been a supreme story-teller, place this woman’s story at this point in his gospel? What message is he trying to send to his original audience and, by extension, us today? In this message, The Cost of Discipleship, Pastor Evan explores this idea and comes to the conclusion that regardless of which we way go – either the way of this woman or the way of Judas – we all pay a cost of discipleship.