• LUKE 10:38-42
  
  • 38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
  • 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 
  • 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."
  • 41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
  • 42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."

• A Caution against Anxious Activity
  40: But Martha was distracted with much serving. 41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things. 42 but one thing is necessary.
  • 1. Misplaced Priority
    • Aspire for Prestige
    • Become People-Pleaser
    • Hungry for Power
  • 2. Misguided Goals
    • Doing over Being
    • Numerical Growth over Spiritual Depth
    • Programs over People
  • 3. Mismanaged Frustrations
    • Compare
    • Complain
    • Condemn
• A Call for Affectionate Intimacy
  39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching…..42 The Lord said, “…but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."
  • 1. Learning from Jesus (Discernment)
    • “Good” or Godly
    • Human Strategies or Holy Scriptures
    • Self-Driven or Spirit-led
    • Solitude
    • Sensitivity
    • Surrender
  • 2. Leaning on Jesus (Dependence)
    
    • Worry or Worship
    • Stress or Rest
    • Complain or Contentment
  • 3. Longing for Jesus (Delight)
    
    • Hunger for Jesus
    • Happiness in Jesus
    • Honoring Jesus

• John 12:1-3
  • 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
  • 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 
  • 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 

1. How are you like Martha? 
2. How are you like Mary?
3. How does the Lord want you to respond to His Word?