Which is better? Luke 10:38-42 • Graham Errington

Which is better?
Luke 10:38-42 • Graham Errington

 

Introduction – families

1. Martha and Mary

In the house Martha was doing the  ____________

And Mary was  _____________________

Martha  became angry and talked a lot about  ____________

What is the one  ____________  that you know if you did superbly well and  consistently would have significant positive results in your _____________________?

One activity which would make a big difference would be ________________________  and ________________________

Jesus could see that women were ____________ with men in knowing God

Christian men ____________ women, they ____________ them,  they allow them to ____________ in spiritual understanding and in ____________ opportunities.

Mary was concentrating on the ____________________ but Martha was very stressed with what was  ____________

2. Following Mary’s example

We live in an ________________ age — are you getting so ________________  that you forget to spend time with God?

And the way to listen to Jesus first is …

    • read your own _____________________
    • pray your own _____________________
    • get to church _____________________ Sunday
    • get to a ____________________________________

3. Some Bible Passages 

Mark 1:15 – Jesus wants us to understand the _____________________  of the times we live in.

2 Corinthians 6:2  tells us it is the moment of _____________________

Philippians 4:10 – the whole congregation in Philippi took the ____________________ to serve the apostle.

Galatians 6:10 – take every opportunity to _________________

2 Timothy 4:2 – preachers and teachers must always be _____________________ of where we stand in history

Luke 21:36 – stay vigilant because we live between the ______________ _______________  and the  _________________   _________________

Romans 13:11-14 – repeats this point with more details

Acts 17:26 – because the time is _______________________ and history moves towards _________________    __________________

American Carl Henry says:

“History has a beginning in God, it has its centre in Christ, and its end in the final consummation and the last Judgment”

That’s why Mary made the _________________  choice!

 

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