Title: Worship and Work (36)
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 10:38-42
INTRODUCTION/CONTEXT: The text we are looking at today is fairly familiar - it is the story of Jesus' visit to the home of Mary and Martha. At first glance, we are tempted to read it as a story that has a good guy and a bad guy, or perhaps I should say a good gal and a bad gal.
Martha is preoccupied with serving. In contrast, Mary is sitting and learning at Jesus' feet. The implication seems to be that we should be Mary, not Martha.
But remember the context - this story comes immediately after the parable of the story of the good Samaritan, where one of the major points was that we are willing to get our hands dirty and serve our neighbor.
NOW - immediately after that story, Luke tells of Mary and Martha. Where Martha, the busy, hard-working servant, is the one Jesus corrects, and Mary, who is NOT SERVING, is the Hero.
The two stories are given together to make a point - that revolves around the danger of placing WORK before WORSHIP.
TEXT: Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
Jesus didn't go into just any house. Remember the instructions he gave to the 72 when they were sent out? When you approach a home, speak a blessing over it, and only enter if your peace rests upon that house. So, we can imagine that Jesus took his own counsel. He entered the home of Martha because he had a peace about it. That is a massive vote of confidence for this woman, Martha.
- According to John 11-12, Mary and Martha lived in Bethany, a small village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. Their brother Lazarus, whom Jesus would later raise from the dead, also lived in this same village. Bethany was a beautiful place, the very word meant - house of happiness.
- Mary, Martha, and Lazarus had a unique relationship with Jesus. They were certainly followers, but more tha ...
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 10:38-42
INTRODUCTION/CONTEXT: The text we are looking at today is fairly familiar - it is the story of Jesus' visit to the home of Mary and Martha. At first glance, we are tempted to read it as a story that has a good guy and a bad guy, or perhaps I should say a good gal and a bad gal.
Martha is preoccupied with serving. In contrast, Mary is sitting and learning at Jesus' feet. The implication seems to be that we should be Mary, not Martha.
But remember the context - this story comes immediately after the parable of the story of the good Samaritan, where one of the major points was that we are willing to get our hands dirty and serve our neighbor.
NOW - immediately after that story, Luke tells of Mary and Martha. Where Martha, the busy, hard-working servant, is the one Jesus corrects, and Mary, who is NOT SERVING, is the Hero.
The two stories are given together to make a point - that revolves around the danger of placing WORK before WORSHIP.
TEXT: Luke 10:38-42 (ESV)
38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.
Jesus didn't go into just any house. Remember the instructions he gave to the 72 when they were sent out? When you approach a home, speak a blessing over it, and only enter if your peace rests upon that house. So, we can imagine that Jesus took his own counsel. He entered the home of Martha because he had a peace about it. That is a massive vote of confidence for this woman, Martha.
- According to John 11-12, Mary and Martha lived in Bethany, a small village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. Their brother Lazarus, whom Jesus would later raise from the dead, also lived in this same village. Bethany was a beautiful place, the very word meant - house of happiness.
- Mary, Martha, and Lazarus had a unique relationship with Jesus. They were certainly followers, but more tha ...
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