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- All right we're going to start in Luke 10 38. Now it came to pass,
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- Russell that means that time passes and it's not noted, as they went they entered into a certain village.
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- When it says a certain man or certain village it means that it could have been named had it been necessary.
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- So in this case it wasn't necessary. And a certain woman named
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- Martha received him into her house and she had a sister called
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- Mary which also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his words.
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- Now both these sisters were holy and devout women.
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- Both had an honor and reverence for Christ and both are forward to entertain him.
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- These were sisters by grace as well as by nature. Yea they both for a time attended upon Christ preaching.
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- But one of them got to thinking about things that needed to be done.
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- But also Mary also sat at Jesus' feet implying that Martha sat there too for a while until the occasion of household chores began to weigh so heavy on her mind.
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- But Martha was cumbered about much serving and came to him and said,
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- Lord does thou not care that my sister had left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me.
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- Now we have one of the sisters, Martha, that was cumbered.
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- Virge, what does cumbered mean? All right.
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- Russell, what do you think cumbered means? All right.
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- Troubled? Bill, what does cumbered mean? We find ourself cumbered sitting in service thinking about everything else.
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- Thinking about what I have to do when I get home, if I get home. Well to be over occupied, too busy, too busy about a thing, busy doing the wrong thing at the right time or the right thing at the wrong time.
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- How sad it is when Christians complain about each other instead of helping in the joy of each other.
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- 41. And Jesus answered her and said to her.
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- Now she stood it as long as she could and she went to the
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- Lord, complained about Mary. And the Lord said, Martha, Martha thou art careful and troubled about many things.
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- David, what should she have been concentrating upon? That's right.
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- And we've all been there. But one thing is needful and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her.
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- Virgie calls it a good part and it shall not be taken away from her.
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- Martha was trying to do too much. This caused frustration. Joy, if you're at that point, then by all means sit down.
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- Sit at the feet of Jesus. You'll be a better cook, a better housewife, a better farmer.
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- You can even mow your lawn better, even drive your car better, even treat your dog better.
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- Just sit and hear what the Master has to say to you. And that's where we stop.
