2009-09-10T10:48:33-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/martha/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/gods-gerbils-5784 2009-09-10T10:48:33-05:00 Basically, there are three reasons people do Christian things: duty, recognition, or love. And the first two don't count. Maybe you've been busy for God mostly out of a sense of duty. That's why you're easily frustrated, often depleted, and way too stressed. It's a spiritual gerbil wheel, isn't it? You're Martha, fulfilling all your responsibilities, but you're neglecting your relationship with Jesus. And the relationship matters way more to Jesus than the responsibilities. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/serving-but-starving-5738 2009-09-09T15:20:08-05:00 There's a danger of becoming someone who leads others to experience the Lord while you're slowly becoming a spectator yourself. And you can so fill your life with Christian meetings, Christian positions, and Christian activity that it feels like knowing the Lord. But, in fact, those activities have slowly crowded out that precious private time with Jesus. And that time is the fuel for any valid ministry! http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010:38-42&version=NIV 2009-08-21T11:23:27-05:00 The sisters Mary and Martha serve as an interesting object lesson for us. Martha was too concerned with day-to-day matters to find time to simply sit down and absorb Jesus' teachings. Jesus gently chides her for letting her worries blind her to her spiritual need. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke.10.38-39&version=NIV 2009-07-16T16:44:37-05:00 Mary and Martha were sisters who opened their home to Jesus. When he went to visit them, Mary sat at his feet and listened to all he had to say. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/russian/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20Russian.pdf 2009-03-25T14:18:19-05:00 Russian: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/hebrew/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20Hebrew.pdf 2009-02-27T15:50:01-05:00 Hebrew: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/chinese_traditional/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20ChineseT.pdf 2009-02-27T15:15:41-05:00 ChineseT: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/japanese/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20Japanese.pdf 2008-10-01T13:08:42-05:00 Japanese: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/icelandic/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20Icelandic.pdf 2008-09-02T14:58:51-05:00 Icelandic: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle. http://bibleforchildren.org/PDFs/arabic/Jesus%20and%20Lazarus%20Arabic.pdf 2008-05-30T15:30:15-05:00 Arabic: Lazarus, Mary & Martha's brother, is sick. They ask Jesus to come to Bethany. When Jesus arrives Lazarus has died. Jesus says “Lazarus come forth.” Lazarus comes out of the tomb alive. Jesus says “I am the resurrection & the life.” Jesus' enemies plan to kill Him because of this miracle.