Tuesday, September 23, 2014

setting down the platter

we see the love of Martha
serving the mourners
while she herself grieved
the death of her brother
we hear with her
that Jesus is coming
but her response is unexpected
setting down the platter
leaving them with Mary
running out to meet Him
the Messiah, her Lord
only telling Jesus
not seeking a specific answer
sending Mary to Him
at the Master’s call.


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September 23, 2014
setting down the platter

John 11
Chapter 9: “Martha’s Teachable Heart”
John 11:35
“Jesus wept.”
Chapter 8: “Lessons from Lazarus”
Chapter 6: “Kitchen Service”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Philippians 2:3-4
Chapter 7: “The Better Part”
Luke 10:42
Matthew 6:33
Chapter 5: “Living Room Intimacy”
Revelations 3:20
John 15:5
Chapter 4: “The Cure”
Luke 10:41-42
James 1:5 (NIV)
John 9:1-11
the blind man healed
Chapter 3: “The Diagnosis”
Luke 10:41
 “Martha you are worried
about many things.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Chapter 2: “Lord, Do You Care?”
Luke 10:40
Psalm 62:8
Chapter 1: “A Tale of Two Sisters”
Luke 10:38-42
Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 11:25-30
Revelations 3:20 (NKJV)
introductory video and session one of
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
by Joanna Weaver
pastor spouse to John Weaver
Hamilton Assembly of God
&
Spirit Study
led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME

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