Luke 10:38-42 · At the Home of Martha and Mary

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

Mary and Martha: Nine to Five and Five to Nine
Luke 10:38-42
Sermon
by Maurice A. Fetty
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(A Dialogue Sermon)

Man: Good morning! It's a pleasure to be here in the pulpit. But you may have noticed that I have someone in the lectern vying for equal time.

Woman: Yes, indeed. This is a feminist age, you know — a time of equality between women and men, a time for women to catch up on centuries of lost time in subjugation and oppression.

Man: That may be, but do you intend to regain all the lost time this morning?

Woman: No, but at least I'd like to make some progress.

Man: I don't blame you. Sometimes women have been badly maligned in our Christian history. Listen to this quote from John Knox, of the early Calvinist tradition. He said: "To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, or empire above any realm, nation or city is repugnant to nature, contumely to God, a thing most …

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