Dear Sweet Marthas,

We hope that you were able to recognize yourself in this lesson about Mary and Martha. We’re sure that you most likely found yourself in Martha’s shoes-always carrying the load while others watch.  There is so much to say about these two women. You may think that the passage is about two women, sisters at that, but it is much more – it is about discipleship.

From these specific passages and from watching Sherry’s video lesson below, you’ll learn how Martha took her focus off of the right subject.  She was focused on pleasing her house guests and therefore, was not focused on the one thing she needed to be focused on – the Lord.

How many times do you find yourself distracted with things. Cleaning your house? Your to do list? Taxes? The economy? And as you fret and worry about these issues do you immediately put your focus on the Lord as Mary did? There’s a tremendous lesson for us all in Sherry’s teaching.

In this powerful lesson, Sherry talks straight to each woman for she knows that often a woman’s worth is tied into measuring (comparing) themselves to other women.  This comparison is a distraction and one that too causes us to have the wrong focus.  She asks us how often we ask ourselves if what we are doing is what Jesus needs.

So sit back with a notepad and be ready to take copious notes. You’re going to learn about Mary being a radical Christian. You’ll learn how to correctly handle the times when you are feeling resentful. You’ll learn what to do when you feel burned out from serving too much. But, more importantly, you’ll learn how to recognize when you’re being distracted from the one thing that is needed – kneeling at the feet of Jesus.

If you have completed the lesson materials for Session 8, then please watch the video below.  After viewing this lesson, download the next set of materials. Again, we are providing two options. You can download a version of Lesson 9 in its regular version (multiple pages with spaces for answers), by clicking here lesson-9. If you would like a shortened, condensed version that lists the questions only (in this version you will need to write them on another sheet of paper.) The condensed version is available by clicking here: lesson-9_cond1

Here’s the video for this week.

Lesson 9’s video will be posted next Tuesday, November 11 by Noon PT.

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