Are You a Mary or a Martha?

Luke 10:38-42
August 13, 2006
Dr. Roger Ferguson

Theme: When your physical body is in balance you have health. When your body is out of balance, you are sick because not all parts are working right. Spiritually if an individual Christ-follower gets out of balance, there is spiritual sickness. A church is just the sum of individual Christ-followers. Jesus' interaction with Mary and Martha reveals how He brings us back to spiritual health. How does the Great Physician, Jesus, diagnose your spiritual health?

I. God's design is for you to enjoy spiritual health by authentically worshipping and serving Him in the way He leads:

Traits of Martha's
1. Responsible
2. Get things done.
3. Anxiety within
4. Agitation at others.

Traits of Mary's
1. Passionate about a cause.
2. Eager
3. Selfish without service.
4. Shallow and distrusted.

II. Key to a balanced life is cultivating Mary's heart and Martha's hands:

1. Intimacy is an intentional choice to clear out the clutter.

2. Focus on Christ in worship.

3. Honor Him with extravagant service.

How's your spiritual health? Are you balanced in worship of Christ and extravagant service to Him? Answer the following and receive the spiritual health God wants to give you.

1. Are you more like Mary or Martha?
2. Is your worship of Christ real and intimate? If not, why not?
3. How are you extravagantly serving Him?