Sermons on Lukas 10:38:

Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing

Contributed by Trey Harris on Feb 2, 2005

Remembering what really matters in our walk with Christ.

“KEEPING THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING” LUKE 10:38-42 TREY HARRIS T-Boy and Marie had a farm. Mule died. T-Boy said, “Hitch me up.” Marie got behind the plow. Got to end of the row the man kept going. Marie yelled, “Stop!” T-Boy kept going until he was so caught up he couldn’t get out. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Methodist

The Paradox Of Our Time

Contributed by Chip Monck on Dec 1, 2005

This is a 15-20 minute devotional designed to help people transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas with the proper heart. A good Christmas message for early in the season.

(opened this message with a video clip entitled ’The Paradox of our Time’ downloaded from Sermonspice.com. The first paragraph ’show pics’ included pictures of dogs with cats, and other comical unexpected partnerships.) We live in a world of paradox. At a time of great paradox. In the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Tale Of Two Sisters

Contributed by Joseph Mcculley on Dec 9, 2005

This is a message about Mary & Martha and how one ought to choose the "best" of the "good" during the coming year.

Luke 10:38-42 A Tale of Two Sisters Intro: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Focus #2 Series

Contributed by John Mccurry on Aug 15, 2007

Focusing on our purpose as a church

Friday, July 14, 2006 Focus#2 LUKE 10 Binoculars last week and we found out they were out of focus, and inward correction was needed. We also discovered if you just wanted the binoculars for a paper weight, to hold something down, focus was not a high priority nor is it needed. We discovered this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Number One Thing

Contributed by Sam Peters on Mar 1, 2007

A contemporary devotion about priorities.

The #1 thing In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (Billy Crystal) is on a Baby Boomer cattle drive in search of the real meaning of life. In one scene he is out riding with the gritty trail boss, Curly (Jack Palance). Curly realizes why Mitch is on the trip and confronts him with it. When Mitch ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Busy Vs. Effective

Contributed by Gerald Williams on Nov 23, 2005

Too busy working in the church to be effective in your work for God.

EFFECTIVE OR JUST BUSY A healthy walk with God is not one that just feeds or meets the needs of others. It also must be a walk or a relationship in which the believer seeks to be regularly fed himself through personal, private study, meditation and prayer. Without these things, we as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: *other

Working It Out

Contributed by Jane Willis on Oct 18, 2004

Work gets overwhelming. The people we work with seem hurtful and self serving. Yet, work is a place where we live out our faith--a setting where we must learn to be more Christlike.

This passage about Mary and Martha is familiar to many of you. It is fairly well known. It is a story about one women working in the kitchen and making preparations to entertain guests while her sister is involved in spiritual pursuits and assisting directly in the ministry of Jesus. And, when the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Congregational

Listening To God Series

Contributed by Joe Holman on Oct 20, 2004

Part 2 of a series designed to help us hear the voice of God in our lives.

Can You Hear Me Now? Listening To God Luke 10.38-42 Intro: New series about listening to God. Many times, people will ask questions like…”How can I know the will of God?” They are looking for an answer to a challenge, direction at a fork in the road, or whether or not to take an opportunity. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Responding To God's Presence Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Nov 6, 2003

Fourth in a series about “The Presence Driven Church”, lessons from Martha and Mary and their different responses to God’s Presence with their resulting experiences.

The Presence Driven Church Responding to God’s Presence Fourth in a series about “The Presence Driven Church”, lessons from Martha and Mary and their different responses to God’s Presence with their resulting experiences. Luke 10:38-40 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-40

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hanging Out With God Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Mar 5, 2007

It is so important to hang out with God so that we know Him more and more. What does that look like and how do we do that.

In our culture today, the importance of nutrition is such a big issue that seems to be everywhere we turn. Almost every magazine that covers culture, like People, Cosmo Girl, or Entertainment Weekly, usually has some story inside about some celebrity who is too skinny. Images like these (on wall) ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Careful Or Carefree Hospitality

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 22, 2007

Are we disciples who struggle constantly to keep up with our commitments to Christ or do we follow Him in a way that our work flows out of His will for us.

March, 2007 “Careful or Carefree Hospitality” Luke 10:38-42 INTRODUCTION: In today’s scripture Martha invited Jesus and his disciples to her house so that He would have a place to teach. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived in the town of Bethany; and Martha the older sister, was the hostess. She ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Methodist

One Thing

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006

Devotion to Christ

ONE THING We have said it many times and a lot of ways: You will never know real peace in your life without accepting Jesus Christ as Lord. In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey coined the phrase, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: *other

The Principle Of One Thing

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Nov 10, 2006

The one thing needful for every human is a personal, passionate, and purposful relationship with Jesus Christ. This sermon should challenge each hearer to reach for this one needful thing.

Have you ever noticed how much stuff we accumulate in our life time. it doesn’t take us very long to collect a lot of stuff. A few Saturdays ago I was driving down Highway 63 past Warren and Karen’s place and noticed that they were cleaning out their garage. They had stuff strung out every where. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

The Better Part Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005

Prayer is simply the manifestation of a relationship with our Lord

Title: The Better Part of Prayer Text: Luke 10:38-42 (Mary & Martha) FCF: Christ is most interested in how we spend tine with him (i.e. prayer) SO: Answer the question, “Is prayer (i.e. talking to Christ) a distraction from your life, or life a distraction from prayer?” Intro: If I had to lay ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

What's My Motivation

Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 26, 2007

This message followed up one on the Biblical Bridal Paradigm, and reflected on the motivation of living and participating in ministry out of love.

(Opened with a homemade "YouTube" video to the Toby Mac hit, "Made to Love") Last week we explored our love relationship with God. This idea of a “holy romance” through such long standing hymns of the faith as “And Can It Be” and “My Saviour’s Love” and “My Jesus I Love Thee.” This week, it is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Wesleyan