Biddulph Pm 18 Nov 07 Children Story
Place: Biddulph AOG. Date: Sunday pm 18th November 2007.
Theme: The Most Important Part. Keeping ourselves centred on what is most important in our life.
| Object: Go to KFG or a similar place and get a small paper bag, napkin, straw, packet of sauce etc, and a paper cup with a lid on it. |
Text: Luke 10:38-42. “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
| Do you ever get hungry during church? Sometimes I get so hungry that I just do not think I can make it through the sermon (more so when I am preaching). This was one of those days, so I went to KFG and got a chicken meal. If you will excuse me, I am going to eat it right now. (Start removing the items from the paper bag one at a time, commenting on each one as you take it out. When you have removed all of the items from the bag, show surprise and concern that something seems to be missing, the chicken.) Can you imagine that? I got so interested in getting all of these things to go with my meal that I forgot the most important thing. I forgot to get the meal! You probably think I am pretty foolish to have forgotten the chicken meal; after all, that was the most important thing. Well, I am not the only person to ever do something so foolish. That is what our Bible lesson is about this today. As Jesus and His disciples were travelling, they came to a town where Martha lived with her sister Mary. The sisters welcomed Jesus into their home and Martha immediately began to work very hard to get supper ready for Jesus. While Martha busied herself in preparing the meal, Mary just sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to his teaching. Martha was upset that her sister was not helping her, so she went to Jesus and said, “Do you see that my sister is not helping me? Tell her to help me.”Jesus answered, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about too many things. Only a few things are important, perhaps just one. Mary has chosen that one thing and I will not take it away from her.” Many of us make the same mistake that Martha made. We get so busy working, going to school, playing, or watching television that we often forget the most important thing. We forget to spend time with Jesus! We must be very careful that we do not get so busy doing good things that we leave out the best! After all, Jesus is the most important thing! Prayer: Dear Jesus, help us to remember that you are the most important thing in our lives. Do not let us get so busy with other things that we forget to spend time with you. Amen. |