REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Who’s A Workaholic?”

ICEBREAKER: How many jobs have you had in your life? What was the most challenging? Explain. What was the most rewarding?

OUTLINE: 4 Differences Between Mary & Martha

Single-Minded Mary Priority Self-Pitying Martha

1. Her priority was time 1. Her priority was duty &

With the Lord performance

Focus

2. Her focus was on 2. Her focus was on self

Jesus

Pressure

3. She withstood the pressure 3. She was the source of her

to be too busy to spend time pressure

with Jesus

Value

4. She did work that was 4. She did work that was

eternal temporal

TEXT: Luke 10:38-42

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. Do you enjoy having people in your home and how much notice do you like to have before people show up at your place?

2. In our text, Mary sat at the feet of Jesus while Martha was busy doing the work. Martha basically told Jesus to tell her sister to get to work. How frustrated and bitter do you get when you see others just sitting around while you are working your fingers to the bone? What would you like Jesus to say to them?

a. What a lazy bum!

b. Who do think you are?

c. You get no ice cream!

d. I’m telling my Daddy on you!

e. You poor thing you must be sick.

f. ________________________________________

3. How do you think Martha felt when Jesus did not do what she wanted Him to do? Describe a time when you asked God do something or deal with somebody and He did not do what you wanted or did but on His time schedule.

4. Jesus told Martha that she was worried about so many things. How do you think that spending time worshiping Jesus, like Mary did, would eliminate worry?

a. When your eyes are on Jesus you are looking at the solution not the problem

b. When you are spending time with Jesus you start to act and react like Jesus

c. When you hang out with Jesus you can worship your way through any trial

d. ___________________________________________

5. Jesus told Martha only one thing is needed. What would you say is the most important thing that you are doing or learning right now?

6. Jesus said that Mary has chosen what is better and it will not be taken away. What one thing or person have you ever been tempted to fear losing?

a. Your job

b. Your reputation

c. Your family

d. Your peace of mind

e. Your health

f. ____________________________________________

7. What would you say in your life is the biggest time waster that keeps you from spending quality with Jesus (Praying and reading God’s Word)?

a. TV

b. Internet

c. Hobbies

d. ____________________________________________