From the Pulpit...

One other thing: remember that Martha was trying to serve the Lord Jesus. And there is nothing wrong with that when considered in isolation from everything else. But when the activities and programs of your church life become frenetic and you begin to complain, the making of disciples has become secondary. The problem is one of proportion and priority. Our focus should be to become like Jesus by being with Him. Church is not about programs and activities. It is about people becoming like Jesus Christ. Some churches need to reduce their activities and programs and take some time to focus. I am not certain we need to do that, because many of us are not crazy busy with church stuff most of the time. But we need to be clear on our priority: being like Jesus by being with Him more.