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which is better? The way of mary or the way of martha?

Explore the issue of disunity in the church, the unwanted result of different Christian denominations, and the call to follow Jesus and serve with love. Discover the importance of serving from the heart and fostering unity in the body of Christ.

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which is better? The way of mary or the way of martha?

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  1. which is better?The way of mary or the way of martha?

  2. Can’t We All Just Get Along?

  3. 22,000 different Christian denominations US News and World Report Source: Inside & Outside Disunity in the church

  4. From without

  5. Heresies • Politics • $$$ • you and me…. From within

  6. Dissect the problem Disunity in Service

  7. “Anatomy is your destiny”

  8. The issue

  9. The problem

  10. The unwanted result

  11. Arab Ni-Yaraouou (feast of the rivers) Persian Nowrouz • Coptic New Year • Anno Martyrum • Diocletian, 284AD • How Does One Become A Martyr? Nayrouz

  12. The Message He Left Us…

  13. Submission- love for god

  14. “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” Mt 4:19; Mk 1:17-18 “He called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him” Mt 4:21-22; Mk1:20 “And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits…heal all kinds of sickness” Mt 10:1; Mk 3:13-15; Lk 6: 12-16 “Follow Me” Mk 2:14 “And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two…” Mk 9:7 The Call

  15. “Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi.…where are You staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” Jn 1:35-39 He Will Call

  16. “What do you seek?...Where are You staying?...Come and see” Follow the leader… The call

  17. “he led them”

  18. “I’ll go where you want me to go Dear Lord, real service is what I desire I’ll sing you a solo anytime Dear Lord, just don’t ask me to sing in the choir I’ll do what you want me to do Dear Lord, I like to see things come to pass But don’t ask me to teach boys and girls O Lord, I’d rather just stay in my class I’ll do what you want me to do Dear Lord, I yearn for your kingdom to thrive I’ll give you my nickels and dimes Dear Lord, but don’t ask me to tithe I’ll go where you want me to go Dear Lord, I’ll say what you want me to say But I’m busy just now with my service Dear Lord, I’ll help You some other day” “Serve the Lord of the house not the house of the Lord”

  19. “So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 
But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.” the problem: it’s not about you

  20. Serving from your intellect Serving from your heart

  21. Is God your Boss? Is the Church your Supervisor? “My Beloved…”

  22. “Saints visit where there is love…” “Simon, son of Jonah,Do you love Me?” Where’s the love? “Feed My sheep.”

  23. “You had no need of my servitude. Rather, it was me who was in need of Your lordship.” • He Fed the multitudes • He gave sight to the blind • He Healed the sick • He Rose from the dead

  24. True service requires love towards others Service is a natural consequence of the Love for God Personal salvation

  25. The door’s wide open

  26. Pride, jealousy, judging, competition, rivalry, bitterness, cynicism… “Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.” Lk 22:24

  27. The result

  28. CommUNITY! LITURGY: A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship. LITURGY: λειτουργία (leitourgia) meaning a "public work"

  29. prayer

  30. “Pray for the peace of the ONE ,Holy, Universal and Apostolic, Orthodox Church of God” Empty words?

  31. “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Ephesians PRIME

  32. fasting

  33. Be open minded…

  34. Peter was guilty of hypocrisy (Gal 2:11-12) Barnabas gave in to peer pressure (Gal 2:13) Euodia and Syntyche argued (Phil 4:2) Many of Paul’s helpers were selfish (Phil 2:20-21) Expect problems

  35. Do you know all the facts? THERE ARE ALWAYS 2 SIDES TO EVERY STORY Different points of view Be sensitive to personal matters You may be wrong! more to the picture…

  36. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything” James 1:4 Opportunity to grow…

  37. “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing” 1Peter 3:9 In the world not of the world…

  38. “He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.” (Prov 11:13) “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men” (Rom 12:18) BE AN INSTRUMENT OF RECONCILIATION Don’t add fuel to the fire…

  39. “Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”Philippians *“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. ; Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God; There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all” Corinthians Paul’s advice

  40. “If we want the world to believe, we must be one” Jn 17:11,20

  41. Well…? Which one is better?

  42. “…Since the whole conduct of these brethren was to God, and since whatsoever they did they did it for God, with an upright aim, and since the aim of each was the same, they appeared to be in the old man’s opinion of equal merit before God.” The Paradise of the Holy Fathers, trans by E.A. Wallis Budge, p283 UPRIGHT AIM

  43. ARE WE CALLED or ARE WE DRIVEN?

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