Mary and

Martha
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 Introduction
Jesus met many people during His ministry on earth. Two women He met were sisters named Mary and Martha.
When Jesus visited, they had two different reac�ons. We read about them in Luke 10:38-42.

Key Points: Videos

• We must put Jesus first.

• Jesus wants us to listen to Him.
• We shouldn’t allow other things to distract us from Jesus.

Lesson Guide
Ask your child what they would do if the most important person they can think of was coming to visit? Talk with
your child about what prepara�ons would be made. Think about what food would be served and what
decora�ons might be used.
When Jesus came to visit Mary and Martha, how did they react? Martha was very worried about everything
being perfect. Mary chose to just listen to Jesus. Create a game by placing ten sheets of paper on the floor in a
straight line. At various points along the path, place sheets of paper going off the pathway. At the end of these
detours, place a single visible treat. At the end of the straight path, place a box with a much be�er treat. Explain
that each square is one step and they only get ten steps for the game. They can go on any path. Your child may
choose to go only up the straight path to the big treat. If they choose to take the side paths, they will be le�
without the turns needed to reach the big treat.
A�er you finish the game, talk about distrac�ons. The li�le treats distracted them (or not) from the much bigger
treat. Many �mes, in life, we will have to choose between what is more important or less important. Is it more
important to read the Bible or a comic book? Is it more important to go to church or a spor�ng event? Play a
game of more important. Say something like cat and dog and allow your child to choose which they feel is more
important and why. Include items such as the Bible, praying, or having a rela�onship with Jesus.
You may also draw the items on a paper. Write God at the top and then other things in descending order of
importance. If too many items are overwhelming your child, select one category such as food and have them list
which foods are more important to them. Remind them that God gave us food. Introduce the idea of good,
be�er, best.
Speak about how Martha was too busy doing good things to spend �me with Jesus. Emphasize that she wasn’t
doing bad things, just at the wrong �me. We must be careful not to priori�ze things over God. Do the ‘big rocks
first’ ac�vity with your child men�oned in games and ac�vi�es.
Mary had to choose to whom she would listen. She could choose to let Martha make her leave Jesus or choose
to listen to Jesus and not let Martha distract her. Mary chose to listen to Jesus and ignore Martha. We should
never listen to someone who tells us to leave Jesus. Play a game of giving your child direc�ons to follow to a
surprise. Turn on the television, play music, or create other distrac�ons. Remind them to not let the other things
drown out your voice or they will not hear the direc�ons to the surprise. Read Psalm 46:10.
Talk about ways we can learn from Jesus today. We might not be able to sit at His feet physically like Mary did,
but we can read His words. Ask the child where we find Jesus’ words.
Thank God that He is the best thing. Ask Him to help you never be distracted by things of lesser importance.

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Mary and Martha

Jesus con�nued to travel around teaching people about the

Kingdom of God and performing many miracles.
One day, Jesus stopped in a village called Bethany.
While there, Jesus went to visit his friends.
They were two sisters named Martha and Mary.
Martha and Mary were very happy to welcome Jesus and His
disciples into their house.
Martha wanted everything to be perfect for Jesus.
Martha rushed into the kitchen
to prepare some food.
While Martha rushed around,
Mary sat down by Jesus’ feet to
listen to Him speak.
Mary treasured her �me with
Jesus and knew how important it
was to listen to Him.

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 Martha con�nued to rush here
and there.
She cooked and cleaned.
She was upset her sister did not
help.
She couldn’t believe that Mary
would just sit around doing
nothing while she worked so
hard.
Finally, she was fed up and
couldn’t stay silent any longer.

Martha asked Jesus

“Lord, don’t you care
that my sister le� me to
serve alone? Ask her
therefore to help me.”
But Jesus’ answer
surprised her. “Martha,
Martha, you are anxious
and troubled about
many things but one
thing is needed.
Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from
her.”

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 True or False

True False

Mary and Martha were sisters

Mary and Martha came to visit Jesus in His home

Martha sat at Jesus’ feet

Martha was distracted by all the prepara�ons

Martha was angry with her sister for not helping

Martha asked Mary to help her

Jesus said that Mary chose the be�er thing

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 Mary and Martha
Word Search

L Y R A M L A H V
M M V L I R H J B

T T W S M E T E W
T I T L L T R S O
N E S Y D T A U R
N H S I W E M S R

P U O L V B K T I
B N Q M H E L P E
K L N T E Q K D D

Be�er
www.WordSearchMaker.com Listen
Busy Martha
Help Mary
Home Visit
Jesus Worried

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 My priori�es
The most Important thing to me is

These things are very important to me

These things are quite important to me

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Find 10 Differences

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 Games and Ac�vi�es
Big things first
This ac�vity is a fun experiment and important
lesson that teaches us about priori�es. Prac�ce
ahead of �me, so you have the correct quan��es
when doing the ac�vity with your child.
You will need, big rocks, pebbles, sand, water, and a
jar. First ask your child to fit the items into the jar,
smallest to largest. The jar should be too full to fill in
all the rocks.
Next repeat the ac�vity with largest items first un�l
everything fits.
Speak about how we must put God first in our lives.

Service relay
Fill a tray full of non-breakable items.
Give the child a tray and �me them to cross to
the other side of the room and back.
They should hold the tray like a waiter.
Either �me the child or split children into teams
and make it a relay race.

Good or be�er
Create two zones A and B.
Name two things such as food, drink, hobby,
movie etc
Each child should then walk to which they
think is be�er.
For example: What sport is be�er A) Running
B) Swimming
Remind them how Mary chose what was
be�er.

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Make your own Watch
Help your children remember to
make time for Jesus with this simple
watch craft.

What you need:

Template page,

Colouring pencils,

Scissors,

Glue,

Fastener (split) pin.

What to do:

Colour the template page. Cut out the parts. Ask an Fix the hands to the clock
adult to help with the face using a fastener pin.
hands. Glue the larger circle to the
back then, glue it onto the
strap.

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 Worship Time
Recommend worship songs. Not produced by Trueway Kids. YouTube
Videos to be used for personal use only.
Mary/Martha - The Donut Man
https://youtu.be/9hqhLAlBrMQ
Mary and Martha - Colin Buchanan
https://youtu.be/gkM9n45_KPE
PUT GOD FIRST - Allstars Kids Club
https://youtu.be/b2Oe6R6AFeQ

Prayer
Thank God that He always has time for
you and is willing to teach you.
Ask Him to help you to make time to
spend with Him each day.

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