Wintonbury Church

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Wintonbury Church 2009
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Romans 1213 (NASB)

• contributing to the needs of the saints,
  practicing hospitality.

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I Peter 49 (NASB)

• Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

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Hebrews 131-2 (NASB)

• Let love of the brethren continue.  Do not
  neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by
  this some have entertained angels without knowing
  it.

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hospitalityf????e??? philoxenos
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hospitalityf????e??? philoxenos
to love/like
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hospitalityf????e??? philoxenos
to love
strangers
hospitality, treat guests generously
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welcome?p?d???µa? hupodechomai
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welcome?p?d???µa? hupodechomai
to receive
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welcome?p?d???µa? hupodechomai
to receive
under
to welcome under my roof, protect and provide
for guests
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Martha welcomed Jesus.
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She was a doer, a goal-oriented achiever, a
believer in the work ethic, who took pride in her
accomplishments and thrived on success. Today,
Martha would make a good executive, coach,
committee chairman, or Christian worker. She is
a super-homemaker, a compulsive cleaner, and a
five-course meal server who wouldnt be caught
dead with dust on the refrigerator or a frozen
pizza in the microwave.  
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Verse 40 distractedto draw around or away
Verse 41 worriedto draw/pull in different
directions  
Verse 41 bothered/upset to make a noise,
upset, disturb, confuse
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Martha blamed Jesus.
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Mary sat at Jesus feet.
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A generation of Christians reared among push
buttons and automatic machines is impatient of
slower and less direct method of reaching their
goals. We have been trying to apply machine-age
methods to our relations with God. We read our
chapter, have our short devotions and rush away,
hoping to make up for our deep inward bankruptcy
by attending another gospel meeting or listening
to another thrilling story told by
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a religious adventurer lately returned from
afarThe tragic resultsof this spirit are all
about us.these are the symptoms of an evil
disease, a deep and serious malady of the
soul.
A. W. Tozer
Written in 1948!!
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What does it mean to sit at Jesus feet?
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Why did Jesus call it the good or better part?
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Why wont it be taken away from her?
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Service for the Master can rob intimacy with the
Master.
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Intimacy with the Master is a choice.
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_________ robs me of intimacy with the Master.
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_________ stirs/helps me to have intimacy with
the Master.
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With Another
For 3 Months
Do 3 Things
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With Another
For 3 Months
Pray Hear Share
Do 3 Things