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For families to do together This week’s story is Family Conversations Make a Job Jar filled with slips of paper list- ing jobs that need to be done. On the back Mary and When are you like Mary? When are you like from :38-42. 1 of the slips, list a Bible story. When the job Martha? is done, take time to read the Bible story, or We have busy serving times and when the Bible story is done, go do the job! quiet learning times. 2 What do you do when you find yourself Ask each other what you remember about: or your family too busy? How do you slow • Mary • Cooking down? • Martha • Learning For younger kids • How do you learn best from Jesus? Help your parent with a job and then ask to • Cleaning 3 read you a Bible story.

This Mary and Martha story is found only in 4 When you’re going someplace in your car, the of Luke. Luke’s Gospel contains take turns listing things you’ve learned from more stories about women than the other Jesus and things you like to do to help other For older kids . Since women were not particularly people. Every time you turn, the next person Trade with your parent — volunteer to do valued in Jesus’ culture, this is significant. shares their favorite things to learn or do. a housecleaning job for them so they can Jesus loved everyone — women, too! have a little surprise time to read or pray. Then reverse it — ask them to do one of your Read the whole story together Eye Spark chores while YOU study! in the Bible! When you see cleaning tools or cooking Spark Story Bible pages 366-371 things, think of Martha. When you see a Bible, think of Mary. Spark Bible page 1146

Ear Spark Family Prayer When you hear someone ask for help house- Say this prayer around a broom or other cleaning, remember Martha’s frustration with cleaning supply. Mary. Then see if you can help so everyone Thank you, God, for time we can serve you has time to sit and learn! by helping others and times when we can Classroom, Mary and Martha Family Page. SparkTM Sunday School © study and learn. Help us to find a balance 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for between those two things. AMEN. local use provided every copy carries this notice. Mary and Martha

Mary sat on the floor and listened to Jesus to teach.

Mary and Martha Coloring Page B. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only. Messy Maze Martha is busy getting the house ready. Can you help her? Follow this maze and make sure you pick up all the messes!

Grades 1-2, Mary and Martha Activity Page. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only. Messy Maze Solution Martha is busy getting the house ready. Can you help her? Follow this maze and make sure you pick up all the messes!

Grades 1-2, Mary and Martha Activity Page Solution. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only. Lost in Translation Today’s story accidentally got translated into a language that doesn’t ex- ist! Can you figure out what it’s really saying? Here’s a hint: say the words aloud!

Gee sahs viz sets marr the end mare eez how suh. Marr the duz thew urk end merry sets bye Gee sahs. Gee sahs

sez set wet meemar the. Jesus visits Martha and Mary’s house. Martha does the work and Mary sits by Jesus. Jesus says, “sit with me, Martha!” me, with “sit says, Jesus Jesus. by sits Mary and work the does Martha house. Mary’s and Martha visits Jesus

Grades 3-4, Mary and Martha Activity Page. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only. To-Do List Search Mary and Martha lost their to-do lists, and so did some other well-known people from the Bible. Can you match each person to his or her list? Look up the Bible verses if you need a clue.

Sit under the palm tree Follow Jesus Mary (Luke 10:38-42) Get in touch with Barak Pack our stuff Make melody to the Lord Find some smooth stones Martha (Luke 10:38-42) Tell parents to have their kids Take care of sheep step aside

Slingshot practice (1 Samuel 17)

Listen Practice wearing helmet Deborah (Judges 4-5)

Practice sitting on the floor Think of names for purple for John (Matthew 3:1-12) the new fall line

Cook Call back that reporter from Check on beverages Fix belt Thyatira Today Lydia (Acts 16:11-15)

Bake bread Have household baptized Clean pots Clean up honey spill

Sweep floor Disciples Check on new riverbank at Tidy up the Jordan Make sure everything is ready Put out fresh flowers Make sure neighbors know about our guest

Grades 5-6, Mary and Martha Activity Page. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only. To-Do List Search Solution Mary and Martha lost their to-do lists, and so did some other well-known people from the Bible. Can you match each person to his or her list? Look up the Bible verses if you need a clue.

Sit under the palm tree Follow Jesus Get in touch with Barak Pack our stuff Make melody to the Lord Find some smooth stones Tell parents to have their kids Deborah (Judges 4-5) Take care of sheep step aside

Slingshot practice Disciples

Listen Practice wearing helmet David (1 Samuel 17) Practice sitting on the floor

Mary (Luke 10:38-42) Think of names for purple for the new fall line

Cook Call back that reporter from Check on beverages Fix belt Thyatira Today

Bake bread Have household baptized Clean pots Clean up honey spill

Sweep floor Check on new riverbank at Lydia (Acts 16:11-15) Tidy up the Jordan Make sure everything is ready Put out fresh flowers John (Matthew 3:1-12) Make sure neighbors know about our guest Martha (Luke 10:38-42) Grades 5-6, Mary and Martha Activity Page Solution. Spark™ Sunday School © 2009 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only.