Pastor: Paul Thibodeaux



Sermon Title: Eliminate





Scripture: Luke 10: 38 - 42 (CEB)



38 While Jesus and his disciples were traveling, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.



39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his message.



40 By contrast, Martha was preoccupied with getting everything ready for their meal. So Martha came to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to prepare the table all by myself? Tell her to help me.”



41 The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things.



42 One thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the better part. It won’t be taken away from her















Essential intent



- Done right, an essential intent is one decision that settles one thousand later decisions







Be “really clear” not “pretty clear”



- Pretty clear is indecisive, unsure, wishy washy



- Really clear is concrete and meaningful



- Really cuts of the waste of time and brings focus



- Martha appears to be “pretty clear” about who came to visit







Be Decisive not Distracted



- Problem with Martha is that she was distracted



Martha is not “really clear”



- How many times are not really clear when we get a visit from God







Verse 41,42



41 The Lord answered, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things. 42 One thing is necessary.











“Focus on the signal…not the noise!”







Be able to Know when to say No



We are tempted to measure our worth by how busy we are, our accomplishments, Jesus is concerned about us receiving his gracious presence in our lives, not what we do or how well we do it, but who we are in Christ Jesus.



Know when to say no to what is pulling you away from what’s essential



Know when to say no to the world’s standards