July 26, 2015
When You Choose the One Thing!
Mike Fritscher

Luke 10:38-42

Mary Chose the One Thing! Christ and His Word!

• David – Presence –

Psalm 27:5 One thing I have asked from the LORD that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple!

• Paul – Prize – Knowing Christ –

Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do; forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Mary: When You are Choosing the One Thing You, You are

Believing and Seeking Jesus First!

1. God is Pleased! “Mary Has Chosen the Good Part!”

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a Rewarder of those who seek Him!

2. Your Needs are Met! Matthew 6:33

3. You Find Fulfillment in What Only the One Thing

Can Fulfill.

4. You Find Security and Protection!

Hebrews 12:1-3 – The Prize and the Hindrances to the Prize

• 1. You Avoid Worry! (To Be Anxious and Troubled with

• The source of Comparison in this context is Pride .

• The Result of Comparison is Discontentment .

• Another Result of Comparison is Entitlement.

• 2. You Quit Grumbling and Complaining!

• 3. You Avoid the Possibility of Idolatry – Substituting Anything For the One Thing!