Focus Time 9:30-10:15

Focus #1 The important work of a wife and mother

Focus #2 Visiting the sick and elderly

Focus #3 Hospitality

Focus Time notes:

Study Time

1. In the dictionary find the definitions for:
   1. Wife

   2. Mother

   3. Hospitality

2. How should we help children grow? Using Jesus as an example in Luke 2:52, discuss the four areas of growth mentioned.
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3. Read I Corinthians 13:4-7 and list at least four ways love can help you become a better wife and/or mother. (There may be many but pick four that most apply to you.)
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4. In addition to love, what is another important ingredient in a good marriage? Proverbs 31:11-12

5. Read Matthew 25:31-40. Jesus is truly a man who has everything. How can we minister to him?

6. Answer these questions about Jesus' visit with Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42.
   1. What was Mary's emphasis?

   2. What was Martha's emphasis?

   3. According to Jesus, which was most important: the house, the food, or the guest?

7. When you have company do you focus most on the house, the food, or the guest?

Discussion Time

1. Bring to Class some practical ideas for helping the sick and elderly. (What has helped you when you were sick?)

2. Discuss how you feel as a hostess and how you feel as a guest. What can you learn from this?

3. What is your favorite way to entertain?

Women IN God's Service

I Want to Be a Worker for the Lord - lesson 3
Ladies Bible Class Lesson, 24 April 2001
West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, Arkansas