#380: Martha’s Busy Hands, Mary’s Listening Heart

Kids Bible Stories

Jessica White

Religion & Spirituality, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Christianity

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Luke 10:38-42

Today, we hear the story of two sisters — Mary and Martha! They welcomed Jesus into their home. While Martha hurried about making everything just right, Mary quietly sat at Jesus’ feet and listened to every word He said.

Jesus loved them both — the busy one and the quiet one — just like He loves you! Sometimes you’ll be like Mary, quietly close to Jesus. Other times you might be like Martha, busy with chores, homework, or sports that are yelling, “Do me first!” But Jesus gently reminds us: putting Him first is what matters most.

Kids will hear what that actually looks like and are reminded He doesn’t love you because you work hard — psst! — you don’t have to earn His love. He loves you because you’re His.

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0:00.0	Hello again and welcome back to Kids Bible Stories. Today's story is called Martha's
0:07.4	busy hands, Mary's listening heart. This comes from Luke chapter 10 verses 38 through 42.
0:18.3	Before we start today, I want to say thank you so much to the following families who have joined the team financially supporting this podcast.
0:27.2	I've recently lost all ad revenue and without 100% listener support.
0:32.3	I wasn't sure how long the podcast could continue.
0:35.7	But between those of you who stepped up with one-time donations
0:38.7	and joining our Patreon page, we have funding for the next eight months. That's huge. That's a great
0:44.6	provision from God. My hope is that we could get 250 more people to join the Patreon page and
0:49.8	we would be set. But right now, I want to say thank you and praise God for these families who've
0:57.3	given their support. Thank you to Tara, John, Karina, Jan, Jonah, Sarah. Thank you, Astrid, who also
1:06.5	said that she enjoys listening. Thanks to Boaz, Elias, and Lois from London.
1:12.3	Kayla, Courtney, Jesse, Samantha.
1:16.4	Thank you, Benjamin and Ileana.
1:18.7	Grateful Village.
1:20.4	I appreciate you, Kitty.
1:22.4	Thanks Sarah, Lee, Errol, Aziza, Rebecca, Emma. Thanks Benjamin and Ref who said they love listening every morning
1:30.8	while eating breakfast. Thanks to Nathan and Brittany, Courtney, Julie, Tanya, Chanel, Paul, Joanna,
1:39.2	and five-year-old Aspen. Thank you for your support. And if you didn't hear your name, don't worry.
1:45.7	It's coming up on the upcoming episodes. This podcast truly could not survive without you,
1:50.5	and it definitely couldn't grow like it is with the Spanish translations without your help.
1:55.8	So thank you. Okay, let's go ahead and jump right into today's story.
2:09.2	Long ago, on a warm, sunny day, in a little village, two sisters were bustling around
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