Do First What Matters Most 

Do First What Matters Most 
Pastor Blake Hanson | 8.28.22

Philippians 3:13–14 (NLT)

13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 

14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Matthew 25:1–13 (NLT)

1 “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 

2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 

3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, 

4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 

5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 

6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’ 

7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 

8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’ 

9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’ 

10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 

11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’ 

12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’ 

13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.

When it comes to doing first what matters most… 

1) Make count. 

Matthew 5:14–16 (NLT)

14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 

15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

2) Understand not everything can be . 

“Put first things first and second things are thrown in. Put second things first and you lose both first and second things.” – C.S. Lewis 

John 9:4–5 (NLT)

4 We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work. 

5 But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”

3) Value God’s grace.

Ephesians 2:8–10 (NLT)

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 

9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 

10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

4) Stay . 

Matthew 25:13 (NLT)

13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.

Isaiah 43:18–19 (NLT)

18 “But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. 

19 For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

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