If you’re not first your last

WHO TOLD YOU THAT? – IF YOU’RE NOT FIRST YOUR LAST

“In the beginning God…”

Genesis 1:1

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”

Matthew 6:33

THE CULTURE OF ME FIRST

• First place gives you an .
• First place is a mark of .
• First place communicates .
• First place us.

WHY GOD FIRST

1. It we are His followers.

“So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.”

Galatians 5:16-18

2. It’s the way to  your life.

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

Matthew 7:24-27

3. We are guaranteed not to et

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

4. You will experience a life filled with

“When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.”

John 15:10-12

BIG IDEA: When we put God first everything else falls into place.

WE PUT GOD FIRST BY…

1. Prioritizing our .

• Daily– The .

“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Mark 1:35

“O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.”

Psalm 5:3

• Weekly – The .

“When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.”

Luke 4:16

• Monthly – The

“Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God.”

Deuteronomy 14:23

• Yearly – .

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

Exodus 20:3

WHO TOLD YOU THAT? – IF YOU’RE NOT FIRST YOUR LAST

“In the beginning God…”

Genesis 1:1

“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.”

Matthew 6:33

THE CULTURE OF ME FIRST

• First place gives you an .
• First place is a mark of .
• First place communicates .
• First place us.

WHY GOD FIRST

1. It we are His followers.

“So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.”

Galatians 5:16-18

2. It’s the BEST way to BUILD your life.

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”

Matthew 7:24-27

3. We are guaranteed not to get LOST.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

4. You will experience a life filled with JOY.

“When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.”

John 15:10-12

BIG IDEA: When we put God first everything else falls into place.

WE PUT GOD FIRST BY…

1. Prioritizing our .

• Daily– The

“And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.”

Mark 1:35

“O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.”

Psalm 5:3

• Weekly – The .

“When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.”

Luke 4:16

• Monthly – The

“Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God.”

Deuteronomy 14:23

• Yearly – .

“You shall have no other gods before me.”

Exodus 20:3

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