Matt. 6:33

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Matthew 6:33 NKJV

To look for, search after

Pursue - endeavor to obtain

“keep on seeking”

Matt. 7:7-8

Priority - before all others

Superiority in rank

Prioritize - arrange in order of priority

Socks - then shoes

Cake - mix, bake, icing, then Candles

“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” Eccl. 3:1 NKJV

Born

Plant

Weep

Silent

...........Die

...Harvest

.....Laugh

......Speak

God should be first

If God is not FIRST then some other “god” is first.

“You shall have no other gods before me.” Ex. 20:3

"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me” Matt. 10:37

"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.”

Luke 14:26

Love Less

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Matthew 6:33 NKJV

kingdom of God

Church and Kingdom

“Kingdom of God is at hand” Mark 1:14-15

Matt. 16:18-19 “build my church...keys of the kingdom”

Right doing

Doing God’s Will

Live as Children of God

Born again

Newness of Life

Necessities of life

Added

Extra amount or over plus

Christ put the church first

Where do we put the church in our decisions ?

Attend

Giving

Prayer

Serve

Before Material things

Col. 3:1-2

1 Tim. 6:10 “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,...”

Obey all of Teachings

Cannot choose and pick

Luke 6:46 “But why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do the things which I say?”

Make the right choices

Jesus or the World

Matt. 10:37 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of me.”

Following Christ before any other

Luke 9:57-62

Put the good before the best

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

Matthew 6:33 NKJV

Principle = Seek

People = You

Priority = First

Place = Kingdom of God

Pattern = His righteousness

Promise = All things added

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

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Sunday Morning August 23, 2009