Matthew 5-7 the Blessedness of the Beattitudes [5:1-12] the High Calling of Grace [5:21-48] how We are to Pray [6:5-15] our Investment into Eternity [6:19-24] the Standards of Judgement [7:1-6] the Wide & Narrow Gates [7:13-14] the True Prophets & False Disciples [7:15-23] the Wise & Foolish builders [7:24-27].

Matthew 6:25-34 v.32  For the pagans RUN AFTER ALL THESE things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for to S

Matthew 6:25-34 v.32  For the pagans RUN AFTER ALL THESE things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for to S

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  But SEEK first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. S

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  But SEEK first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. [14] People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. [15] If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. [16] Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. things show that they are looking for a country of their own. [15] If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. [16] Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: things show that they are looking for a country of their own. [15] If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. [16] Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: I think the most important thing I could say about the kingdom of God that would help people make sense out of all the uses, is that the basic meaning of the word ‘kingdom’ in the Bible is God’s REIGN…He sits as king on his throne of the universe, and his kingly rule — his kingdom and his reign — governs all things. The basic meaning of the word kingdom in the Bible is God God’s kingly rule — his reign, his action, his lordship, his sovereign governance. John Piper th

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near”   Mark 1:15 “The time has come” He said “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news.”   Luke 17:21 nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst. “God decided the kingdom of God would be most gloriously revealed in a crucified, risen, King” John Piper

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: Luke 9:2 and He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: Luke 9:2 and He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 2 Corinthians 5:15-20a And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again  again. [16] So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. [17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! [18] All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [20] We are therefore CHRIST’s AMBASSADORS, as though God were making his appeal through us. 

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: the CHRISTIAN = an AMBASSADOR  again. [16] So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. [17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! [18] All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [20] We are therefore CHRIST’s AMBASSADORS, as though God were making his appeal through us. 

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: the CHRISTIAN = an AMBASSADOR the CHURCH = the EMBASSY  again. [16] So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. [17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! [18] All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [20] We are therefore CHRIST’s AMBASSADORS, as though God were making his appeal through us. 

“We’re not supposed to be repeating what the world thinks, unless what the world thinks is what the king thinks. The king has His own kingdom, and His own value system.” Tony Evans

Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS KINGDOM: the CHRISTIAN = an AMBASSADOR the CHURCH = the EMBASSY  again. [16] So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. [17] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! [18] All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: [19] that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. [20] We are therefore CHRIST’s AMBASSADORS, as though God were making his appeal through us. 

“It is the living forth of His Kingdom (divine) Agenda” Matthew 6:25-34 v.33  SEEK…HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: “It is the living forth of His Kingdom (divine) Agenda” the CHRISTIAN = an AMBASSADOR 1 Peter 2:11-16 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. [12] Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. [13] Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, [14] or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. [15] For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. [16] Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. the CHURCH = the EMBASSY

Matthew 6:31-34 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ [32] For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. [33] But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.